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President-elect Barack Obama (R) meets with Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at her office in the Capitol Building in Washington, January 5, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES)

Congress to convene with economy in focus 10:04am ET

The new Congress is set to convene under pressure to deal with an economic stimulus package that Barack Obama could sign into law soon after being sworn in as president.  Full Article | Video 

Factbox: Facing a battered economy
Factbox: Obama's goals in Congress
Factbox: Dems need Republican help
President-elect Barack Obama (R) meets with Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at her office in the Capitol Building in Washington, January 5, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES)

Congress to convene with economy in focus 10:04am ET

The new Congress is set to convene under pressure to deal with an economic stimulus package that Barack Obama could sign into law soon after being sworn in as president.  Full Article | Video 

Factbox: Facing a battered economy
Factbox: Obama's goals in Congress
Factbox: Dems need Republican help
An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell towards Gaza from its position outside the central Gaza Strip January 6, 2009.

Iran flexes its regional muscle over Gaza 10:01am ET

Iran wants to send a message to the new U.S. administration and Arab governments that it is a power to be reckoned with by championing the cause of its Palestinian ally, Hamas.  Full Article | Slideshow 

Israeli troops deepen push into Gaza
Arab leaders can weather Gaza storm
Q&A: Tactics of Israel and Hamas
Timeline: Israeli-Hamas violence

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People watch as U.S. boxer Roy Jones Jr. rings the closing bell at the NASDAQ Marketsite in New York, November 3, 2008. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Playing it safe

Technology companies may have wooed rivals with alluring, pricey buyout offers in 2008, but this year, nothing says sexy like safe deal-making.  Full Article 

Air France seen beating odds for Alitalia
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Obama's radical green strategy
John Kemp

Early indications suggest the Obama administration may disappoint its progressive supporters with a cautious approach to the economy and finance, but its moves in climate change and energy efficiency could be far bolder.  Commentary 

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Commodity Last Pct Chg Trade Date/Time
Oil 53.78 +2.57% 06 Jan 2009 10:25 EST
Gold 845.7 -1.45% 06 Jan 2009 10:35 EST

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Year in Business

A look back at the memorable moments from 2008 in the world of finance.  Slideshow 

Signs marking the entrance to Wall Street are seen in New York October 6, 2008.
Crisis in Credit

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

A combination of sale signs displayed in shop windows on the last weekend before Christmas on London's Oxford Street
Signs of the Times

The global recession manifests itself in big and small ways, most gloomy, some quirky and often reflecting the inventive human spirit.   Factbox 

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Pirate capture
10:24am EST 
A French warship captures 19 Somali pirates when it comes to the aid of two cargo ships.
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Israel demands Hamas disarm

Jan 6 - Israel has demanded that Hamas be prevented from rearming as a main condition for a ceasefire.  Play Video

 
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