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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2008. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

S&P hits 11-year low 6:44pm ET

The benchmark S&P 500 index tumbles to its lowest level in over a decade, as a stalled auto bailout bill and struggles at Citigroup prompt investors to dump stocks across the board.  Full Article | Full Coverage 

A man carries shopping bags through a mall in Sydney June 2, 2008. REUTERS/Will Burgess
Clothes and ketchup

Retailer Ann Taylor and ketchup maker H.J. Heinz report earnings but the spotlight remains on the potential for an automaker bailout.  Factbox 

John Kemp
Biofuels run into trouble

Despite a promising start, the U.S. experiment with renewable fuels is facing serious challenges next year, intensifying existing pressures on ethanol distillers and farmers, writes John Kemp.  Commentary 

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Commodity Last Pct Chg Trade Date/Time
Oil 47.5 -1.22% 20 Nov 2008 21:52 EST
Gold 746.5 -0.29% 20 Nov 2008 22:24 EST
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Crisis in Credit

Follow the financial crisis using our interactive video timeline. Track the global impact on our interactive map.  Full Coverage 

Bernd Debusmann
A million years of nuclear planning

Columnist Bernd Debusmann asks if the EPA is engaging in scientific fantasy by setting impossible hurdles over nuclear waste.  Commentary 

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Consumer Credit

The mortgage-inspired crisis infecting markets may be followed by even bigger problems borne out of growing credit card debt. Take a closer look.  Full Coverage 

1997 revisited
10:05pm EST 
Stock indexes drop below or flirt near 11 year lows. It's 1997 all over again in the financial market. A flashback look at the important events of that year.
Paulson on defense

Nov. 20 - Treasury Secretary Paulson defended his response to the financial crisis and said the government had all the necessary tools to prevent a collapse  Play Video

 
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