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The Miami Herald

Obama: watch for trillion dollar deficits
BloggingStocks - 44 minutes ago
President-elect Obama is telling the public that the US may run a trillion dollar deficit to bailout the economy. According to The New York Times, he made the point that Americans for the unparalleled prospect of "trillion-dollar deficits for years to ...
Obama: Trillion-Dollar Deficits 'for Years to Come' Washington Post
Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraint The Associated Press
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WELT ONLINE

Russian Gas Shipments to Europe Through Ukraine Are Halted
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Kateryna Choursina and Lyubov Pronina Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Russian natural gas exports through Ukraine to Europe halted for the first time in three years, threatening to create shortages as freezing weather spurred demand for power.
Video: Europe running out of gas RussiaToday
Bulgarian schools, some firms stay shut in gas row Reuters
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Boston Globe

Li Ka-shing Seeks $524 Million Selling Bank of China
Bloomberg - 50 minutes ago
By Bei Hu and Luo Jun Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is raising as much as HK$4.06 billion ($524 million) selling shares in Bank of China Ltd.
Li fund selling $500 mln Bank of China stake Reuters
Bank Of America Raises Cash In China Forbes
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Washington Times

Stock futures signal dip
Reuters - 50 minutes ago
(Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, on mounting worries over the impact of the recession on companies after Alcoa Inc (AA.
Stocks set to drop as jobs in focus CNN
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St falls after sharp gains last week Alibaba News Channel
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Seattle Post Intelligencer

Oil Traders Seek Another 10 Supertankers for Storage
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Alaric Nightingale Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Oil traders are seeking as many as 10 supertankers to store crude, potentially taking the amount hoarded at sea to almost five days of European Union demand, according to Frontline Ltd.
Limits to Oil Majors' Largesse Wall Street Journal
NYMEX-Crude up, but choppy on profit taking, data Reuters
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HispanicBusiness.com

Fed predicts economy will get worse
CNNMoney.com - 10 hours ago
In the minutes from its last meeting, the central bank said it expects GDP to decline in 2009 and unemployment to rise into 2010. By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.
Video: Jan. 6: Stocks Finish Higher on Fed Minutes AssociatedPress
Deflation fear prompted Fed's latest interest rate cut Los Angeles Times
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Canada.com

Skilling Wins bid for Resentencing After Getting 24-Year Term
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Jef Feeley and Thom Weidlich Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- A US appeals court ordered that former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling be resentenced because of a procedural mistake, a decision some experts said is unlikely to significantly ...
Enron's Skilling Loses Appeal BusinessWeek
The lesson of Skilling: CEOs are still accountable Houston Chronicle
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Reuters

Madoff victims may get some cash within a month
Reuters - 1 hour ago
(Reuters) - Investors who lost money in Bernard Madoff's alleged $50 billion (34 billion pound) fraud might begin recovering some of their funds as soon as next month, Securities Investor Protection Corp, President Stephen Harbeck told Bloomberg in an ...
Judge weighs whether Madoff poses danger to others BusinessWeek
Frank Says Role of SEC as Markets Cop Should Be ‘Beefed Up’ Bloomberg
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TopNews

German December Unemployment Shows First Gain in Three Years
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Rainer Buergin Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- German unemployment rose for the first time in almost three years in December as the labor market caught up with an economy that shrank during most of 2008.
INSTANT VIEW 4-German jobless posts first rise in nearly 3 yrs Forbes
German jobless up for first time in nearly 3 yrs guardian.co.uk
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Fresh News

Alcoa Cuts Output, Fires Workers After Demand Weakens
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Rob Delaney Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Alcoa Inc., the world’s largest aluminum maker, reported a third major production cut in as many months and will reduce its global workforce by 13500 after demand for the metal used in automobiles and appliances ...
Alcoa to close plants and trim work force International Herald Tribune
Alcoa to cut 13500 jobs Orlando Sentinel
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The Money Times

Chemical slump sends LyondellBasell into Chapter 11
Houston Chronicle - 4 hours ago
By BRETT CLANTON Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle • July 1993: Lyondell and Citgo Petroleum Corp. form Lyondell Citgo Refining to own and operate Houston refinery.
Lyondell Chemical Blames Falling Demand for Bankruptcy Filing Bloomberg
LyondellBasell US units file for bankruptcy Reuters
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Apartment rents show first decline in over 5 years
Reuters - 2 hours ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - Average rents for US apartments fell in the fourth quarter, as a sharp economic downturn and rising unemployment left Americans unwilling to pay higher prices, according to data released on Wednesday.
US Shopping Mall Vacancies Reach 10-Year High as Stores Fail Bloomberg
Apartment Landlords Find What Goes Up, Does Come Down Wall Street Journal
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IRS Offering Leniency Plan For Taxpayers
Wall Street Journal - 5 hours ago
By MARTIN VAUGHAN WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service announced steps to be more lenient on taxpayers who are unable to pay taxes owed, in recognition of the financial troubles reverberating throughout the economy.
IRS will be more patient this year Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
IRS will display its sensitive side Worcester Telegram
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Logitech cuts jobs, abandons targets
Reuters - 22 hours ago
By Jason Rhodes ZURICH, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Logitech (LOGN.VX) plans to cut some 5 percent of its global workforce and abandoned its fiscal 2009 targets after consumers cut back on Christmas spending, the world's largest computer mouse maker said on ...

Reuters

Firing banks executives instead of cutting bonuses
BloggingStocks - 1 hour ago
Ken Lewis followed the lead of many other bank CEOs. The head of Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) will take no bonus for last year. BAC will also miss its financial forecasts for 2008.
Bank of America’s Chief Gives Up Bonus New York Times
Bank of America’s Lewis Urges No Bonus for Himself Bloomberg
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mediabistro.com

Leo Burnett Settles Army-Ad Suit
Wall Street Journal - 5 hours ago
By SUZANNE VRANICA Publicis Groupe SA's Leo Burnett has agreed to pay $15.5 million to settle charges that it overbilled the US Army for work on its "Army of One" campaign, according to the Justice Department.
Leo Burnett USA settles Army fraud suit Chicago Tribune
Army Ads Cost Leo Burnett $15.5 Million MSNBC
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The Associated Press

Satyam Shares Plunge on Scandal
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By HEATHER TIMMONS AND BETTINA WASSENER NEW DELHI -- Shares in Satyam Computer Services Ltd. , a leading Indian outsourcing company that counts numerous Fortune 500 companies among its clients, plummeted more than 72 percent on Wednesday after its ...
India shares provisionally fall 7.3pct, Satyam dives Reuters
World markets mixed as Indian stocks plunge The Associated Press
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Javno.hr

Millionaires Say Advisers Failed Them in Crisis, Survey Shows
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Christopher Condon Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Nearly two-thirds of US millionaires say their investment advisers have failed them during the global recession, a survey showed.
Millionaires? More like $700000-aires CNNMoney.com
Wealth of US millionaires down 30 pct: survey Reuters
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CTV.ca

Merckle Paid ‘Terrible Price’ of Suicide as Strategy Foundered
Bloomberg - 6 hours ago
By Simon Clark and Sheenagh Matthews Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- In December, German billionaire Adolf Merckle gave a rare interview to defend his failing investment strategy.
Facing Big Losses, German Billionaire Takes His Own Life New York Times
German billionaire commits suicide Modesto Bee
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Richmond Times Dispatch

Unemployment In DC Region Highest Since '03
Washington Post - 8 hours ago
By V. Dion Haynes Unemployment in the Washington region reached its highest level in November since June 2003, inching up to 4.4 percent from 4.1 percent the month before.
Jobless rate rachets upward Tulsa World
Triangle unemployment jumps News & Observer
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