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• Asian Markets Recover, Erasing Early Decline
• Stocks Drop Sharply and Credit Markets Seize Up
• Screen Actors Guild and Studios Negotiating Again
• Times Cuts Dividend in a Move to Save Cash
• Volcker Gives Baseball an Update on the Economy

• Owners Say Downturn Won’t Harm Stadium
• Angelina Jolie’s Carefully Orchestrated Image
• Citigroup Tries to Stop the Drop in Its Share Price
• Congressional Memo: Lame Duck? The Dodo Seems a More Apt Bird
• The Food Chain: Fields of Grain and Losses
• Advertising: Summer in Beijing Was Strong for Sports, but Weak for Ads
• New Jobless Claims Reach a 16-Year High, U.S. Says
• U.S. Agrees to Buy Student Loans to Ease Borrowing
• In Europe, Refinements to a Subsidy System Often Faulted for Big Problems
• For European Airlines, Decline in Premium Ticket Sales Takes a Toll on Earnings
• $25 Billion Investment Fund Is Formed to Protect French Industry
• $2.5 Billion Is Added to Bailout for Iceland
• CW Says It Is Retaking Control of Its Sunday TV Lineup
• Cost Cutting Helps Dell Profit Exceed Forecasts
• Ailes Agrees to Remain at Fox News 5 More Years
• Court Says Shell Can’t Drill Near Alaska
• Breakingviews.com: JPMorgan Leads in Deal Rankings
• Gap Profit Rises 3.4%
• Treasury to Support a Frozen Money Fund
• DVDs, Hollywood’s Profit Source, Are Sagging
• Oil Closes Below $50, Lowest Price Since May 2005
• Detroit’s Bid for Aid Fails — For Now

WSJ.com

• Directors Quit As Firms Flounder
• Citi Weighs Options, Including Firm's Sale
• Deadline Looms For Barclays
• Big Three Head Home Empty-Handed
• Disney Fights Pirates at Affiliate

• Goldman's Gold Standard Is Less Golden
• Dell's Growth Stalls Amid Pull Back
• Former Union Chief Could Lead FAA
• Google Lets Users Edit Search
• Celebrity Mags Cut Sales Projections
• Abbott Will Settle Most TriCor Suits
• Court Favors AstraZeneca
• Boeing to Lay Off Some Workers
• Boeing Strike Benefits Airbus
• Fannie, Freddie Halt Foreclosures
• Steinbrenner Passes Torch to Son
• Pepsi Plans Big Mexican Investment
• Alitalia Rescue Gets Green Light
• Electric-Car Network Planned
• Auto Aid May Come With Strings
• Dip in Power Worries Utilities
• Northrop Sparks Ire at Pentagon
• J.P. Morgan Pares Staff Yet Again
• Regulators Take Steps to Monitor Some Thrifts
• Treasury Will Help Liquidate Fund
• Auto Industry Pain Goes Global
• Citi's India Group Loses CEO, Plans Layoffs

FT.com

• Citigroup weighs options as shares slide
• Congress reaches an impasse on car bail-out
• Dell reports reversal of fortunes
• US report sees shift of power to east
• Fear stalks the world's economies

• Demand jitters push crude below $50
• FDIC's plan for home loans gains support
• Basel outlines stricter limits for banks' capital
• Shipping avoids Suez on piracy fears
• GMAC moves to access bail-out

Reuters Business

• Oil rises above $50
• Citigroup eyes options, including merger
• Former union chief could lead FAA: paper
• Central bankers wary of deflation
• Wall Street futures shoot up

• Honda to cut more production
• Democrats demand Big 3 offer survival plan
• Fed's Bullard: U.S. deflation an issue Fed must face
• Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac suspend some foreclosures
• Dell sees China sales down

Forbes.com

• Healing Health Care
• Shoot The Messenger
• 'Pyramid Banks' Come To Colombia
• Detroit Plans A Plan
• Pfizer's Nigerian Nightmare

Yahoo! Finance

• Asia, Europe stocks rebound after Wall Street rout (AP)
• Congress sends jobless benefit extension to Bush (AP)
• Citi shares sink despite Saudi prince's investment (AP)
• Oil rises from 3-year low as stocks rebound (AP)
• Dell 3Q profit falls as PC spending slows (AP)

• Automakers need to make case for government aid (AP)
• Bush to promote action plan to deal with crisis (AP)
• Japan's central bank keeps interest rates on hold (AP)
• A tough auto market? Not if you're a Maserati exec (AP)
• Urban growers go high-tech to feed city dwellers (AP)

CNN Money

• Auto bailout: Not now, maybe later
• WaMu to slash 1,600 jobs
• Gas prices sink below $2
• The case for buying oil stocks (if you dare)
• Dell: Lower earnings and revenue

• Unemployed? More help for you
• Fannie and Freddie suspend foreclosures
• The Big Three Depression risk
• Banks borrow less from Fed
• Congress extends jobless benefits
• Big banks get crushed
• Kick GM out of the Dow...now!
• Treasury to backstop mutual fund
• Dollar mixed amid economic, auto jitters
• Mortgage rates down - 3rd straight week
• Fed adds a day to December meeting
• UAW to Congress: Get a deal done
• Foreclosure bailout 'still hopeful'
• Paulson: Crisis of the century
• Bipartisan bailout push

MarketWatch.com

• London Markets: London lifted by short-covering rally after Citi report
• Europe Markets: Shares gain in Europe after report Citi may be sold
• Bank of Japan holds rates unchanged
• Citi reportedly considers selling itself after stock slump
• Asia Markets: Stocks rebound strongly in afternoon trading

• Jon Friedman's Media Web: 'Barbarians at the Gate' authors reflect on Wall Street's madness
• Mark Hulbert: Contrarians still not sounding the 'all clear' signal
• Singapore falls into recession, cuts 2009 outlook
• Latin American Markets: Argentina drops as pension takeover vote approaches
• Thomas Kostigen's Ethics Monitor: Forward-thinking firms take lead on climate, energy challenges

MSN Money

• Have past crises taught us anything?
• Your tax breaks in the bailout bill
• Cash really is king these days
• How to thrive when this bear dies
• Banks may prove a drag on the economy

• The bailout is turning into a fiasco
• Dow off 445; S&P hits 11-year low
• 'Boring' stocks that suddenly look hot
• Stock bargains: 5 blue chips under $10
• Your guide to holiday tipping
• Dow falls 427 as stocks hit 5-year lows
• A mortgage that pays you? Think twice
• What if GM goes broke?
• Dow up 151 in late-day rally
• Target to slash prices as sales slide
• 5 money mistakes in a bad economy
• Target to slash prices as sales slide
• A more stimulating stimulus plan
• 10 donations food banks need most
• Bonds that beat stocks, hands down
• Smart risks for cautious investors
• Dow off 224 as economic fear grows
• Genentech and 9 other stocks for today
• Why your property taxes are going up
• Home buying the old-fashioned way
• Trillions down and still bailing
• GOP to Detroit: Drop dead
• Crisis means truckloads of car deals
• Why lenders might forgive your debt
• How much should you give?
• A nervous market drives Dow down 338
• Sirius trouble: Big losses, cloudy future

BusinessWeek

• Citigroup's Worries Mount
• FHA-Backed Loans: The New Subprime
• Dems to Detroit: No Bankruptcy
• Retail Bankruptcy: Only the Strong Will Survive
• Engineering: Suddenly Sexy for College Grads

• Facebook's Land Grab in the Face of a Downturn
• Dell's Quarter Saved by Cost Cuts
• Deflation: What Investors Need to Know
• Network Security Breaches Plague NASA
• What Five Key Stock Market Signals Are Telling Us Now
• The Man Who Could Run GM
• XM-Sirius: Land Mines Aplenty
• India Inc. Battered by Credit Crisis
• Banks: Beyond the Citi Carnage
• Paulson's Explanation Leaves More Questions
• Stocks Drop to New Lows
• The Ax Swings at Citigroup
• Fighting the Global Slump: Less Is Dangerous
• Sex, Lies, and Subprime Mortgages
• Congress to Detroit: What's Your Plan?
• BMW's New Mini: It's Electric!
• The BlackBerry Storm Challenges the iPhone
• The Best Places to Raise Your Kids
• The End of Instant Messaging (As We Know It)
• Surprise: Japanese, Korean Carmakers Want a Detroit Bailout
• Russia's Economy: How Bad Will It Get?
• Porsche's Next Boxster and Cayman
• Where Would You Relocate for a Job?
• Harley-Davidson Slips on Subprime Consumers
• Hard Times Hit Israel's Tech Sector
• Crisis Hits the Business Schools
• Towns That Could Be Hit Hardest by the Financial Crisis
• S&P Picks and Pans: Citigroup, General Motors, Suntech Power, Men's Wearhou
• Hewlett-Packard Out-Touches Apple
• No Beijing Bailout for Chinese Automakers
• Your Life Insurance Policy May Not Be Protected
• Auto Bailout: Seeking Signs of Sacrifice
• What If GM Did Go Bankrupt...
• Selling $300 Jeans in a Down Economy
• Google Beats the Bears
• Why America Needs an Economic Strategy
• Cyberscams Befriend Social Networks
• Extra Effort Lures Women MBAs
• Invasion of the Netbooks
• HP's Glad Fourth-Quarter Tidings
• Google's Chrome: The Danish Magic Inside
• GM: The Case Against a Bailout
• Auto Execs in the Hot Seat
• Facebook Gets SEC Stock Exemption

CNBC Top News

• Biggest Budget Items in US History vs. TARP
• Fear Gripping Commercial Real Estate—Buy Why?
• Citigroup May Seek Merger as Stock Plunges Further
• Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Suspend Foreclosures
• All US Financials Will be Nationalized in a Year: Manager

• Gap Profit Rises; Retailer Stands by 2008 Forecast
• BOJ Holds Rates, Eyes Market Operations
• Strong Rebound Coming in Next 3 Months: Dr. Doom
• What Financial Crisis? Congress Returns to Gridlock
• Oil Rises Toward $50, Buoyed by Stocks
• Berkshire Is Down Almost 50% from All-Time High
• FDIC's Bair Sees Bailout Money for Loan Modifications
• Chinese Fund in Talks for Stake in AIG Unit
• Slideshow: Driving the Green Revolution
• Dell Profit Falls but Beats Forecasts; Shares Jump
• Eight Easy Ways To Become A Green Consumer

LA Times Business

• BlackBerry maker Research in Motion launches counterattack against iPhone
• How low can gasoline go? The slope is still slippery
• Markets 'in panic mode'
• 'Great cars' will resurrect Ford, executive says
• Citigroup stock dive rebuffs claim by Treasury's Paulson

• Kaiser Permanente gets perfect four-star rating on HMO score card
• Bailout door for automakers still open
• State Farm, Farmers to raise California homeowner insurance rates
• Downey Financial could be next bank casualty
• Pasadena Macy's ready to unveil its new look

Economist.com

• The tiger tamed
• Iraq and America: Iraq boots out the Americans
• The car industry: Pass the plate
• Angola-gate
• Pirate attacks: Ahoy there Somalia

• Japan in recession
• Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama: Launching Hillary at the world
• Yahoo!: Jerry Yang stands down
• Job cuts at Citigroup : Heads will roll at Citi
• Neighbourliness in Asia
• The G20 summit in Washington, DC: Not a bad weekend’s work
• The coming days: The week ahead
• The global economic summit: After the fall
• Saudi untouched?
• Russia's consitution is set for change, to Vladimir Putin's advantage: On Putin’s terms

AP Business Wire

• Citi shares sink despite Saudi prince's investment
• Urban growers go high-tech to feed city dwellers
• Automakers need to make case for government aid
• Bush to promote action plan to deal with crisis
• Congress sends jobless benefit extension to Bush

• Asia, Europe stocks rebound after Wall Street rout
• Oil rises from 3-year low as stocks rebound
• Japan's central bank keeps interest rates on hold
• Dell 3Q profit falls as PC spending slows
• A tough auto market? Not if you're a Maserati exec

FOXBusiness

• La Caixa In Talks To Sell Repsol Stake To Lukoil
• CSG Sees No Imminent Collapse Of DSG Int'l; Upgrades
• EasyJet Upgraded At SocGen On Valuation
• Blackstone To Launch Asia-focused Hedge Fund In 2009: Report
• ING Turns More Negative On The Staffing Sector

• JC Decaux Upped To Neutral At UBS On Valuation
• Arm Holdings Upgraded At Goldman Sachs On Valuation
• Aer Lingus Upgraded At Goldman Sachs On Valuation, Cash Pile
• Galaxy Entertainment To Delay Opening Of New Macau Casino
• U.S. Stock Futures Pointing To Strong Opening Gains

BBC Business

• Banks 'must kick-start lending'
• Repossessions of homes up by 12%
• Rwandan growth could reach 10%
• Japan keeps rates on hold at 0.3%
• Oil price up as Asian stocks rise

• US global power 'set to wane'
• Fullers upbeat amid downturn
• Singapore officially in recession
• Crucial partner
• Present worries
• Dell sees quarterly profits slip
• No agreement for US car bail-out
• Recession fears hit Wall Street
• Russia pushes Ukraine on gas debt
• Santander snubs UK shareholders
• Oil price goes below $50 a barrel
• Colombian scam suspect extradited
• Bee crisis
• National Grid profit rises in US
• Yugo gone
• Retail sales bring scant comfort
• China fears grow over job losses
• Broke, not dim
• Daewoo leases African plantation
• Opec 'lost $700bn on cheaper oil'
• Mazda buys its shares from Ford
• Syrian business
• Shop till you prop up the economy, Taiwan residents told
• Cancel that Ferrari order! Top banks axe bonuses for their executives
• Pakistan asks IMF for rescue loan
• Tata Group cools expansion plans
• African free trade zone is agreed
• Guidelines for financial journalists

Washington Post Business

• In Beijing, Applicants Try for a Piece of the Stimulus Package
• Unconvinced Congress Tables Auto Decision
• Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Suspend Foreclosures Over Holiday Season
• Falling Prices Raise a New Fear: Deflation
• Verizon Staff Viewed Obama's Account

• Argentina to Nationalize Pension Funds
• Financial System Suffers Relapse
• Crisis Hits Values of Commercial Mortgages
• It's Not Hank's Mess, but He's Doing Well on Cleanup
• Auto Failure Could Fuel Credit Crisis
• Stocks Plunge; Investors Flee to Treasurys
• Companies Seek Relief From Pension Rules
• Japanese Artist Chronicles Young, Ambitionless Office Workers in Comic Books
• Color of Money Book Club
• GM's Lending Arm Files Paperwork to Become a Bank
• USDA Panel Approves First Rules For Labeling Farmed Fish 'Organic'