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Low rates not enough 6:16pm ET

The lowest mortgage rates in three years are luring first-time buyers and refinancers, but falling prices and mounting unemployment will keep housing in its deepest slump since the Great Depression.  Full Article 

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Low rates not enough 6:16pm ET

The lowest mortgage rates in three years are luring first-time buyers and refinancers, but falling prices and mounting unemployment will keep housing in its deepest slump since the Great Depression.  Full Article 

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All options on table 4:00pm ET

All options were on the table as the automakers' proposals and an urgent appeal for $34 billion in aid were scrutinized ahead of congressional hearings.  Full Article | Full Coverage 

Shoppers walk with a loaded cart inside the Wal Mart store at Fair Lakes, Virginia on Black Friday November 28, 2008.  REUTERS/Larry Downing
November sales

A full picture of retail's winners and losers in November along with jobs data will provide a read on the economy.  Factbox 

James Saft
Credit cards unkindest cut

Government intervention or not, banks will be cutting up America's credit cards at an unprecedented rate, with grave implications for the economy and company profits.  Commentary 

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Commodity Last Pct Chg Trade Date/Time
Oil 45.28 -0.35% 03 Dec 2008 17:13 EST
Gold 768.5 -1.68% 02 Dec 2008 19:00 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 drug war insanity

Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. It's a definition that fits the war on drugs, says columnist Bernd Debusmann.  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 

Tiny things
10:53am EST 
From miniature bonsais to ultra-micro books, a look at small things.
India's 9/11?

Dec 3 - Attacks in India raise questions about whether India is facing its own 9/11, as US Secretary Rice offers support.  Play Video

 

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