• Geithner's Treasury Releases Public-Private Investment Program Details
• VIDEO: Obama on 60 Minutes Pt 1 - CBS
• VIDEO: Obama on 60 Minutes Pt 2 - CBS
• Is American Debt Still Really AAA? - CNN Money
• Oil Above $52 for Starters - Yahoo/AP
• Existing Home Sales for February
• GM Bondholders Voice Concern to Treasury - FT
• Japanese Business Sentiment Reaches Record Low - MW
• IMF Says Clean Up the Banks First - Reuters
• China Proposes Global Monetary Overhaul - FT
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Tiffany's Profits Sink 75%, but Beats Number - AP/Yahoo
• Suncor Buys PetroCanada for $15 Billion - MW
• Abu Dhabi Buys 9% Stake in Daimler - CNN Money
• Walgreen Profit Falls 7% - AP/Yahoo
• Hello Nano, World's Cheapest Car - Economist
• Mt. Redoubt Erupts in Alaska - CNN
• Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist
• U.S. Wants Afghan Exit Strategy - Reuters
• VIDEO: Iran Rejects Obama's Plea - AP
• Fiery Tokyo Plane Crash Kills Many - BBC

March 20, 2009

• VIDEO: President Obama Extends Olive Branch to Iran - AP
• Bernanke Address to Community Bankers
• Toxic Assets Fund Risk for Public - MW
• VIDEO: 90% Bonus Tax Impacts All Companies - CBS
• VIDEO: Bonus Tax Unconstitutional - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Dodd Defends Himself - TPMTV
• Senator Dodd's Political Stock Tumbles on AIG Bonus Issue - Yahoo/AP
• Oil Drifts Lower - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Is Obama Doing Too Much? - CBS
• Fed's TALF Gets Off to Sluggish Start - Reuters
• VIDEO: California's Troubles - Bloomberg
• FDIC Wants Bad Bank Say - CNN Money
• VIDEO: Gold Surge Since the Fed - Bloomberg
• India in Focus, Crisis Perspective - MW
• Russia's FLC Default May Trigger $250 Million Repayment Demand - Bloomberg
• Venezuela to Nationalize Local Unit of Grupo Santander - FT
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Bayer Soars After Drug Approval - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Greenberg on AIG Bonuses and His Mistakes - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: GM Gets Chinese Subsidy - Bloomberg
• Citigroup CFO Running Troubled Unit - AP/Yahoo
• Sony Ericcson Warning Stuns Mobile Sector - Reuters
• U.S. Russia Opportunity - Foreign Policy
• Obama Reaches for New Beginning with Iran - BBC
• VIDEO: Global Population Crisis by 2030 - AJ
• Afghan Leader Karzai Says U.S. Troops Too Late - Reuters
• Return of the Old Middle East - Foreign Affairs

March 13 - March 19, 2009

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March 12, 2009

• VIDEO: Madoff Taken to Jail - NY Post
• Geithner Statement to Senate Budget Committee
• VIDEO: Obama Urges Wise Spending of Stimulus - AP
• Retail Sales Fall Less than Expected in February
• VIDEO: Billionaire Club Dwindles - CBS
• Weekly Jobless Claims Rose to 654K
• VIDEO: Unemployment Rose - AP
• Business Inventories Drop, Inv-to-Sales Moves Higher in January
• RBC Cash Index Level Better, Though Still Dramatically Low in March
• Lawmakers Discuss Mark-to-Market Options - MW
• Madoff's Actual Plea Statement - FT
• VIDEO: Buffet Says Cash is King - Bloomberg
• Oil Rises More than $4 on OPEC Cut Rumor - Bloomberg
• Natural Gas in Storage Declines
• Japan's Economy Shrinks, GDP Reported - MW
• EU G-20 Focus - FT
• VIDEO: Emerging Market Focus - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: GE Credit Rating Cut - Bloomberg
• GE Shares Rise Despite Rating Downgrade - Bloomberg
• GM Says Doesn't Need $2 Billion in March - Yahoo
• VIDEO: Bear Market Rally - Bloomberg
• Genentech (NYSE: DNA) Finally Agrees to Roche Deal - MW
• Pfizer Shares Rise on Cancer Drug Success - AP
• Northern Ireland, Shadows of the Past - Economist
• Judge Okays Indefinite Freeze of Stanford Funds - Reuters
• Shoe Attacker Jailed for 3 Years - BBC
• VIDEO: Arrests in Pakistan - AP
• VIDEO: Joaquin Phoenix Attacks Heckler - AP

March 11, 2009

• Senate Passes Spending Bill - CNN Money
• Treasury Budget Release for February
• Mortgage Activity Improved Last Week on Lower Rates
• Quarterly Services Survey for Q4
• Oil Prices Decline Ahead of Data - AFP
• EIA Petroleum Status Report
• EIA Revises Energy Demand Outlook
• Global Confidence Dimmed in March - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Economic Outlook - Bloomberg
• Greenspan Says His Rate Policy Didn't Cause Housing Bubble - Bloomberg
• China's Exports Plunge, Though Auto Sales Slow - AP/Yahoo
• Geithner Vows to Fix this Mess - Reuters
• India's Economy, Bridges to Somewhere - Economist
• VIDEO: Korea Woos U.S. Investment - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Lufthansa Profit Sinks - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Airlines in Focus - Bloomberg
• UBS Losses Mount - MW
• VIDEO: Health Care M&A - Bloomberg
• AIG Acts on Perks According to Bernanke - Reuters
• Staples Misses Its Number - CNBC
• VIDEO: Emerging Market Stocks Outperform - Bloomberg
• Madoff Faces Music - FT
• VIDEO: Russia's Two Heads - AJ
• VIDEO: Stem Cells and Spending Bill Concerns - CBS
• VIDEO: Abkhazia's Divide - AJ
• VIDEO: Stupid Pet Tricks - CBS
• Familiar Arrests in Pakistan - BBC
• VIDEO: Tent Cities Spring Up in America - AP

March 10, 2009

• Bernanke Address to Council on Foreign Relations on topic of Financial Reform to Address Systemic Risk
• ICSC Weekly Sales Still Soft: -0.9% Y/Y, +0.2% W/W
• Europe Rejects Summers' Appeal for More Global Stimulus - FT
• VIDEO: Inflation May Push Commodities - Bloomberg
• Oil Footing Unstable as Saudi Farce Exposed - CNN Money
• Sickly Economy Set for 2nd Half Recovery? - Reuters
• Wholesale Trade Report for January
• VIDEO: Recession and Civil Unrest - Bloomberg
• Prices Declined in China for First Time in Six Years - FT
• VIDEO: Australian Economy Slipping - Bloomberg
• Austrian Banker Says Eastern European Woes a Farce - MW
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Texas Instruments (NYSE: TI) Reports - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: HSBC Falls Before Rights Offering (NYSE: HBC) - Bloomberg
• Citigroup's Pandit Says Co. Doing Okay This Quarter - Times Online
• Pandit Says Best Quarter Since '07 - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: GM on the Brink - CBS
• VIDEO: Can U.S. Absorb GM Bankruptcy? - Bloomberg
• United Technologies Fires 5% of Global Workforce - CNN Money
• Guantanamo Detainees Say They Planned September 11 - Reuters
• EADS Beats Full Year Target - AP
• Journalist Held in Iran Brought to Tears - CNN
• Dozens Die in Baghdad Bombing of Dignitaries - BBC
• VIDEO: Americans Losing Faith - CBS
• VIDEO: Tibet Uprising Anniversary - AP
• VIDEO: Madoff Due in Court for Plea Deal - AP

March 9, 2009

• VIDEO: Auto Advisers Off to Detroit - Bloomberg
• Summers Asks for Global Help - FT
• Oil Tests $47 as OPEC Fools Traders? - MW
• VIDEO: Asia Opens Depressed - AP
• Buffet Says Economy Fell Off a Cliff - Reuters
• Kirk Faces Senate Hearing Amid Tax Evasion Concerns - Washington Times
• VIDEO: Short-Term Bottom? - Bloomberg
• World Bank Sees Tough '09 - MW
• Japan Current Account Deficit a Record - FT
• VIDEO: Stem Cell Research Reversal - CBS
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Merck Buying Schering-Plough - Bloomberg
• McDonald's Offers Mixed Bag of Information - WSJ
• Capital One Shares Jump After Dividend Cut - Reuters
• McClatchy Newspaper Publisher Slashes 1,600 Jobs - CNN Money
• VIDEO: Stem Cell Stocks Rise - Bloomberg
• Public Transit Highest in 52 Years - Reuters
• Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist
• Church Gunman Charged - Yahoo
• VIDEO: North Korea Warns of No Mercy - AP
• VIDEO: Clinton Gets Candid - CBS

March 6, 2009

• Employment Situation Report - Unemployment to 8.1%
• Job Losses May Be Most in 6 Decades - Bloomberg
• Obama's Health Care Dream - FT
• Pickens Loves Oil Again - MW
• Oil Prices Rise Above $44 - AP/Yahoo
• Senate Delays Spending Bill - CNN Money
• VIDEO: How Long Will Americans Stay Patient on Economy - AP
• China's Central Bank Chief Presents Positive View - MW
• Consumer Credit Report January 3:00 PM
• Poor Nations Feel the Hit the Worst - IMF
• VIDEO: China's Job Losses - AJ
• VIDEO: Asia Closes Out Tough Week - AP
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: GM's Auditor's Note - AJ
• Coke Invests $2 Billion in China - AP/Yahoo
• Wells Fargo Slashes Dividend 85% - MW
• H&R Block Posts Profit - AP/Yahoo
• KB Home CEO of Past Indicted - Yahoo
• Europe Seeks GM's Regional Plans - Reuters
• VIDEO: Citigroup Breaks the Buck - Bloomberg
• Pakistan Faces Mortal Threat from Within - BBC
• Clinton Defends Russia Thaw - BBC
• Koreas Quarrel Over Flight Route - Reuters
• VIDEO: March 5 in 100 Secs - TPMTV
• VIDEO: Michael Jackson is Back - AJ
• VIDEO: Cyprus Starts Peace Process Again - AJ
• VIDEO: Beheader Found NOT Guilty! - AP

March 5, 2009

• Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Moderate, Still Too High
• ECB Cuts Rates by 50 BPS - Trichet Statement
• Webcast of ECB Press Conference
• Bank of England Cuts by 50 BPS
• Retailers Report February Chain Store Sales - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Retail Sales Break-Down - Bloomberg
• Monster Employment Index Edges Up in Feb to 122
• VIDEO: Stimulus to Spur Inflation? - Bloomberg
• China Outlines Hopes and Plans - MW
• VIDEO: China Address Lets Down Enthusiasts - Bloomberg
• Q4 Productivity and Costs Revised Sharply
• Factory Orders Drop Less Than Expected in January (-1.9%)
• Oil Prices Fall on China Let Down - AP/Yahoo
• Natural Gas Storage Declines
• 11% of Mortgages are in Trouble - CNN Money
• Emerging or Submerging Markets? - MW
• RBC Cash Index
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Wal-Mart Gets Sales Surge - CNN Money
• Wal-Mart Raises Its Dividend - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Beer Volumes Flat at InBev
• GM Warns Bankruptcy Possible, as Auditors Qualify Note - Reuters
• 7 Merrill Execs Face Probe - FT
• GE Shares Bounce on Differing Views - AP/Yahoo
• NATO to Resume Formal Relations with Russia - Yahoo News
• Sudan Defies Hague Court - Reuters
• VIDEO: Ukraine Raids Gas Company - AJ
• VIDEO: Octomom 911 Call, Talks of Suicide - CBS
• North Korea Threatens Civilian Planes - BBC
• VIDEO: Man Survives Spectacular Train Crash - AP

March 4, 2009

• Pace of Planned Corporate Layoffs Ease in February, More than Double Over Year Ago - CNN Money
• ADP Private Employment Report Burns at 697K
• VIDEO: Clinton Arrives in West Bank - AP
• VIDEO: Brown's Tribute to Kennedy Before U.S. Legislators - Bloomberg
• British PM Gordon Brown Addresses U.S. Congress - Time
• Higher Rates Hurt Mortgage Applications - Bloomberg
• Oil Prices Hold on China Demand Hope - AFP
• EIA Petroleum Status
• VIDEO: Cramer vs. Bernstein - TPMTV
• VIDEO: Obama on the Stock Market - TPMTV
• Fed's Beige Book of Economic Indicators
• Brazil Sidesteps the Bear Market - MW
• VIDEO: Auto Sales Sank in February - AP
• New China Stimulus Might Arrive in Wen's State of Union Speech - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Australia Strings Along - Bloomberg
• Armenia Poised for $540 Mln. IMF Loan - MW
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Toll Brothers Tolled, Revenue Slides 51% - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Apple, Dell Cut PC Prices - Bloomberg
• Costco Net Down 27% - CNN Money
• VIDEO: Financial Sector Focus - Bloomberg
• Merrill Top Earners Took in $209 Mln. in '08 - Reuters
• VIDEO: The Palestine Test - AJ
• The Poor Will Suffer More - Economist
• Zardari Vows Justice Will be Served After Terror Attack - BBC
• VIDEO: Top 10 Signs Your Broker is Losing It - CBS
• Clinton Visits West Bank - Yahoo News
• VIDEO: Home Grown Somali Terror - CBS

March 3, 2009

• Bernanke Testifies on Economy Before Senate Committee
• VIDEO: Growth Over Value - Bloomberg
• Cypriot Economist Orphanides Critiques Trichet - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Clinton Supports Israel - AP
• ICSC Weekly Sales Fell 0.8% Year-to-Year Last Week
• Pending Home Sales Sink in January on Fiscal Stimulus Delay
• OPEC Offers Lip Service to Support Prices - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Economy in Focus - Bloomberg
• FDIC Program Initiated - CNBC
• EU to Rescue its Members - FT
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: General Electric in Focus - Bloomberg
• GE's Immelt Says Reputation Tarnished - Reuters
• GM Seeks EU Aid - FT
• VIDEO: Gazprom Posts Results - Bloomberg
• AIG Warns of Downgrade Risk - MW
• Citigroup Lowers Mortgage Payments for Some Borrowers - AP/Yahoo
• Hong Kong Rich Support HSBC - Bloomberg
• U.S. Offers Deal to Russia Over Iran? - BBC
• Sri Lankan Crickett Team Attacked in Pakistan - BBC
• Clinton Seeks Palestinian State - Yahoo News
• VIDEO: Designer Babies - CBS
• VIDEO: Brown Meets with Obama - AJ

March 2, 2009

• VIDEO: Gov't Raises AIG Stake - Bloomberg
• Treasury Statement on AIG
• VIDEO: Snow Storm Slams East - CBS
• Personal Income and Spending Report - January
• ISM Manufacturing Improves in Feb, but Still Drab
• January Construction Spending Falls 3.3%
• VIDEO: Real Rates Elevated - Bloomberg
• Oil Prices Fall Below $42 - Reuters
• VIDEO: Economy Impacts Protein Purchases - Bloomberg
• Germany Leaves Eastern Europe to the Russians - MW
• VIDEO: Russian Helping Eastern Europe, with Strings Attached - Bloomberg
• U.K. Manufacturing Slips - MW
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: GE (NYSE: GE) in Focus - Bloomberg
• HSBC Raises Capital, Sinks Shares - FT
• PNC Financial Slashes Dividend - AP/Yahoo
• Freddie Mac CEO Quits After Short Stint - Reuters
• Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist
• Clinton Addresses Palestinian Issue - Yahoo
• Cash Alone Will Not Mend Gaza - BBC
• VIDEO: Gingrich at CPAC - C-SPAN
• VIDEO: Ron Paul at CPAC - C-SPAN
• VIDEO: Winter Storm Slams East - AP

February 27, 2009

• VIDEO: President's Iraq, Pentagon Plans - Bloomberg
• Q4 GDP Revised Down to 6.2% Contraction
• NAPM - Chicago Business Barometer Improves Slightly in February
• Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Hits 3 Month Low at 56.3 in February
• Oil Price Retreat - CNN Money
• Treasury Statement on Citigroup
• VIDEO: More on the President's Budget - CBS
• Cuomo Demands Bonus List from BofA and Merrill - Reuters
• Obama Unveils His Iraq Plan - Yahoo News
• VIDEO: Defense Spending Scrutinized - AJ
• VIDEO: Retailers May Get Gov't Lift - Bloomberg
• Japan's Economic Implosion, Industrial Production, Consumer Spending Drop - MW
• Eastern European Bank Rescue from World Bank and Others - FT
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Citigroup Focus - Bloomberg
• Dell Beats its Number - CNBC
• VIDEO: Berkshire Results to be Worst Ever? - Bloomberg
• Blackstone Group Loss Widens - AP/Yahoo
• Lloyd's Confirms Big Loss on HBOS - FT
• Clinton Faces Tough Task in Russia - Reuters
• China and Tibet, Not Much of a Celebration - Economist
• China Denounces Charge of Rights Abuse - BBC
• EU Appears to be Falling Apart - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Assisted Suicide Arrests - AP

February 26, 2009

• VIDEO: Obama's Budget Released - Bloomberg
• The President's Budget for FY 09
• Summarizing the Budget for You - Reuters
• Weekly Jobless Claims Mount to 667K Last Week
• Oil Prices Rise - AFP
• EIA Natural Gas Report
• Durable Goods Orders Fall 5.2% in January
• New Home Sales Stop in January 309K Pace
• Russian Economic Mess - AP/Yahoo
• RBS Cozies Up to U.K. - MW
• VIDEO: Ukraine Analyst Talks About Downgrade - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Trading Themes - Sears, AIG, Citi - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: GM Boss to Washington - Bloomberg
• J.P. Morgan Cutting 12K Jobs - AP/Yahoo
• Sears Navigates Difficult Waters - MW
• GM Posts Loss, Expects Going Concern Note - CNBC
• UBS Shares Rise on New CEO - FT
• American Idol Cat Fight - Yahoo
• U.S. Envoy Meets with Netanyahu - Yahoo News
• Pakistani Unrest Over Supreme Court Decision - Bloomberg
• Netanyahu Aide Sees New Approach to Palestinian State - Reuters
• VIDEO: Taking Pay Cuts - CBS
• VIDEO: Feb 25 in 100 Secs - TPMTV
• VIDEO: Living in Thailand - AJ
• VIDEO: The Danger of Iran - World Focus

February 25, 2009

• VIDEO: State of the Union Address - C-SPAN
• Existing Home Sales Fall in January
• Mortgage Activity Drops 15% on Rate Rise - MW
• Bernanke's Statement the Same as Yesterday's
• VIDEO: Banks to be Fully Accountable - Bloomberg
• Oil Above $40 - AP/Yahoo
• EIA Petroleum Status Report
• WTO Chief Urges Gov'ts to Avoid Protectionism
• Japan Exports Drop 46% - BBC
• Ukraine Cut to Junk Bond Status - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Another Look at Bernanke's Testimony - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: If Not Bank Nationalization, the What is It? - TPMTV
• VIDEO: Overseas Reaction to Obama's Speech - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Amazon.com in Focus - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Swiss Bank Secrecy Under Pressure Pt 1 - AJ
• VIDEO: Swiss Bank Secrecy Pt 2 - AJ
• Saks Not So Trendy in Q4 (NYSE: SKS) - AP/Yahoo
• Ambac Reports $2.34 Bln. Loss (NYSE: ABK) - Reuters
• Ford CEO Takes a Pay Cut - CNBC
• Agrium Makes Offer For CF Industries - AP/Yahoo
• Octoplet Mom Fears Hospital Will Not Release Her Babies to Her - Yahoo
• San Francisco a No Newspaper Town - CNN Money
• Iran Says No Slowdown in its Nuclear Work - Reuters
• Turkish Plane Crashes in Amsterdam - BBC
• VIDEO: Iran Fires Up Nukes - AP

February 24, 2009

• VIDEO: Obama's State of the Union Address - AP
• VIDEO: Obama Defends His Plan - CBS
• Bernanke's Prepared Statement for his Testimony on the Hill
• Home Prices Plummeted Two Months Ago - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Tax Havens Cost Us All - CBS
• VIDEO: Bernanke on the Hill - Bloomberg
• Consumer Confidence Plummets to All-Time Low of 25 in February
• ICSC Weekly Same-Store Sales Losses Moderate to -0.8% Yr/Yr, +0.6% Wk/Wk
• Oil Falls on Confidence Dive - Yahoo/AP
• Latvia Downgraded to Junk Status - MW
• BOJ Addresses Concerns, Will Share Global Load - FT
• Bank of Japan Meeting Minutes
• VIDEO: Asian Shares Tumble on US Woes - AP
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Liberty Saves Sirius? - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: J.P. Morgan Cuts Dividend - Bloomberg
• Thain Testifies on Bonus Payouts - Bloomberg
• Microsoft Offers Outlook
• Home Depot Beats Estimates - Reuters
• AIG Needs More Money - CNN Money
• Macy's Hunkers Down (NYSE: M) - MW
• Target Misses the Mark (NYSE: TGT)
• Mideast Truce Requires a Trade of Prisoners - Yahoo
• Thai Protests Rekindle - Reuters
• Rupert Murdoch Sorry About Monkey Cartoon - Reuters
• North Korea Plans Missile Launch - BBC
• VIDEO: Afghan War Strategy - AJ

February 23, 2009

• VIDEO: Time to Nationalize Banks? - Bloomberg
• NABE Says Recession to End in Second Half of '09
• VIDEO: EU Leaders Act for IMF and Better Regulation - Bloomberg
• Trichet Supports More Regulation - FT
• VIDEO: Washington This Week - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Obama's Budget Plans - CBS
• Treasury Considers GM, Chrysler Funding Options - Reuters
• Oil Price Above $40 - CNN Money
• Krugman on Malaise of Nations - Barron's Online
• Asia Raises Currency Defense Fund - MW
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Banking Stocks Surge - Bloomberg
• Bank Stocks Surge - AP/Yahoo
• Government May Increase Citi Stake - Reuters
• RBS Plans Major Revamp - MW
• UAW, Ford Reach Tentative Deal - CNBC
• Campbell's Soup Profit Falls - CNBC
• Israeli Gov't Not Unified - Bloomberg
• North Korea Deploys More Missiles - BBC
• VIDEO: Oscar Night Results - AP
• Israel Replaces Envoy to Egypt - Reuters
• VIDEO: Mardi Gras Might be Recession Proof - AP

February 20, 2009

• VIDEO: Auto Task Force Meets - Bloomberg
• Consumer Prices Still Hot on the CPI Report for January
• Luxury Homeowners Fall Behind on Mortgage Payments - Bloomberg
• Global Equities Dive as Investors Shun Risk - FT
• Gold Bound for $1K - MW
• Euro Zone Purchasing Managers Sour in February - MW
• Oil Below $38 - AP/Yahoo
• Good Signs at Mortgage Lenders After Obama Plan - Reuters
• Germany Denies Rescue Plan - MW
• VIDEO: Australian Economic Check Up - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: GM's Saab Saga - Bloomberg
• Lowe's Q4 Profit Falls (NYSE: LOW) - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: AmeriGroup Reports - Bloomberg
• Bank of America CEO Subpoenaed Over Merrill Deal - MW
• Swiss Bank Shares Tumble on UBS Probe - Reuters
• JC Penney Tops View (NYSE: JCP) - JCP
• Clinton Tells North Korea, Cool the Insults Baby - Reuters
• UN: Iran has Enough Uranium for a Bomb - FT
• Netanyahu to Form Israeli Gov't - BBC
• VIDEO: FBI Finds Stanford - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Black Ministers Turn on Burris - AP
• VIDEO: 90 Year Old Goes Back to Work - AP
• VIDEO: Tensions Over a Turkish Monastery - AJ

February 19, 2009

• Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Sticks at High 627K
• Producer Price Index Hot in January
• Leading Indicators Report January Shows Improvement
• Philly Fed Index Underwhelms at -41.3
• BOJ Holds Rates Steady, Details Initiatives - MW
• VIDEO: Fed Forecasts - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Obama's Housing Plan - Bloomberg
• Chavez Plans to Pump 12% More Oil, Since He Can't Make Money - Bloomberg
• Oil Price Above $35 Amid Bearish News - AP/Yahoo
• EIA Natural Gas Report
• World Bank President Urges EU to Assist Eastern Europe - FT
• Euro Gains as Hopes Mount Germany Might Signal Aid for Region - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Hewlett-Packard Reports - Bloomberg
• UBS Hid Capital in Discrete Accounts for U.S. Investors - Reuters
• Sprint Nextel Posts $1.6 Billion Loss - AP/Yahoo
• CVS Caremark Posts 17% Profit Rise - AP/Yahoo
• BNP Paribas Posts Q4 Loss - CNBC
• North Korea Threatens Nuclear War - Reuters
• Israeli Government Coming Together - JPost
• Gates to Pressure NATO Allies for Afghan Help - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: US Troops Fight Afghan Impasse - AJ
• VIDEO: Griffey Jr. Returns to Seattle - AP
• VIDEO: NY Post Cartoon Labeled Racism - CBS

February 18, 2009

• VIDEO: Autos in Focus Again - Bloomberg
• Housing Starts Slip to 521K in January
• Mortgage Applications Surge on Rate Fall - CNBC
• VIDEO: Obama's Stimulus Speech - Bloomberg
• Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Fell in January
• VIDEO: British Pull Bank Bonuses - Bloomberg
• Obama Targets Housing Now - CNN Money
• VIDEO: Foreclosures Mount, Obama to Help - CBS
• VIDEO: Breaking Down Obama's Speech - Bloomberg
• January Import, Export Price Data
• Oil Eyes Supply Build, Hovers at $35 - CNBC
• FOMC Meeting Minutes for January Meetings
• EIA Petroleum Status Report
• ICSC Weekly Same-Store Sales Ease 0.9% Yr/Yr, Rise 0.9% Wk/Wk
• Merkel, Sarkozy Face Task to Rescue Neighbors - Bloomberg
• Taiwan Cuts Rates - WSJ
• Fear Over Eastern Europe Prompts Bond Rush - FT
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Deere Reports Today (NYSE: DE) - Bloomberg
• Goodyear Cutting 5K Jobs - AP/Yahoo
• Heineken, Carlsberg Cut Spending - MW
• MBIA Splits Company to Manage Debt Ratings - Bloomberg
• Pressure Mounts on NATO After Obama's Afghan Boost - Reuters
• VIDEO: Man Beheads Wife - CBS
• VIDEO: Chimp Attack 911 Call - CBS
• VIDEO: Obama Prepares First Trip to Canada - AP
• U.S. Makes Friendly Gesture to Indonesia - BBC

February 17, 2009

• VIDEO: Auto Makers Face Deadline - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: What Stimulus Will do for You - AP
• Empire State Manufacturing Survey Sinks to New Low in February
• Treasury Int'l Capital Report
• Housing Market Index Edges to 9
• State Street Investor Confidence Improves
• VIDEO: Washington Busy Today - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: European Stocks Sag - Bloomberg
• Oil Slips to $37 - AP/Yahoo
• With No Budget California Will Cut 20K Jobs - Reuters
• U.K. Inflation Eases - BBC
• VIDEO: India's Ratings at Risk - Bloomberg
• German Investors Hopping - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Daimler Slumps to Loss, Worse to Come - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: S&P 500 Posts 1st Quarterly Loss in Q4 - Bloomberg
• Wal-Mart Beats Views - Reuters
• Sirius and Liberty Media Near Deal - Reuters
• Trump Entertainment Files for Chapter 11 - FT
• VIDEO: Eastern Europe Weighs on Banks - Bloomberg
• Facebook Owns Your Life - Fortune
• Muslim TV Founder Admits to Beheading Wife - CNN
• VIDEO: Clinton Warns North Korea - AP
• Japan's Finance Minister Stepped Down After Appearing Intoxicated - BBC
• VIDEO: Clinton Visits Japan - Bloomberg

February 13, 2009

• VIDEO: Latest on the Stimulus Bill - Bloomberg
• How Stimulus Might Affect Your Wallet - CNN Money
• Industrial Production Dives in Euro Zone - WSJ
• VIDEO: Chinese Stimulus Effect - Bloomberg
• China Benefiting from Stimulus - MW
• Oil Climbs Above $34 - AP/Yahoo
• Australian Senate Passes Stimulus - Bloomberg
• G7 Powers Converge on Rome as Crisis Deepens - Reuters
• VIDEO: G7 Meeting in Rome - Bloomberg
• Consumer Sentiment Slips to 56.2 in February - Reuters/U Michigan
• Junk Bond Sales Surge as Credit Market Thaws - Bloomberg
• OPEC Cuts World Demand Forecast for '09 - CNBC
• Ailing Banks May Need More Help - CNBC
• VIDEO: Flawed Auto Bailout - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Toyota Cuts North American Work (NYSE: TM) - MW
• Pepsi Profit Sliced on Charge - AP/Yahoo
• Microsoft to Open Retail Stores - CNN Money
• VIDEO: Sirius Merger Talks - Bloomberg
• GM Workers to Volunteer During Plant Shutdown - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Joaquin Phoenix on Dave - CBS
• Obama About to Make Concessions with Russia on Missile Shield - Reuters
• Russians Capture Somali Pirates - BBC
• VIDEO: Plane Crashes in Buffalo - AP

February 12, 2009

• Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Reach 623K in Wk Ended Feb. 7
• Retail Sales Increased in January
• VIDEO: Stimulus Winners and Losers - Bloomberg
• Bank of China to Keep Buying U.S. Treasuries - FT
• World Stocks Sag on Concerns About Obama's Plans - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: British Banks Get Grilled by Parliament - Bloomberg
• Oil Slips Below $36 - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Bank CEOs Chewed Out on the Hill - CBS
• EIA Natural Gas Storage Report
• RBC Cash Index Tanks to 1.6 in February from 13.3 in January
• Business Inventories Fell in December
• Swiss Re Chief Leaves Post Buffet Investment - Bloomberg
• Foreclosures Eased in January - CNN Money
• Deal Reached on Stimulus - MW
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Aetna Reports Results (NYSE: AET) - Bloomberg
• Coca-Cola Tops Views (NYSE: KO) - Reuters
• Alcoa Sells Rio Tinto Stake - CNN Money
• Sirius XM in Talks With DirectTV - CNBC
• Viacom Profit Falls - AP/Yahoo
• Pakistan Acknowledges Mumbai Attack Link - Bloomberg
• Man Dragged 17 Miles Under Van - CNN
• VIDEO: Turkey's Prison Shame - AJ
• U.S. and Russian Satellites Collide - BBC
• VIDEO: Celebrating President Lincoln - AP

February 10-11, 2009

• VIDEO: Obama's Economic Plea - CBS

February 9, 2009

• VIDEO: Washington Focused on Stimulus - Bloomberg
• Oil Near $40 as Stimulus Looms - AP/Yahoo
• U.S. Delays Banking Plan, Geithner on Ice - Bloomberg
• Iraq Predicts Deeper OPEC Cuts - MW
• HUD Chief Says Must Limit Foreclosures - CNN Money
• Bernanke Lacks Consensus On Buying Treasuries - Bloomberg
• China Wants IMF to Turn Tough on Rich States - Reuters
• Japanese Machine Orders Drop in December - MW
• VIDEO: Obama's Weekly Address - AP
• VIDEO: Dealing with Job Loss - AP
• VIDEO: Face the Nation Commentary on Economy - CBS
• VIDEO: Administration Comments on Economic Plans - CBS
• VIDEO: Dems Comment on Economy - CBS
• VIDEO: Japan CEO Takes the Bus - CBS
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Nissan Motors Lays Off 20K - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Beazer, Hasbro, Whirlpool EPS Watch - Bloomberg
• Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) Profit Drops 76% - CNN Money
• Spielberg Lines Up Disney Deal - FT
• Barclay's (NYSE: BCS) Profit Beats Estimates - Bloomberg
• McDonald's Same-Store Sales Rise 7.1% - CNBC
• Afghan People Losing Confidence - BBC
• Bush Fires Run Wild in Australia - Reuters
• VIDEO: Israel Election Preview - C-SPAN
• Israel Enters Final Campaign Day - BBC

February 6, 2009

• Employment Situation Report - Unemployment to 7.6%
• VIDEO: Unemployment Like 1974 - AP
• VIDEO: Some Industries Hiring - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Pimco's Gross Calls for Spending - Bloomberg
• Geithner to Unveil New Plan - MW
• SEC Says Magnitude of Ponzi Schemes Growing - Reuters
• Gold Readies for $1,000 Hurdle - Reuters
• Oil Falls Below $41 - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Oil's Next Move - Bloomberg
• California is in Deep - ABC7 SF
• No Easy Way Out for TARP Takers - CNN Money
• EU Spars with Russia Over Rights - BBC
• VIDEO: Asian Credit Crisis - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Toyota Warns of Huge $5 Bln. Annual Loss - MW
• Sharp to Cut 1,500 Jobs - AP/Yahoo
• GE Chief Warns of Depression Threat - FT
• VIDEO: EU Auto and Airlines News - Bloomberg
• News Corp Posts Loss - FT
• UN Halts Gaza Aid Over Thefts - BBC
• Israel Pressures Obama - Reuters
• VIDEO: Obama Faces Challenges in Middle East - AP

February 5, 2009

• Weekly Jobless Claims Rocket to 626K Wk Ended Jan. 31
• Online Job Opportunities Disappear on Monster Employment Index
• ECB Keeps Rates Unchanged
• ECB Press Conference and Statement
• VIDEO: Obama Administration's Playbook - Bloomberg
• Bank of England Cuts by 50 BPS, to 1.0%
• Retailers Report Sad Same-Store Sales, Wal-Mart Okay Though - CNN Money
• VIDEO: Student Loan Issues Mount - AP
• Productivity Improves, Costs Decrease in Q4
• Factory Orders Fall More Than Expected in December
• Australia Joins Japan and EU Against Buy American - Reuters
• Oil Floats Near $40 - MW
• EIA Natural Gas Report
• South Africa Cuts Rate a Full Point - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Cigna Beats Numbers - Bloomberg
• Cisco Systems Net Falls - WSJ
• Buffet Buys Into Swiss Re - MW
• Deutsche Bank Details Trading Hit - FT
• FEMA Kits Might Have Bad Butter - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Madoff Client List Revealed - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: U.S. Iran Relations - AJ
• Israel Seizes Gaza Bound Ship - BBC

February 4, 2009

• Obama Caps Executive Pay at Bailed Out Firms to $500K - Bloomberg
• Planned Layoffs Jump in January According to Challenger Report - Reuters
• ADP Data Improves for Private Employment
• VIDEO: Mortgage Applications Rise - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Dems Smack Wall Street with Regulation - Bloomberg
• Oil Ticks Higher - CNN Money
• EIA Petroleum Status Report - Oil Inventory Grows 7.2 Mln. Barrels
• Japan Slams Buy American Plan - FT
• ISM Nonmanufacturing Report Shows Service Sector Contraction in January
• Kazakhstan Devalues Currency - FT
• Fitch Cuts Russia Rating - Reuters
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Time Warner Sees EPS Little Changed This Year on Job Cuts - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Japanese Automaker Shares Rose - Bloomberg
• Disney Sinks on Poor Results - MW
• Philip Morris Profit Dissipates - AP/Yahoo
• Foods Producers Cut Forecasts - CNBC
• Hamas Police Seize Gaza Aid - BBC
• Markopolos Opens Up on Madoff and SEC - Reuters
• VIDEO: Blago Does Letterman - CBS
• Cheney Warns of Terror Coming - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Clinton Discusses Iran - AP

February 3, 2009

• Pending Home Sales Makes Healthy Gain in December
• Motor Vehicle Sales Crash Among Big 3 - Bloomberg
• ICSC Weekly Same-Store Sales Recover on Weekly Basis Post Inauguration: -2.5% Yr/Yr, +1.6% Wk/Wk
• EU Says Don't Buy American! - FT
• VIDEO: Senate Debates Stimulus - Bloomberg
• Obama Officials Struggle with Bad Bank Plan - CNBC
• Dollar Backs Off Ahead of ECB - CNN Money
• Oil Holds $40 - AP/Yahoo
• China World's Wind Superpower - CNN Money
• VIDEO: Economic News Summary - AP
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Motorola Scraps Dividend After Big Loss - FT
• VIDEO: CME Group Posts Results - Bloomberg
• Merck is Back in the Black - MW
• Citi Comes Clean on TARP Spending - CNN Money
• Freddie Mac Plans New Troubled Loan Strategy - AP/Yahoo
• North Korea Prepares for Missile Launch - Reuters
• Israeli Planes Hit Gaza Again - Reuters
• VIDEO: Daschle Withdraws from Health Secretary Bid - AP
• Iran Launches Sattelite into Orbit, Ballistic Capable! - BBC
• VIDEO: Shoe Thrown at Wen in Cambridge - AJ

February 2, 2009

• VIDEO: Groundhog Sees His Shadow - AP
• Personal Spending Drops in December
• ISM Manufacturing Report Shows Contraction in January
• VIDEO: Senate Debates Stimulus - Bloomberg
• Construction Spending Sinks in December
• Obama Needs Banks to Lend or No Go - Bloomberg
• Oil Dips Below $40 - WSJ
• Car Sales to Go from Bad to Worse - CNN Money
• Germany Shelves Bank Nationalization - FT
• China's Wen Sees Hope for Global Economy and U.S. Relations - Reuters
• VIDEO: Dollar Strength Hurts American Companies - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Homeowners Find Silver Lining - CBS
• VIDEO: China Data and Ireland Credit Crisis - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Honda Motors Sales Tumble in January (NYSE: HMC) - Reuters
• Humana Reports Lower Q4 EPS (NYSE: HUM) - AP
• Rockwell Automation Cuts 2009 Forecast - Bloomberg
• Mattel Earnings Plunge (NYSE: MAT) - FT
• American UN Relief Official Taken in Pakistan - UPI
• Daschle Embarrassed Over Tax Issue - CNN
• Gaddafi Chosen as Next African Union Leader - BBC
• VIDEO: Iran Celebrates Anniversary - CBS
• VIDEO: Erdogan and Peres Square off on Gaza in Davos - WEF
• VIDEO: Steelers Win 6th Super Bowl - AP

January 30, 2009

• GDP Q4 Advance Report: -3.8%
• VIDEO: Erdogan, Peres Trade Jabs in Heated Debate - Erdogan Walks Out in Davos - AJ
• Erdogan Given Hero's Welcome After Fighting with Peres in Davos - BBC
• VIDEO: Global Unemployment Rise, Protests in Paris - Bloomberg
• Employment Cost Index Rises Slower in Q4
• VIDEO: Today's Economic Data - Bloomberg
• Consumer Sentiment Wanes Slightly - Reuters
• Chicago Area Industry Hits Low in January
• Wall Street Bonuses May Go Away Forever - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Russian Ruble Diving Vs. Dollar - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Japan's Economic Collapse - Bloomberg
• Japan's Industrial Production Sinks 9.6%, Unemployment Rockets - FT
• Oil Wavers - AP/Yahoo
• Will Big Gov't Work? - Economist
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• ExxonMobil Shatters Full Year EPS Record, Q4 Fell 33% - AP/Yahoo
• Chevron Will Rationalize Refineries - CNN Money
• Roche Goes Hostile, Cuts Genentech Bid - Reuters
• VIDEO: Today's Earnings - Bloomberg
• Amazon Shares Jump on EPS Surprise - MW
• Procter & Gamble Misses - Reuters
• Honeywell Posts in Line - CNBC
• Blagojevich Gets the Boot - CNN
• VIDEO: Palestinians Forced Out - CBS

January 29, 2009

• VIDEO: Stimulus Passes the House on Party Line Vote - Bloomberg
• Is Stimulus a Waste? - US News
• Durable Goods Orders Sink in December, -2.6%
• Weekly Jobless Claims 588K, 4-Wk Average Jumps
• VIDEO: Asian Shares Jump on First Day of Lunar New Year - Bloomberg
• America's New Super Power Competition - FT
• VIDEO: Dollar Rally Will Fade - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Clinton on Economic Lessons - AP
• New Zealand Slashes Key Rate - MW
• New Home Sales Lowest on Record in December
• OPEC Ready to Take Oil Prices Higher - Time
• Oil Prices Today
• EIA Natural Gas Report
• VIDEO: Putin Addressed Davos - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Trichet Speaks at Davos - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Kodak Firing 4,500 - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Starbucks Closing 300 Stores - AP
• Ford Posts Loss but Says Will Not Need Gov't Funds - Reuters
• Fortune Brands Gets Smashed - Forbes
• Continental Airlines Posts Loss - AP/Yahoo
• Arctic Thaw Poses Security Risk - CNN
• UN Seeks Aid for Gaza - BBC

January 28, 2009

• VIDEO: House Looks at Stimulus Plan - AP
• Fed Weighs New Tools - AP/Yahoo
• Federal Reserve Policy Statement at 2:00 PM
• VIDEO: Davos - Future of Finance - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Davos - Stay Liquid - Bloomberg
• Stimulus Test Today - CNN Money
• ILO Report
• ILO Says Global Poverty to Increase, 50 Million to Lose Jobs - FT
• IMF Urges Global Decisive Action
• Mortgage Applications Plunge - CNBC
• FDIC May Run Bad Bank Gig - Bloomberg
• EIA Petroleum Status Report
• VIDEO: Cosmo Gets Caught - AP
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Wells Fargo Reports Loss in Q4
• Wells Fargo Reports Loss, Says No More Dough Needed - Bloomberg
• Boeing Posts Loss, Cuts Outlook - MW
• ConocoPhillips Reports $32 Billion Loss - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Gilead Reports Results - Bloomberg
• Russia Offers Olive Branch in Missile Deal - Reuters
• EU Wants Carbon Market - BBC
• Iran Tells U.S. to Show Change in Policy - Reuters
• VIDEO: City Kills Elderly Man - AP
• VIDEO: Winter Storm Hits U.S. - CBS

January 27, 2009

• Consumer Confidence Slips Further in January
• ICSC Sales Sink Another 2.4% Yr/Yr and 1.8% Wk/Wk
• Bailout Bill Could Run $4 Billion - CNN Money
• VIDEO: Global Economic Contraction - Bloomberg
• Europe Wants Non-Russian Gas Pipeline - CNBC
• Home Prices Plunged in November - CNBC
• Oil Backs Up a Bit - AP/Yahoo
• Senate Panel Approves Portion of Stimulus
• Davos Davos Davos - MW
• VIDEO: Putin Comments on Global Economics - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Technical Perspective - Bloomberg
• DuPont Lowers Guidance for '09 - AP/Yahoo
• Delta Loss Widens on Merger Costs - FT
• Corning Cuts 3,500 Jobs - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: KPN Reports Results - Bloomberg
• Siemans Struggles as Reports Results - MW
• Obama Ready for Iran - Reuters
• Thain Subpoenaed for Late Bonuses to Team - Reuters
• Another Ponzi Scheme - Bloomberg
• Israel Attacks Gaza Again - BBC
• VIDEO: Gates Addresses Afghanistan - AP

January 26, 2009

• VIDEO: NY Gets Its Share of Stimulus - AP
• VIDEO: The Economic Divide - CBS
• VIDEO: UK Economy in Trouble, IMF Revision for '09 - Bloomberg
• Caterpillar Cuts 20K Jobs - NYT
• Existing Home Sales Gain in December
• Leading Economic Indicators Rise 0.3% in December
• Sterling Recovers - Reuters
• VIDEO: China Rebuts Geithner - Bloomberg
• OPEC Stops Oil Price Slide with Disciplined Production Cuts - NYT
• Gold Advances to 3 Month High - Bloomberg
• Crisis Claims Iceland's Government - BBC
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Barclays Okay, ING Not So Good - Bloomberg
• McDonald's Net Sinks on Prior Year Tax - MW
• Pfizer Buys Wyeth for $68 Bln. - CNN Money
• Home Depot (NYSE: HD) Cutting 7K Jobs - CNN Money
• Lunar New Year! - BBC
• World Economic Forum in Davos
• VIDEO: Bankrupt Churches Closing - CBS
• Obama Lets States Set Emission Standards - CNN
• VIDEO: 1 in 100 in Prison - PBS

January 23, 2009

• Obama to Meet with Lawmakers on Stimulus Plan - AP/Yahoo
• Stocks Drop Worldwide - Bloomberg
• U.K. in Recession - BBC
• General Electric (NYSE: GE) Meets Lousy Forecast - USA Today
• VIDEO: U.K. in Deep Trouble - Bloomberg
• Google Beats Estimates (Nasdaq: GOOG) - CNN Money
• VIDEO: Economic Action on the Hill - Bloomberg
• Geithner Warning on Yuan May Prove Troublesome - Bloomberg
• Oil Falls to Near $42 - AP/Yahoo
• EIA Natural Gas Report
• VIDEO: Jim Chanos on Future of Hedge Funds - FT
• VIDEO: Obama Stays Connected - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Electronics Stock Sink - Bloomberg
• Pfizer in Talks to Buy Wyeth - MW
• Chinese Auto Giant Warns - MW
• Schlumberger Profit Sinks (NYSE: SLB) - CNBC
• Harley to Cut 1,100 Jobs - AP/Yahoo
• Human Stem Cell Study Gets FDA Okay - CNN
• Ricketts Likely to Get Cubs - MW
• Gillibrand Tapped for NY Senator - Reuters
• Korea's Kim Jung-Il Meets Chinese Representative - BBC
• VIDEO: Secretary of State Clinton Inducts Mitchell and Holbrooke - TPMTV

January 22, 2009

• Housing Starts Worsen to Pace of 550 Mln. in December
• Weekly Jobless Claims Jump to 589K
• VIDEO: European Markets Recover - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Obama Repeats Oath - AP
• Microsoft EPS and Conference Call Info
• Microsoft Cuts Workforce - AP
• China GDP Falls Well Short of Expected at 6.8% - FT
• Mortgage Applications Decline this Week - CNN Money
• Geithner Vote Next Week - CNBC
• Oil Sinks With Economy - AP
• Oil Inventory Report
• VIDEO: Obama's Busy 1st Day - AP
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Intel to Close Plants, Fire 6K - Reuters
• Southwest Airlines EPS Crash - AP
• Northrop Grumman to Post Huge Loss - AP
• eBay Growth Slows - WSJ
• Hillary Confirmed - MW
• Caroline Kennedy Backs Out in NY - Reuters
• Oscar Nominations - BBC

January 21, 2009

• Obama Administration Said to Already be Working on Banking Rescue - Bloomberg
• Bank Rout Raising New Fears on Wall Street
• Obama's Agenda - Reuters
• Crisis May Force Geithner's Approval - Reuters
• VIDEO: Gross Advises Obama - Bloomberg
• Russian Gas is Finally Flowing to Europe - MW
• Dollar at 7-Year High to Pound - CNN Money
• Bank of England January Meeting Minutes
• VIDEO: Fixing the Banking System - Bloomberg
• ICSC Weekly Sales: -1.8% Yr-to-Yr, +1.1% Wk-to-Wk
• UK Banks Plunge on Nationalization Talk - CNBC
• Housing Market Index 1:00 PM
• UK Unemployment Hits 1.92 Million - BBC
• Oil at $41 - AP/Yahoo
• Investor Sentiment Improved in Jan, According to State Street
• Are Dems Dangerous for Free Trade? - Reuters
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• GM Exec Says Money Will Run Out by March End - AP/Yahoo
• BHP Billiton Cutting 6K Jobs - FT
• United Technologies (NYSE: UTX) Reports - CNN Money
• US Bancorp (NYSE: USB) Profit Falls - AP/Yahoo
• IBM Beats Its Number - Reuters
• Israel Out of Gaza - Reuters
• Tanker Damaged in Nigeria Attack - BBC

January 20, 2009

• VIDEO: Swearing in the President & Obama's Inaugural Address - CSPAN
• Obama Has Challenges Ahead - CNN
• Bank of Canada Cuts Rate by 50 BPS
• VIDEO: Obama Economic Plan - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Global Trade Slowdown - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Banks Selling Crown Jewels - Bloomberg

January 16, 2009

• Consumer Price Index (CPI) December - Core: 0.0%
• Fed Helps Bank of America
• Industrial Production Fell 2.0%, Capacity Utilization Fell to 73.6% in December
• Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Hits 61.9, from 60.1 at Last Read
• IEA Predicts Further Demand Fall in Oil Prices - FT
• IEA Website
• IEA Troubled by Russian Gas Row
• Treasury International Capital (TIC) November Shows Net Negative Flow
• VIDEO: Congress Frees Up 2nd $350 Bln. - Dollar Impact - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Bailout and Currency Strategy - Bloomberg
• Oil Languishes Near $35 - AP/Yahoo
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Bank of America's Troubles (NYSE: BAC) - Bloomberg
• Bank of America Gets Lifeline - FT
• Citigroup Posts Loss, Splits Company (NYSE: C) - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Intel Profit Down 90% (Nasdaq: INTC) - Bloomberg
• Intel's Tough Chew - Reuters
• Losses for Sony Ericsson - MW
• WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) Cutting 1,500 Jobs - CNBC
• Ireland Nationalizes Bank - CNN Money
• It's Frigid Here! - CNN
• War, Crowds Complicate Obama Inaugural Security - Reuters
• Urgent Drive for Gaza Ceasefire - BBC
• VIDEO: Bush Farewell Part 1
• VIDEO: Bush Farewell Part 2
• VIDEO: Will Ferrell's Bushie Farewell

January 15, 2009

• ECB Cuts Rates 50 BPS to 2%
• Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Resume Post Holidays
• Producer Price Index (PPI) December -1.9%, Core +0.2%
• Empire State Manufacturing Index January -22.2
• VIDEO: Geithner's Troubles - AP
• Philly Fed Index
• RBC Cash Index Sinks to 6-Year Low of 13.3 in January
• Foreclosures Up 81% in 2008 - Realtytrac
• Russia, Ukraine PMs to Meet on Gas Row - Reuters
• Oil Moving Lower Today - AP/Yahoo
• EIA Natural Gas Storage Report
• Soc Gen Issues Apocalyptic Forecast - CNBC
• VIDEO: Judge Rules to Leave Madoff Home - AP
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Apple's Jobs to Take Sick Leave - AP
• Steve Jobs' Letter to Employees and Shareholders Regarding Sick Leave
• JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) Profit Drops 76% - Bloomberg
• UBS Ordered to Return Madoff Related Funds - FT
• Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) in Zyprexa Settlement - CNN Money
• Bank of America in Talks for More Bailout Dough - Reuters
• More Grim Economic News for Japan, Machinery Orders - MW
• Yo, It's Really Cold Here - CNN
• Gaza Pounded Amid Push for Peace - BBC
• Islamists Take Bases in Mogadishu - BBC
• VIDEO: UN Demands Compliance of Ceasefire Resolution - AJ

January 14, 2009

• Retail Sales Drop 2.7% in December, Down 3.1% Ex-Auto
• Import and Export Prices Drop in December
• S&P Cuts Ratings on Much of Europe - FT
• Oil Rising Today, Near $39 - AP/Yahoo
• EIA Petroleum Status Report - Inventory Rises
• Mortgage Refis Surge - MW
• Business Inventories November - Drop 0.7%
• Fed's Beige Book is "Depressing"
• VIDEO: Flight FROM Quality - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Hedge Fund Liquidations Rise - Bloomberg
• Europe Seeks to Get Gas Back On - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Geithner in Trouble? - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: European Leaders Discuss Economics - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) Sees Full Year Loss - FT
• VIDEO: Citigroup's Outlook (NYSE: C) - Bloomberg
• Nortel Networks Files for Bankruptcy (NYSE: NT) - Bloomberg
• Citigroup, Morgan Stanley Merge Units - CNN Money
• Wall St. Lukewarm on Yahoo's New Boss (Nasdaq: YHOO) - FT
• HSBC Needs to Raise $30 Bln. - MW
• Tiffany's Holiday Same-Store Sales Slump by 24% - CNBC
• China Passes Germany in GDP - MW
• Prosecutors Seek to Jail Madoff - Reuters
• Freezing Cold Hits U.S. - CNN
• VIDEO: Clinton Faces Tough Questions - AP
• VIDEO: Gazan Factions Unite - AJ

January 13, 2009

• ICSC Weekly Same-Store Sales Data: Yr-to-Yr: -2.2% * Wk-to-Wk: -2.3%
• November Trade Deficit Shrinks to -$40.4 Bln., from -$57.2 Bln.
• Bernanke Addresses Crisis and Policy at LSE
• VIDEO: Investors Betting Against Treasuries - Bloomberg
• Oil Slides Toward $36 - CNN Money
• VIDEO: Bush Requests TARP Funds - Reuters
• Treasury Budget Deficit in December
• World Economic Forum Global Risks Report
• Economists Survey Shows Expectations for 1.5% Contraction in '09
• Russia Demands Impossible Gas Route - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Germany Approves 50 Bln. Euros Over 2 Years - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Toyota Prius Steals the Show - AP
• Citigroup Slides on Lost Love - Reuters
• Alcoa Reports Loss (NYSE: AA) - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Sony Sinks, Drags Asian Shares With - Bloomberg
• EADS Opts Out of Deal to Save Cash - MW
• Clinton Faces Confirmation Hearing - CNN
• Israeli Strikes Ongoing - BBC
• Biden Affirms New Administration Committed to Responsible Withdrawal from Iraq - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Bush's Last Press Conference - TPMTV
• VIDEO: Jan 12 in 100 Secs - TPMTV
• VIDEO: Moon - Parties Must Observe Ceasefire - AP

January 12, 2009

• VIDEO: Detroit Auto Show Kicks Off - Bloomberg
• Russia, Ukraine Agree to Resume Gas Shipments - FT
• Green Power at the Auto Show - MW
• No Quick Stimulus Fix - CNN Money
• VIDEO: 2nd Round of German Stimulus - Bloomberg
• Oil Soft on Demand Jitters - CNN Money
• Obama Thinking of TARP - Reuters
• Unit of Wipro Barred by World Bank - AP
• EU Starts Legal Action Against S&P - CNBC
• Bush Asks for Bailout Funds - AP
• VIDEO: Fixed Income Outlook - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Abbott Labs Buys Advanced Medical Optics - FT
• VIDEO: Technicals Look Good for These Stocks - Bloomberg
• Jittery Earnings Season Start - MW
• VIDEO: Banking is Back? - Bloomberg
• Aetna (NYSE: AET) Warns on '09 Profit and Pension - CNBC
• Bail or Jail for Madoff - Reuters
• Fox Interviews President Bush
• VIDEO: Golden Globe Awards - AP
• Israelis Roll Slowly Into Gaza - BBC
• VIDEO: Gaza, Road to War - AJ
• VIDEO: Eagles, Steelers Advance in NFL Playoffs - AP

January 9, 2009

• Employment Situation Report December - 7.2% Unemployment Rate
• Commissioner's Statement on Employment Report
• VIDEO: UN Resolves to Conflicts End - AP
• VIDEO: Russian Gas Free to Flow Once Monitors in Place - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Obama Talks Tough Times - Bloomberg
• Wholesale Trade Report November
• Europe's Manufacturing Recession Deepens - MW
• Dollar Moves Higher Post Jobs Data - FT
• Oil Drops on Data - Reuters
• Geithner Overhauling, Expanding Bailout - CNN Money
• Rift in Obama's Economic Camp? - AP/Yahoo
• Bad Economy Takes Pizaaz Out of Consumer Electronics Show - Reuters
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Panasonic, TDK Cut Spending and Outlook - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Bank Regulation Red Tape - Bloomberg
• Luxury Car Sales May Slump Now - Bloomberg
• Auto Show on Tap - MW
• KB Home Loss Narrows - AP/Yahoo
• Schlumberger Cuts Workforce (NYSE: SLB) - AP/Yahoo
• How to Keep Your Job - Fortune
• VIDEO: Lenovo and PC Maker Troubles - Bloomberg
• Seattle Portland Route Blocked by Floods - CNN
• Europe Freezes on Russian Game - BBC
• UN Ceasefire Resolution
• UN Ceasefire Call Goes Unheeded - BBC
• Tony Blair Comments on Gaza - AJ

January 8, 2009

• Weekly Jobless Claims Eases a Bit
• Bank of England Cuts Rates 50 BPS to 1.5% as Expected
• Monster Employment Index Eased in December
• Retailers Report Dismal December - AP/Yahoo
• Chain Store Sales Drives Guidance and Cost Cuts Across Retail - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Retail Sales Take Hit in December - Bloomberg
• Obama Warns of Irreversible Slump - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Blue Dog Dems on Board - Bloomberg
• A Taxpayer Bailout - CNN Money
• EIA Natural Gas Report
• More Pain for US Borrowers as China Holds Cash - CNBC
• VIDEO: Paulson's Perils - Bloomberg
• Nuclear Industry Eyes Stimulus with Hope - US News
• Consumer Credit Report November (3PM)
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Macy's to Close 11 Stores
• Macy's Sales Down 4% in December
• Dell Cutting 1K Jobs in Ireland - AP/Yahoo
• Auto Execs Expect More Bankruptcies - CNN Money
• Wal-Mart Cuts EPS Forecast
• More Pain for US Borrowers as China Holds Cash - CNBC
• Dark Knight Takes People's Choice - CNN
• India's Enron, the Story of Satyam - Economist
• Rockets from Lebanon - Reuters
• VIDEO: War Expands to Lebanon - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: World Bulletin - AJ
• Red Cross Accuses Israel of Humanitarian Failure - BBC

January 7, 2009

• VIDEO: No Excuse for UN School Strike - AP
• VIDEO: Simply No Excuse - AJ
• ADP Employment Report Shows 693K Jobs Lost in December
• Challenger Job-Cuts Report December - Reuters
• VIDEO: Russia's View of Gas Situation - Russia Today
• EIA Petroleum Status Report
• Dollar Rally Out of Steam - FT
• VIDEO: Congress' Agenda on Economy - Bloomberg
• Germany Adds to Job Woes - Reuters
• China Serves as Financial Windshield to US - Reuters
• Gas Turned Off to Eastern Europe - MW
• Obama Sees Over $1 Trillion Deficit for Years - CNN Money
• Mortgage Applications Dip - CNN Money
• VIDEO: Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas - AP
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Bank of America Dumps Chinese Bank Stake - FT
• Family Dollar Soars - CNBC
• Monsanto Profit Doubles, Raises Outlook - AP/Yahoo
• Time Warner Warns - CNBC
• Intel's Q4 Warning - Bloomberg
• CIA Job Not for Nubies - CNN
• Israel Takes Bombing Break - BBC

January 6, 2009

• VIDEO: Democrats Agree with Republicans on Stimulus - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Republicans Speak on Stimulus - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: What Stimulus Should Include - Bloomberg
• ICSC Same-Store Sales Fell 0.8% Yr-to-Yr, Up 1.4% Wk-to-Wk
• Pending Home Sales Sink More
• Oil Gives Up Early Gains - AP/Yahoo
• November Factory Orders Slide 4.6%
• FOMC December Meeting Minutes
• ISM Nonmanufacturing Index December 40.6%
• VIDEO: Russia Cuts Gas to EU - Bloomberg
• South Korea's Green Gig - MW
• For Defensive Exposure, Try Chile - MW
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Cigna, Logitech Cut Jobs - Bloomberg
• Toyota Idles Plants Longer (NYSE: TM) - CNN Money
• Apple Cuts Copy Protection and Price on iTunes - AP/Yahoo
• Merrill Financial Advisors' Loyalty Questioned - FT
• Israeli Shelling Kills 30 in School - Reuters
• VIDEO: Japanese Electronics Makers - Bloomberg
• Cisco Faces Challenges (Nasdaq: CSCO) - Reuters
• German Billionaire Kills Self - CNN
• New Senator Snubbed - BBC
• VIDEO: Gaza Update - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Footage from Gazan Streets - AJ
• VIDEO: India Blames Pakistan Intelligence or Military Agencies - AP

January 5, 2009

• VIDEO: China Trade Growth Slowing - Bloomberg
• November Construction Spending Declines 0.6%
• VIDEO: Congressional Subcommittee Questions SEC on Madoff - Bloomberg
• Dollar Rises as Risk Appetite Expands - FT
• Obama Plans Big Tax Cut - CNN Money
• NY Fed Begins Buying Mortgage Securities
• Gas Supply Slows to EU - AP/Yahoo
• Oil Lifted by Gaza Conflict - CNN Money
• El-Erian Says Government Key in '09 - CNBC
• Germany Preps Stimulus - FT
• Dismal December Auto Sales Seen - MW
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Apple's Jobs Blames Hormone Imbalance for Weight Loss - Bloomberg
• Economy Hits December Sales at Walgreen and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD, NYSE: WAG) - Reuters
• Subaru Posts Slight 2008 Sales Rise - AP/Yahoo
• Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) CEO Ousted - CNBC
• GE Shares Dip on Dividend Scare - CNBC
• VIDEO: Sony, Asian Stock Movement - Bloomberg
• Guns Link Several Attacks in Greece - BBC
• Ex-KGB Man Says US Demise Imminent - MW
• Geopolitical Year Ahead - Economist
• VIDEO: Gaza Incursion Progresses - AP

January 2, 2009

• ISM Manufacturing Index - Another Low Mark
• VIDEO: Obama is Back to Work - CBS
• Obama Back to Work - Bloomberg
• EU Anxious as Russia Stops Gas Flow to Ukraine - FT
• Gazprom will Apply Partial Payment Toward Fines - Bloomberg
• Oil Falls Below $43 - AP/Yahoo
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Visteon (NYSE: VC) Cutting Workers, Pay - AP/Yahoo
• GMAC Gives Up Some Financing Rights in Bailut - CNBC
• Hamas Calls for Revenge - Reuters
• VIDEO: Egypt Opens Border to Gaza - AJ
• VIDEO: Israel Takes Out Hamas Leader - AP

December 31, 2008

• VIDEO: First Hand Look at Gaza Bombing - AJ
• Weekly Jobless Claims Ease Through Holiday
• VIDEO: Faber's Economic Outlook - Bloomberg
• Mortgage Refinancing Activity Up on Lower Rates - Bloomberg
• Commodity Markets in Biggest Annual Fall - FT
• VIDEO: Jim Rogers' Outlook - Bloomberg
• World Markets Closing '08 Bruised and Confused - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Gazprom Ukraine Issue - Bloomberg
• SEC Urges Congress to Keep Fair Value Accounting Rules - MW
• Gas Prices Impotent to Usage - MW
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• GMAC Looks Short Still - CNBC
• Dell Shakes Things Up - CNBC
• Pakistan Finds Mumbai Link - Reuters
• Egypt Cancels New Year Party - Breitbart
• Sydney Celebrates New Year - Breitbart
• Israel Rejects Calls for Truce - Reuters
• Ukraine Threatens to Seize Gas - BBC

December 30, 2008

• Consumer Confidence Drops to Low - Conference Board
• ICSC Goldman Weekly Same-Store Sales Fell 1.8% Yr-to-Yr
• Oil Slips After Initial Gaza Related Rise - CNN Money
• House Prices Sink Further - S&P Case Shiller
• VIDEO: Oil Outlook - Bloomberg
• IMF Spells Out Need for Global Stimulus
• Gaza Dominates Gulf Council Meeting - AP
• SEC Enforcement Accountant to Leave Next Month - Yahoo
• Weakest Holiday Season Since 1970 - Reuters
• Ukraine Pays Gas Debt in Full - BBC
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: GMAC Gets Bailout - Bloomberg
• Dow Chemical Scrambling to Keep Deal Alive - Reuters
• Pakistan Shuts Supply Route to Afghanistan - CNN
• Pakistan Urges India to Pull Back - CNN
• Gaza Campaign at First Stage - BBC
• VIDEO: Israel Continues Attacks on Gaza - AJ
• VIDEO: India, Pakistan Build Up on Border

December 29, 2008

• VIDEO: Israel Looks Toward Ground - AP
• Israel Takes Out Hamas Symbols of Power - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Analysis of Israel's Attack - Bloomberg
• Air War Goes on in Gaza - Economist
• VIDEO: 2008 Winners and Losers - Bloomberg
• Oil Higher on Gaza Action - CNN Money
• Obama Advisors Focus Long-Term, See 10% Unemployment Short-Term - MW
• Obama Weighs Spending Vs. Tax Cuts - FT
• Europeans Favor Euro to Dollar Now - FT
• Dems May Kill Municipal Minimum Bond Tax - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Future of Finance - Bloomberg
• UK Employment Outlook - CNBC
• Japanese Insurers Merging - Reuters
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: A Look at Solar Stocks - Bloomberg
• Bove Sees Hope for Banks - Reuters

December 26, 2008

• VIDEO: Retailers Reeling as Sales Down 8%
• Retailers Slash Prices Post Holiday - AP/Yahoo
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• India and Pakistan on the Brink - CNN
• VIDEO: Enter the Year of the Ox - AP/Yahoo

December 24, 2008

• Dollar Burns as Growth Softens, Inflation Looms - FT
• Weekly Jobless Claims Mark 26-Year High!
• Personal Income and Spending Drop in November
• Durable Goods Orders Ease Less Than Expected
• VIDEO: Madoff Fallout - Bloomberg
• Japan Cabinet Proposes Recording Spending Budget for 2009 - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Moscow Gas Consortium Meets - Bloomberg
• Crude Oil Inventories Decreased
• Natural Gas in Storage Declined
• Oil Prices Fall - CNN Money
• One-Third of Banks will Fail - CNBC
• Pre-Christmas Store Traffic Fell 24% - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Retail Bankruptcies May Rise - Bloomberg
• Low Mortgage Rates Are Spurring Refinancing Activity - MW
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Toyota Posts Worst Global Sales in 8 Years
• VIDEO: General Motors (NYSE: GM) Cuts Survival Plan Time - Bloomberg
• Micron Technology Loss Widens (NYSE: MU) - MW
• GMAC: Fed Geared for Bailout - CNN Money
• Four Dying Silicon Valley Companies - Seeking Alpha
• Fund Manager Found Dead - MW
• Bethlehem Fills Up for Christmas - Reuters
• VIDEO: Blagojevich, Obama Connection Inspection - AP

December 23, 2008

• ICSC Lowers Holiday Sales Forecast - Bloomberg
• ICSC Goldman Reports Weekly Same-Store Sales Fell 0.6% Year-to-Year at Last Check
• Final GDP Read for Q3 Sticks at Down 0.5%
• World Economies Limp to Christmas - Reuters
• IMF Sees Greater Need
• New Home Sales Collapse in November
• VIDEO: The Going Concern Question - Bloomberg
• Existing Home Sales Sank 8.6% in November
• VIDEO: AP Top Stories
• Russia Forms New Natural Gas Consortium - Reuters
• Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Rises to 60.1, from 59.1
• State Street Investor Sentiment Sinks
• New Zealand Economy Posts 3rd Quarter of Recession - MW
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• GM May Yet Go Under - Yahoo Tech Ticker
• Credit Rating Agencies Cut Ford, Chrysler Ratings - CNBC
• More Job Cuts at Textron and Unysis - CNN Money
• CIT Group Gets TARP Hand - AP/Yahoo
• Semiconductors, How Bad Will It Get? - Seeking Alpha
• Blagojevich Ties, Much to do About Nothing According to Dems - CNN
• Military Seizes Power in Guinea - BBC
• Ukraine Warns Europe on Russia - Reuters
• Pope Discusses Auto-Emancipation, Angers Gays - BBC

December 22, 2008

• VIDEO: 2008 in Review - AP
• China Cuts Interest Rates Another 27 BPS - FT
• Mortgage Re-defaults Rising - Reuters
• Property Developers Request Bailout - CNBC
• VIDEO: Where are the Bank Billions! - AP
• Irish Banks Get a Shot - MW
• Global M&A Falls in 2008 - Reuters
• How Will the Fed Dodge Inflation - Reuters
• Deflation Scam - Seeking Alpha
• Japan Recession Deepens - CNN Money
• Gold Outlook - Seeking Alpha
• President's Statement on Auto Bailout
• GM Term Sheet for Gov't Loan
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Toyota Projects the First Operating Loss in its History - AP/Yahoo
• Walgreen Profit Sinks on Trimmed Store Openings - MW
• Manpower (NYSE: MAN) Withdrawals Guidance - CNBC
• Munich Re Buys AIG Unit - MW
• Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) to Cut Exec Pay by 50% - AP/Yahoo
• Hamas Threatens Suicide Attacks - Yahoo
• Fiddling with Words as World Melts - Economist
• VIDEO: The Year in Sports - AP

December 19, 2008

• White House, Treasury Release Funds to Auto Sector, Ask for Rest of TARP
• President's Statement on Auto Bailout
• GM Term Sheet for Gov't Loan
• VIDEO: President's Press Conference on Auto Salvation
• GM, Chrysler Get the Dough - Bloomberg
• Bank of Japan Goes 2/3 of Way to Zero
• Oil Prices Slide Further - FT
• VIDEO: Oil Volatility Threatens World
• Obama's Big Bang Stimulus Plan - Reuters
• Nasdaq to Extend Listing Rule Suspension - Reuters
• Emerging Market Meltdown - MW
• Gold Futures Slide Further - MW
• Retailers Slash Prices Early - MW
• VIDEO: Paulson on the Options
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Panasonic to Buy Sanyo - AP/Yahoo
• Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) Cutting 1,000 Jobs - Reuters
• BofA Strong Armed By China, Bails on Plan to Sell CCB Stake - FT
• Credit Suisse Ties Bonuses to Illiquid Assets - CNBC
• Polaroid Files for Bankruptcy - FT
• CarMax Swings to Loss (NYSE: KMX) - AP/Yahoo
• Winter Storm Races Through Midwest, to Northeast - Weather Channel
• Russia Will Axe Weapons if US Kills Shield - Reuters
• VIDEO: Rwandan Genocide Colonel Sentenced to Life
• Mugabe Says Zimbabwe is Mine - BBC

December 18, 2008

• Jobless Claims Stay Hot
• VIDEO: Obama's Great Public Works Project - Bloomberg
• Chrysler to Shut for a Month - Washington Post
• Auto Industry Goes Into Hybernation Mode - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: SEC Under Fire - Bloomberg
• Shapiro Pegged to Take Over Battered SEC - FT
• Oil Prices Lower Despite OPEC - CNN Money
• VIDEO: Fed All in or All Done? - Bloomberg
• White House Wants Auto Bailout by Christmas - CNBC
• November Leading Indicators Slipped 0.4%
• Paulson May Seek Next $350 Billion Shortly - Bloomberg
• Philly Fed Index Soft in December
• German Business Sentiment Sinks - MW
• Credit Card Rules Change for Better - AP/Yahoo
• EIA Natural Gas Storage Declines on Weather
• China's Hu Urges Stability - Reuters
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Chrysler Shutters Windows for Month - AP
• GM Denies Chrysler Merger Talk - CNN Money
• FedEx (NYSE: FDX) to Cut Costs for Tough '09 - Reuters
• Discover Financial Rises After Applying for Bank Status (NYSE: DFS) - Bloomberg
• Lennar Narrows Loss (NYSE: LEN) - AP/Yahoo
• War is Back on in Gaza - JPost
• 25 Arrested in Effort to Revive BATH Party in Iraq - AP/Yahoo
• New Rioting in Greece - BBC
• VIDEO: A Presidential Meeting, What Secrets Might be Discussed...

December 17, 2008

• Oil Falls on Speculation Record 2 MmBD Cut is Not Enough - Bloomberg
• OPEC Meeting in Algeria
• VIDEO: Former Energy Secretary Discusses OPEC, Oil and Obama - Bloomberg
• Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey
• Russian Oil and Ruble News - Bloomberg
• Public Morale in the Dumps - Reuters
• NY Governor Patterson Considers Range of Taxes - NY Daily News
• SEC Chief Admits to Missing Madoff - FT
• Fed Fixes Bayonets - Economist
• Mortgage Refinancing Up - CNBC
• Third Quarter Current Account Report
• Russia, from Boom to Bust and Worse - Economist
• EIA Petroleum Status Report
• Yen Reaches 13-Year High - FT
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• VIDEO: Honda Cuts Forecast (NYSE: HMC)
• Morgan Stanley Loses Big (NYSE: MS) - AP/Yahoo
• Morgan Stanley EPS Release
• Apple's Jobs a No Show at MacWorld - FT
• Food Companies Beat Numbers (NYSE: GIS, NYSE: CAG) - Reuters
• Citigroup Merges Corporate and Investment Banking (NYSE: C) - CNBC
• Time's Person of the Year - Obama
• Russian Warships Off to Cuba - Yahoo
• Latin American Summit Excludes U.S. - Reuters
• UK Troops Out of Iraq by July - BBC

December 16, 2008

• Fed Establishes Target Range of Zero to Quarter Point
• VIDEO: Fed Action Today, Look for a Half Point Move - Bloomberg
• Consumer Price Index (CPI) Tanks in November
• Housing Starts Disappear in November
• Europe Falls Deeper into Recession - FT
• Trichet May Pause, Sees Limit to Rate Cuts - Bloomberg
• Bankruptcies Filings Rise 30% - CNN Money
• Oil Rises to $45 Ahead of OPEC Meeting - AP/Yahoo
• ICSC Weekly Same-Store Sales Fell 0.4% Year-to-Year
• Russia's Industrial Activity Plunges - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Inside a Ponzi Scheme - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Posts First Loss in its History
• Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) Profit Sinks 77% - Yahoo
• ITT Backs its 2008 Forecast - CNBC
• Will Car Czar Force GM Bankruptcy? - Bloomberg
• Chinese Shipper Bets Wrong on Derivatives - MW
• Obama's Cabinet Shy on Southerners and Republicans - Bloomberg
• Illinois Lawmakers Launch Impeachment of Bragojevich - Reuters
• Zimbabwe's Air Force Chief Shot - BBC
• Police Find 5 Sticks of Dynamite in Paris Shop - Reuters

December 15, 2008

• Detroit on Hold While Bush in Middle East - CNBC
• VIDEO: Bush Delays Aid to Autos - Bloomberg TV
• Dollar Softening to 2-Month Low - FT
• Oil Rising on OPEC Expectation - CNN Money
• NY Manufacturing Still Weak
• Industrial Production Slows in November
• Treasury Int'l Capital Report October
• Housing Market Index December
• Global Week Ahead - Economist
• China's Factory Output Slows Further - AP/Yahoo
• Americans Pawning to Pay Bills - Reuters
• Japanese Business Confidence Dives (Tankan Survey) - FT
• U.S. Excluded from Latin American Summit that Covets Russian and Chinese Partnership - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Electrolux Cutting 3K Jobs, Warns on '08 - MW
• Toyota to Cut Sales Goals and Cut Costs - Reuters
• Huntsman Deal Done - CNBC
• Honeywell Sees '09 Decline - Reuters
• Northern Trust Cuts Jobs (Nasdaq: NTRS) - MW
• VIDEO: Russian Spy Unveiled - AP
• Madoff Madness: Details Come Out - Bloomberg
• Iraqis Rally for Shoe Attacker - BBC

December 12, 2008

• VIDEO: Auto Bailout Fails in Senate
• Bailout Failure Means Bankruptcies Loom for Chrysler and Maybe GM - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Chrysler Looks Finished Surely
• World Markets Plunge - AP/Yahoo
• Japan, EU to Stimulate Economies - Reuters
• A Day to Dread on Wall Street - CNN Money
• Retail Sales Fall 1.8% in November
• Producer Price Index November
• Goldman Cuts Oil Price Forecast - FT
• Business Inventories Report October
• VIDEO: Dollar's New Demise
• VIDEO: FDIC on Foreclosure Efforts
• VIDEO: Asian Markets Take Hit
• U. Michigan/Reuters Consumer Sentiment Report
• Ruble Takes Steepest Weekly Slide - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Bank of America Cutting 35K Jobs - Reuters
• GM Shares Tank in Europe as Word Spreads of Bankruptcy Counsel - FT
• Deutsche Bank Cuts Ford and Suppliers to Sell - MW
• JP Morgan Chase Seeing Terrible Quarter, Dimon Says - CNBC
• Alcatel-Lucent to Cut Jobs - AP/Yahoo
• Pakistan Cracks Down on Lashkar - Reuters
• Former Nasdaq Chair Indicted for Fraud - MW
• VIDEO: Today's News Highlights
• US to Lead on Climate - BBC

December 11, 2008

• Weekly Jobless Claims Rocket to 573K
• VIDEO: House Passes Bailout for Auto Industry - AP
• Foreclosure Pace Slows in November - Realtytrac
• Trade Deficit Widens in October
• IEA Expects Big OPEC Cut - FT
• Russian Ruble Rubble - Bloomberg
• Import Prices Collapse in November
• Recession Drives Deflation - Reuters
• December's RBC Cash Index, as Horrible as Ever
• Quarterly Services Survey Q3
• Natural Gas Inventory Report
• Miners Eye China White Knights - Reuters
• VIDEO: Have You Seen this Girl? - Youtube
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Stronger Dollar, Cash Strapped Consumers Hits Costco (Nasdaq: COST) - AP/Yahoo
• Procter & Gamble Takes a Hit (NYSE: PG) - CNBC
• Lilly Sees EPS Crimped (NYSE: LLY) - Reuters
• Boeing Delays 787 (NYSE: BA) - AP/Yahoo
• Zimbabwe Time for Change - Economist
• BCE Deal a No Go - MW
• Daschle to Get Health Care Role - Reuters
• al-Qaeda Suspects Detained - BBC
• Greek Riots Ease, Nation Takes Breath - Kathimerini

December 10, 2008

• VIDEO: Administration Talks Sticks and Carrots Re Auto Bailout
• World Bank Issues Global Economic Report for 2009, and It's Dire
• Chinese Exports Fall for First Time in Seven Years - MW
• VIDEO: Auto Deal Comes at Cost - AP
• Auto Vote May Come on Wednesday - CNBC
• VIDEO: Corporate Layoffs Mounting - Bloomberg
• Mortgage Activity Dips After Prior Jump - Reuters
• EIA Petroleum Status Report
• Tobin Paints Horrific Market Bottom - Bloomberg
• Wholesale Trade Report October: -1.1%
• Treasury Budget Report November -$164.4 Bln.
• Treasuries Offer No Yield - MW
• Commodity Comeback - Reuters
• Chinese Wholesale Inflation Slumps - FT
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Rio Tinto Lays Off 14K - AP/Yahoo
• SKF Fires 6% of Workforce - CNN Money
• Bank of America Concedes to Factory Worker Sit In - CNN Money
• Nortel Explores Bankruptcy - Reuters
• GMAC Misses Bank Holding Mark - Bloomberg
• Yahoo Holder to Push for Search Deal with Microsoft - CNBC
• Our AIG Owes $10 Billion to Banks! - Reuters
• Korea Balks Again! - Yahoo
• Fem-Bot is Real! - Sun
• Greece Faces General Strike - BBC
• VIDEO: Greek Situation Expands - AP
• VIDEO: Police Taser Sick Man - AP

December 9, 2008

• OECD Issues its US Economic Survey
• VIDEO: Vote Coming for Auto Industry - AP
• Bank of Canada Cuts by 75 Basis Points
• VIDEO: Auto Bailout Details - Bloomberg
• October Pending Home Sales Index Sinks
• Congress Hears Fannie, Freddie - CNN Money
• Euro Turns Ten - MW
• Japan Deteriorates - FT
• Russians, Chinese Most Likely to Bribe - Reuters
• Brazilian Economy Unexpectedly Quickens in Q3 - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Main St. Fights Back - CBC
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Sony (NYSE: SNE) Cuts 8K Jobs - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Tech Takes Hit - Bloomberg
• Airlines See Less Drastic Losses - CNBC
• 5 Stores Surviving - CNN Money
• Merck (NYSE: MRK) Push Into Biotech - Reuters
• Texas Instruments BBQ'd (NYSE: TXN) - CNBC
• Kroger (NYSE: KR) EPS Fall - AP/Yahoo
• Illinois Governor Taken Into Custody - CNN
• World's Hungry Close to 1 Billion - FT
• Pakistan Snubs India Over Arrests - BBC
• Silicon Valley Jobs Scarce - Reuters
• Greece Ablaze in Riot - Reuters
• VIDEO: Greece, Two Wrongs Equal No Right - ITN News

December 8, 2008

• Auto Deal Likely Today, According to White House - CNBC
• Vice Chair Kohn Discuss Financial Intermediation
• Auto Sector Survival Still a Burden - Bloomberg
• Obama's New Deal - FT
• Dow Chemical Closing 20 Plants, Firing 5K - AP/Yahoo
• VIDEO: Oil Prices Move Higher - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: John McCain Seems to Affirm Plan to Send Troops to Afghanistan - AP
• Fed's Kroszner Discusses Market Instability
• Week Ahead Europe - MW
• European Commission Issues New Bank Aid Rules - WSJ
• Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist
• Global Home Price Deflation - Economist
• Modified Mortgages Fail Anyway - Bloomberg
• China Seeks to Develop Brazilian Offshore Oilfield - CNN Money
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Tribune to Stop the Presses? - Reuters
• McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) Posts Sales Rise - CNBC
• Deutsche Bourse, NYSE Call Whole Thing Off (NYSE: NYX) - FT
• 3M (NYSE: MMM) Warns - AP/Yahoo
• MetLife (NYSE: MET) Misses Mark - AP/Yahoo
• Pakistan Nabs Mastermind - Reuters
• VIDEO: Raw Justice in Greece
• Greek Cities Ablaze Over Injustice of Child's Death - BBC

December 5, 2008

• Employment Report Shows 533K Jobs Lost in November
• VIDEO: AP Top Stories - Youtube
• Gov't Contemplates Running the Show - Yahoo
• VIDEO: Senator Shelby on Auto Bailout - Bloomberg
• VIDEO: Recap Day 1 of Bailout Testimony - Bloomberg
• Big 3 Open to Oversight - FT
• Kashkari Remarks on Treasury Market and TARP
• Kashkari Testimony Before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
• US, China Hold Strategic Economic Dialogue
• Auto Jobs at Stake, See Your State - CNN Money
• Oil Near 4-Year Low - AP/Yahoo
• Mortgage Delinquencies Increase - MBA
• Economists Warn of LatAm Crisis - FT
• SEC Slaps Hands of Rating Agencies - bNet
• PIMCO's El-Erian Sees Harsh Q4 GDP - Reuters
• Canadian Job Losses Most Since '82 - DailyFX
• Ruble Poised to Drop Further - Moscow News
• Gold Declines - MW
• Consumer Credit Report for October
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• Citigroup (NYSE: C) Sells German Arm for $6.7 Bln. - CNBC
• AMD Warns on Revenue - CNN Money
• Boeing (NYSE: BA) Delays 787 Again - MW
• Avis Cuts 2,200 Jobs - CNN Money
• Honda (NYSE: HMC) Pulls Out of F-1 - BBC
• Blast in Northwest Pakistan - Reuters
• Canada's Top Job Safe for Now - Economist
• US Military Set to Run High Stakes Missile Shield Test - Reuters
• Russian Patriarch Passes

December 4, 2008

• Automakers Consider Bankruptcy for Bailout - Reuters
• ECB Cuts Rate by 75 BPS
• VIDEO: ECB Press Conference
• Online Job Opportunities Drop According to Monster Index
• VIDEO: AP Top Stories
• Weekly Jobless Claims Still Hot, but Ease Into Holidays
• BOE Cuts a Full Percentage Point
• VIDEO: Will DC Save Detroit? - Bloomberg
• Paulson May Ask Congress for Rest of Dough - CNBC
• UAW Makes Concessions - FT
• Chain Store Sales - Retailers Post Tough November - MW
• Oil Falls Further - CNN Money
• FDIC's Sheila Bair Remarks Today
• EIA Natural Gas Report
• Factory Orders Dive 5.1% in October
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo! Upgrades and Downgrades
• AT&T Fires 12,000 - AP/Yahoo
• Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) to Cut 5,300 - CNBC
• Nokia Cuts Outlook Again - MW
• Merck (NYSE: MRK) Lowers Outlook - CNN Money
• Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) Sales Rose in Nov - AP/Yahoo
• Pakistan Vows Action - BBC
• China Urges US to Stabilize Economy - FT
• Bill Will Stay Out of Hil's Way - CNN
• Iraqi Council Approves US Stay - Reuters
• IDF Preparing Options for Iran Strike - JP
• Indian Airports on High Alert After Fresh Threat - SMH

December 3, 2008

• ADP Reports 250K Private Sector Layoffs
• Challenger Reports Planned Layoffs Approach 7-Year High - Reuters
• ISM Non-Manufacturing Report Shows Poorly
• GM, Chrysler Seek $11 Bln. to Avert Bankruptcy - Bloomberg
• Fed's Beige Book December
• Oil Flat - CNN Money
• Crude Inventory Decreased Last Week - EIA
• Productivity Revised Higher in Q3
• Mortgage Applications Surge After Fed's New Program - MW
• Thailand Slashes Rates - FT
• Dismal Economic Data from Europe - MW
• Russia's State Owned VEB Bank Asks for Funds - CNBC
• Bill Gross' December Outlook