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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 5:17am 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 5:17am 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. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Israeli troops deepen push into Gaza 5:47am ET

Israel moves forces into a southern Gaza town in an 11-day-old conflict in which hundreds of Palestinians have been killed.  Full Article | Slideshow 

Israel sets key condition for ceasefire
Tears, despair as Gaza "bleeds rivers"
Q&A: Tactics of Israel and Hamas
Iran wants to show regional power
Factbox: Developments in Gaza

before the bell

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York January 2, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Window into home sales

Pending home sales and FOMC minutes late in the trading day will likely set the tone. Morning Call: Gains at the open  Full Article | Video 

Full Coverage: Economy

Deals

The company logo of pottery manufacturer Wedgwood is seen on the bottom of a jug at their factory shop in Stoke on Trent, England, January 5, 2009. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Crisis breaks china maker

Waterford Wedgwood, whose luxury tableware was once a mainstay of wedding gift lists worldwide, has called in receivers and placed two of Britain's most venerable china makers into administration.  Full Article 

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New risks in 2009
Preston Keat

Political risks have historically mattered much more in emerging markets, but political risk in the developed, industrial democracies is rising more quickly than anyone would have predicted a year ago.  Commentary 

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Commodities

Commodity Last Pct Chg Trade Date/Time
Oil 53.84 +2.67% 06 Jan 2009 07:33 EST
Gold 843.4 -1.73% 06 Jan 2009 07:42 EST
Blogs: Environment
Topics: AIDS, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Blogs: Soccer
Trader Gregg Russo works on the floor of the New York Stock ExchangeSlideshowSlideshow 
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 

Send us your signs of the times

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Reacting to Gaza raids
Monday, 5 Jan 2009 02:35pm EST 
Protests are taking place around the world, in reaction to the Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip.
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Guatemala landslide kills workers

Jen 6 - Rescue teams search for people still missing after the landslide that killed more than 30 coffee workers.  Play Video

 
Toyota's Japan shutdown
Obama stays silent on Mideast
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