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Stocks recharge rally

6 Jan 2009 at 1:17pm
Stocks gained Tuesday afternoon, as investors looked beyond the Federal Reserve's dour outlook on...

The best investor of 2008 is buying...

6 Jan 2009 at 9:00am
We all know that 2008 was a horrific year for the stock market. But to really put into perspectiv...

Government debt prices churn

6 Jan 2009 at 1:43pm
Treasury prices churned Tuesday as investors weighed a tremendous amount of new debt coming to ma...

Dollar rises on weak European data

6 Jan 2009 at 11:03am
The dollar continued its rise against the euro Tuesday as negative economic reports punished the ...

Oil caught in tug-of-war

6 Jan 2009 at 1:25pm
Oil prices fluctuated wildly Tuesday after a handful of dismal economic reports countered signs t...

Israeli strike at Gaza school 'kills 30'

6 Jan 2009 at 2:16pm
At least 30 people are killed and 55 injured when Israeli artillery shells land near a United Nat...

European gas supplies disrupted

6 Jan 2009 at 11:16am
Several EU countries report major disruption to their gas supplies from Russia as Moscow accuses ...

Senate snub as US Congress opens

6 Jan 2009 at 12:18pm
The new US Congress opens amid a row over the man chosen to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.

Ethiopia imposes aid agency curbs

6 Jan 2009 at 10:28am
Ethiopia's parliament passes a bill imposing restricting aid work, for example promoting the righ...

German billionaire kills himself

6 Jan 2009 at 11:14am
German billionaire Adolf Merckle commits suicide after his business empire runs into trouble in t...