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New built Opel cars are pictured at a plant of German car manufacturer Opel in Bochum November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
Before the Bell:

Autos in spotlight 8:58am ET

It's the deadline for GM, Ford and Chrysler to submit business plans to clinch a $25 billion loan package. Major automakers also report U.S. sales for November. Morning Call: Gains at the open  Full Article 

Full Coverage: The Auto Industry
GE sees earnings at low end of range
Staples profit higher than expected
New built Opel cars are pictured at a plant of German car manufacturer Opel in Bochum November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
Before the Bell:

Autos in spotlight 8:58am ET

It's the deadline for GM, Ford and Chrysler to submit business plans to clinch a $25 billion loan package. Major automakers also report U.S. sales for November. Morning Call: Gains at the open  Full Article 

Full Coverage: The Auto Industry
GE sees earnings at low end of range
Staples profit higher than expected
President-elect Barack Obama speaks as he presents his choices for his newly formed Economic Recovery Advisory Board during a news conference in Chicago November 26, 2008. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES)

CEOs could learn from "No Drama Obama" 8:36am ET

If Barack Obama were a corporate chief executive, the incoming president already would be winning high marks for his management style, experts say.  Full Article 

A path far from Bush unilateralism
Factbox: Facing a downturn
Video: U.S. officially in a recession

small business

MySpace Chief Executive Chris DeWolfe attends the Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco, California, October 17, 2007. REUTERS/Kimberly White
Knocking on MySpace's door

MySpace sees opportunities to buy start-ups for a fraction of what they would have cost six months ago as the economic slump slices millions of dollars off their price tags.  Full Article 

John Kemp
Bleak outlook for U.S. oil refiners
John Kemp

Even by the standards of a deep-cyclical industry, the "golden age" of oil refining has proved remarkably brief. Particularly in the United States, refiners have returned to the state of chronic unprofitability that plagued the industry before 2005.  Commentary 

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Commodity Last Pct Chg Trade Date/Time
Oil 48.25 +0.58% 02 Dec 2008 09:04 EST
Gold 779.7 +0.65% 02 Dec 2008 09:15 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 

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The case for piracy

As far as illicit businesses with low risk and high rewards go, it doesn't get much better than piracy on the high seas. Columnist Bernd Debusmann examines why.  Commentary 

Shoppers pass a window display at the high-end luxury goods maker Gucci along 5th Avenue in New York, November 19, 2008.
Holiday Shopping

Retailers and shoppers are adjusting to the impact of the financial crisis, especially during the busy holiday season. Take a closer look.  Full Coverage 

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Trouble in Thailand
8:23am EST 
Thailand's Prime Minister is banned from politics for five years and his party disbanded, plunging the country deeper into chaos.
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Clinton joins Team Obama

Dec 1 - President-elect Barack Obama announced a national security team that is led by his onetime chief Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.  Play Video

 
U.S. officially in a recession
Bernanke keeps finding new tools
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