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Boeing engineers approve work contract (Reuters) Tue, 12/02/2008 - 00:44 news.yahoo.com	Greenberg says AIG needs federal guaranty: report (Reuters) Tue, 12/02/2008 - 00:10 news.yahoo.com Reuters - The U.S.
Business could learn from Obama style, experts say (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 23:33 news.yahoo.com	Bargain-hunters fail to save November retail sales (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 22:41 news.yahoo.com Reuters - Bargain-hunting holiday shoppers did not save U.S. retail sales in November, which will likely represent a second straight month of declines for the industry.
Asia stocks slide as global outlook darkens (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 22:39 news.yahoo.com	Blockbuster stores to sell LiveNation concert tix (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 22:39 news.yahoo.com Reuters - Blockbuster Inc said it has struck a deal to sell tickets for top U.S. concert producer Live Nation, a tie-up that it expects to drive (driving games) more traffic to its stores and Live Nation hopes will quell consumer ire over rising ticket prices and uneven availability.
U.S. in recession, Europe backs spending hikes (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 20:37 news.yahoo.com Reuters - The U.S.	Tata's Corus to cut work hours of 4,600 staff: report (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 18:14 news.yahoo.com
U.S. automakers rush to finish plans for Congress (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 18:05 news.yahoo.com driving games) manufacturer Opel in Bochum November 17, 2008. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)" border="0" />Reuters - U.S.	JPMorgan to cut 9,200 Washington Mutual jobs (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 17:30 news.yahoo.com
Dollar, yen profit from investor risk aversion (AFP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 16:01 news.yahoo.com	TSX suffers biggest net drop ever (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 15:55 news.yahoo.com Reuters - Toronto's main stock index tumbled 864 points on Monday, its deepest net drop ever, as sliding commodity prices, gloomy U.S. economic news and the urge to take profits after six straight days of gains prompted a sell-off that hit every market sector.
U.S. working on new lending programs: Paulson (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 15:49 news.yahoo.com	World markets slump on economic gloom (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 15:36 news.yahoo.com
Fed's Bernanke says policy must act with vigor (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 13:21 news.yahoo.com Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday urged decisive action to protect the U.S.	Investors sue Countrywide to force loans purchase (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 12:50 news.yahoo.com Reuters - A group of bond investors on Monday sued Bank of America -owned Countrywide Financial demanding that Countrywide buy every mortgage loan for which it agrees to reduce the payments under a predatory lending settlement agreement.
U.S. entered recession December 2007, panel says (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:03 news.yahoo.com	J.P. Morgan sees Fed cutting rates to zero in Jan (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 10:52 news.yahoo.com
Web retailers Amazon, eBay down on Cyber Monday (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 10:49 news.yahoo.com Reuters - Shares of eBay Inc , Amazon.com Inc and other online (free-games-online) retailers fell on "Cyber Monday," as analysts worried that deep discounts from traditional retailers may have stolen the thunder from their online (free-games-online)-only rivals, known for lower pricing.	Bank stocks tumble again as gloom deepens (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 10:40 news.yahoo.com Reuters - U.S. bank stocks tumbled on Monday on expectations that a deepening global economic slump will reduce employment, crimp borrowers' access to credit and spur more writedowns.
FTSE 100 slumps more than 5% (AFP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 10:17 news.yahoo.com AFP - The London stock market slumped more than five p	Ford considers sale of Volvo, shares jump (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 09:26 news.yahoo.com
Manufacturing sags to weakest since 1982: ISM (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 08:53 news.yahoo.com	J&J to buy breast implant firm Mentor for $1.1 billion (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 07:16 news.yahoo.com Reuters - Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it would acquire breast implant maker Mentor Corp for $1.07 billion as the giant diversified healthcare company pushes into the market for aesthetic medical products.
Holiday season off to a modest start (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 05:34 news.yahoo.com	General Growth Properties gets loan reprieve (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 05:19 news.yahoo.com AP - General Growth Properties Inc. has received a two-week extension on mortgage loans totaling $900 million, as the troubled shopping mall owner works to stave off bankruptcy and negotiate longer-term extensions with lenders.
Car sales slide shows auto crisis worsening (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 03:37 news.yahoo.com	Hong Kong's key stock index rises 1.6 percent (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 03:31 news.yahoo.com AP - Hong Kong's key stock index rose Monday as traders snapped up bargains and China-related stocks.
Stock index futures point lower (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 03:12 news.yahoo.com	Ryanair makes new bid for Aer Lingus (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 01:46 news.yahoo.com Reuters - Ryanair , Europe's largest low-cost airline, on Monday offered to buy Irish rival Aer Lingus for 750 million euros ($970.4 million) or just half the price of its bid in 2006 which was blocked by the European Union.
RBS to give struggling homeowners more time to pay (AP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 01:37 news.yahoo.com AP - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC said Monday it would give homeowners who miss mortgage payments at least six months before starting repossession action double the three months it used to give.	Credit card industry may cut $2 trillion of lines: analyst (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 01:02 news.yahoo.com Reuters - The U.S. credit card industry may pull back well over $2 trillion of lines over the next 18 months due to risk aversion and regulatory changes, leading to sharp declines in consumer spending, prominent banking analyst Meredith Whitney said.
Asia stocks snap 6-day winning streak (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 00:41 news.yahoo.com	German retail sales fall by 1.6 percent in October: statistics (AFP) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 00:38 news.yahoo.com
Global recession rocks Asia factories (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 00:30 news.yahoo.com Reuters - New orders at Chinese factories tumbled in November while their U.S.	Oil falls over $1 after OPEC defers cut (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 00:09 news.yahoo.com
Deadline looms for rival Neuberger bids (Reuters) Mon, 12/01/2008 - 00:06 news.yahoo.com Reuters - A deal to sell Lehman Brothers Holding's prized Neuberger asset management arm to two private equity firms could be challenged on Monday if any rival bidders emerge to counterbid by a noon deadline.	GM board reviews new turnaround plan for bailout (Reuters) Sun, 11/30/2008 - 19:53 news.yahoo.com
Holiday sales view still weak after weekend rush (Reuters) Sun, 11/30/2008 - 17:26 news.yahoo.com Reuters - Consumers made repeat trips to U.S.	Prospects of $45 bln loan for Roche receding (Reuters) Sun, 11/30/2008 - 17:13 news.yahoo.com Reuters - The prospects of Swiss drugmaker Roche raising a $45 billion syndicated loan to finance the buyout of the rest of U.S. biotech group Genentech are becoming increasingly remote.

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