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LATEST HEADLINES

Summers to Head Economic Council
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers will be Obama's top White House economic aide, joining Timothy Geithner in heading the new administration's economic team.

Bush Touts Free Trade in Asia
Bush used what is likely to be his final international address of his term to call on nations to knock down trade barriers.
Clinton to Face Familiar Problems
Hillary Clinton, as secretary of state, would seek solutions to problems her husband and Bush failed to resolve.
- Video: Obama, Clinton Policy Differences

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Business & Finance

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Bankruptcy Is Option To GM Board
Members of GM's board are willing to consider "all options," including an eventual bankruptcy-protection filing, a stance Wagoner opposes.
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Citigroup Tries To Steady Stock
Citigroup's Pandit told employees he has "no desire" to sell any part of the firm. Citi is working to stabilize its shares, which hit a 16-year low.
- Interactive Chart: Trouble in the Citi
- Heard on the Street: Shoring Up Citi Foundations
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Turmoil Continues in Banking Sector
Three more banks failed Friday, marking the highest volume of bank failures in one day since the Savings and Loan crisis.
- Chart: Banks that Went Bust
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Wal-Mart Names New CEO
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McKesson Agrees to Settle Pricing Suits
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Goldman to Offer FDIC Debt

U.S. & World

Scandal Plagues Mexico's War on Drugs
The detention of Mexico's former drug czar in a widening corruption scandal has raised doubts about Mexico's ability to wage the drug war.
- Photos: Crime and Drugs in Mexico City
Iraqis to Vote on Security Deal
Job Losses Surge as Slump Accelerates
Guns N'Roses Album Hits Chinese Wall

Sunday Journal

Better Collection Policies Are Past Due
The economy has tanked, and even if sales are still chugging along, you're likely facing another vexing problem: Customers who pay late -- or never.
Weary Investors Plead, 'Give Us a Sign!'
Car Talk: A Clunker Is Just Fine

Life & Style

How to Deal With Pirates
The rise of piracy is threatening international trade and raising complex questions. The only way to end the scourge is to respond aggressively, says Michael B. Oren.
- Graphic: Recent Somali Pirate Attacks
When Buildings Try Too Hard

Editors' Picks

Going Global on Thanksgiving
Bagging Holiday Shoppers
The Best Prestige Champagnes
Washington's Woodstock
Vancouver: Let the Pre-Games Begin
For the Bowls, a Fork in the Road
Touring Obama's Ancestral Homeland
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Former Enron Prosecutor Speaks Out
Only a Buyer Knows a Home's Value

World

U.S., China Leaders Push for Free Trade
Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao made a friendly push for free trade, at a time when the trading relationship is being threatened by the financial crisis.
Chavez Faces Challenge in Election
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Euro-Zone's Outlook Dims

Business

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Share Declines Pressure Redstone
Viacom and CBS shares sank to lows this week, turning up pressure on Redstone as he tries to resolve his family's debt problems.
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Target Ends Real-Estate Plans
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Directors Quit as Firms Flounder

Business sponsored by Verizon Wireless

Markets

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Businesses Paralyzed Amid Crisis
The financial crisis is throwing a pall over the ability of companies, pension funds and philanthropies to expand and invest.
Geithner Pick Lifts Stocks
Will Market History Repeat Itself?

Tech

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Dell's Growth Stalls
Dell posted a 5% profit drop, but results weren't as bad as feared. Revenue fell 3% as PC sales to businesses slowed.
Shift Seen in Telecom Regulation
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Companies Eye Location Services

Tech sponsored by AMD. The Future is Fusion

Personal Finance

Crisis Help Via Work
More workers say they're feeling stressed, both from job pressures and from turmoil in the markets, but many can get free help through their employers.
Tips to Shop Closeouts
IRA Rule Prompts Reader Ideas

Personal Finance sponsored by John Hancock

Life & Style

Puttin' Out the Ritzes
Laura Landro has traded in Ritz and cheese in a can for Carr's biscuits with chèvre and Camembert, but the crackers in the red-and-blue box evoke memories of time spent on the line at New Jersey's Nabisco bakery.
Kurt Warner, Underdog
The Ghosts of 'Studio One'

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Sports

Playing Through Hard Times
As the golf world eyes the economy worriedly, the Depression era offers guidance.
Presidents and Football
Fantasy Sports in a War Zone

Opinion

Rhee-Forming D.C. Schools
A Democrat shakes up Washington's failed public schools.
Not Everything Can Be Too Big to Fail
China Will Be a Winner in the New Economy

Careers

M.B.A.s Veer Off Path to Finance Jobs
The collapse of major banks on Wall Street has many soon-to-graduate M.B.A.s rethinking their post-graduate paths.
Protecting Your Privacy When Job Hunting
Job Seekers Bend Ears of Recruiters

Real Estate

Design Within Reach
The moribund housing market, as well as a growing environmental consciousness, is spurring efforts to give homes a new look without starting over.

Photos: A Hybrid House in Maryland
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Shocks in Commercial Mortgage Trigger Selloff in REIT Stocks
Fannie, Freddie Halt Foreclosures

Small Business

Mall Restaurants Expect Fewer Customers
Restaurant chains with locations in malls are boosting marketing, bracing for a holiday-shopping season with fewer customers.
Restaurants Look for Ways to Cut Costs
Retailers Keep $1 Billion in Sales Taxes

Weekend Interview

Gen. Kevin Chilton: Sounding the Nuclear Alarm
The U.S. will not have a credible arsenal unless Washington acts soon to replace aging warheads.
Watching U.S.'s Growing Insanity
"Liar's Poker" author Michael Lewis discusses his new book, which examines five recent economic downturns.
Safe Haven: a Mother's Painful Choice
When Sue Quackenbush brought her teenage son to a Nebraska hospital to invoke the safe haven law, she became one of many parents seeking sufficient mental-health care for their children.
Will Market History Repeat Itself?
None of us can control what the markets do to us. But we need to learn from our parents and grandparents who survived the Great Depression.
Playing Through Hard Times
As the golf world eyes the economy worriedly, the Depression era offers guidance.
Housner Transformed Building Principles
George W. Housner, known as the father of earthquake engineering, helped establish several earthquake study groups that brought researchers together from around the world.
Reply to All: Turning the Dow Around
An analyst says people just aren't scared enough by this market. So Peter Jeffrey follows his recommendation to turn it all around.