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A customer shops at a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Rogers, Arkansas June 5, 2008. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi

Wal-Mart disappoints 8:46am ET

Shares of Wal-Mart fell 7 percent in premarket trading after the company reported disappointing December sales and lowered its quarterly forecast.  Full Article 

Morning Call: Losses at the open
Sears same-store sales fall
Costco's sales drop 4 percent
Full Coverage: The Economy
A customer shops at a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Rogers, Arkansas June 5, 2008. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi

Wal-Mart disappoints 8:46am ET

Shares of Wal-Mart fell 7 percent in premarket trading after the company reported disappointing December sales and lowered its quarterly forecast.  Full Article 

Morning Call: Losses at the open
Sears same-store sales fall
Costco's sales drop 4 percent
Full Coverage: The Economy
A Lebanese child shouts slogans during a protest organized by a leftist group in front of the Egyptian embassy in Beirut, against Israel's attacks on Gaza January 7, 2009. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

Lebanon strikes Israel 6:16am ET

At least three rockets from Lebanon explode in northern Israel and Israel responds with artillery fire in an attack seen as linked to Israel's offensive against Hamas Islamists in the Gaza Strip.   Full Article 

Gaza outcome could boost Hezbollah
Crisis defers dispute over Abbas
Israel tracks spillers of army secrets
Video: Short pause in fighting

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Travel

The first Boeing 777 Freighter take off on its inaugural test flight at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, July 14, 2008. REUTERS/Robert Sorbo
Orbitz looks overseas

Online travel agencies must find ways to bolster bookings and expand their global reach in order to weather the painful economic recession that is crimping travel demand, Orbitz Worldwide's new CEO says.  Full Article 

John Kemp
Protectionism risks rise in 2009-2010
John Kemp

Will countries respond to the worldwide slump in demand by resorting to protectionist measures in a mutually self-defeating attempt to reserve what remains of shrinking demand for domestic industries?  Commentary 

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Commodities

Commodity Last Pct Chg Trade Date/Time
Oil 47.96 -1.48% 08 Jan 2009 08:45 EST
Gold 855.5 +1.72% 08 Jan 2009 08:56 EST
Blogs: Environment
Topics: AIDS, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Blogs: Soccer
Gasoline prices are advertised at a gas station near Lindbergh Field as a plane approaches to land in San Diego, California June 1, 2008.
Year in Review 2008

Our picks and yours of the top stories, pictures and videos of the year.  Full Coverage | 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 

Bernd Debusmann
Pakistan, Mexico and U.S. nightmares

What do Pakistan and Mexico have in common? They figure in the worries of U.S. military planners trying to identify the next big threats, writes columnist Bernd Debusmann.  Commentary 

Pictures

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Parliamentary scuffles
Wednesday, 7 Jan 2009 03:28pm EST 
Things can get heated in politics, here's a look inside parliaments around the world as scuffles break out.
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Sole support for Gaza in New York

Jan 8 - Protesters hurled shoes at a photograph of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg over his support for Israel as it continued its military assault on Gaza.  Play Video

 
Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon
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