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After Quake, Parents
In China Start Over
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Obama Keeps His Distance on TARP
Obama is resisting overtures to get more involved now in shaping how the rest of the rescue funds are spent.
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Business & Finance

U.S. Eyes Plan To Lift Home Sales
Pressured to help stem falling home prices and foreclosures, Treasury is considering a temporary government-backed securities effort to get banks to grant new mortgages at rates as low as 4.5%.
UAW Gives Concessions to Big 3
The United Auto Workers offered concessions to the Big Three a day before their CEOs are to visit Congress. Ford chief Mulally said he was "very concerned" about the fate of GM and Chrysler.
- Video: Leveraging Hurt Detroit
- Complete Coverage: Detroit in Crisis
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Nonbank Firms Seek Relief on Credit
Nonbank firms are calling for more federal action to unlock credit markets and jump-start lending to businesses.
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Downturn Spares Few Areas
Volatility Only Constant for Stocks
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China Stability Plans Include Yuan

World

Pakistan Won't Hand Over Wanted Suspects
The U.S. is calling on Pakistan to arrest and turn over to India at least some suspects in the Mumbai bombing, but Pakistan is unlikely to oblige amid escalating tensions.
Spain's Bets Sour in Latin America
Thais Look to Create New Coalition

Health

Surprise Health Bills Incite Anger
What to do if you're hit by balance billing, a practice that can leave insured patients with an unexpected medical bill.
- Podcast: Responding to Balance Billing
- Discuss: Encountered unexpected medical bills?
Safe? Sound? A Parent's Nightmare

Holiday Shopping

A Deal-Hunter's Guide to the Galaxy
Amid the vast numbers of sales going on, there's an art to finding the deepest discounts and the best time to buy.
- Podcast: Benefits for the Bargain-Hunter
Scratch That Kindle Off Your List

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World

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U.K. Sets Mortgage Steps
A plan to help financially stretched homeowners will defer some mortgage payments for up to two years, in an effort to counter a rise in foreclosures.
Jones Urges Broad Plan for Afghanistan
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Data Weigh on Europe's Central Banks

Business

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Blue Cross Bid Sets Off Battle
State lawmakers may give Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan a rescue of sorts and changes opposed by for-profit insurers and others.
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Homeowners' Refinancing Jumps by Record Pace
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J.P. Morgan Seizes Fund's Collateral

Business sponsored by Verizon Wireless

Markets

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Commodities Collapse: Fast, Big and Still Going
The crash in commodity stocks has outpaced the crash of technology stocks at the turn of this century -- with many taking only six months for the wipeouts that took tech two years.
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Carlyle to Cut 10% of Staff
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Citic Pacific Raises Loss on Forex Bet

Tech

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RIM Lowers Outlook
RIM cut its earnings outlook as slowing demand for older BlackBerrys, new-model delays and a stronger dollar conspired to damp growth.
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Panasonic Raises Offer for Sanyo
Electronics Show Gets a Shock

Tech sponsored by AMD. The Future is Fusion

Personal Finance

We Owe $2,000 on Your Credit Card?
Neal Templin on the marital-harmony component of his and his wife's financial decision-making arrangement.
Schwab Has New Rebate Card
Which Deals Offer Lasting Delight?

Life & Style

Gehry's (Belated) Hometown Triumph
While dramatic in places, Frank Gehry's $276 million renovation of the Art Gallery of Ontario can be refreshingly discreet.
Savory and Swedish
Oscar Peterson's Least-Familiar Music

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Sports

Finding Fun in Fantasy's Dead Zone
Suggestions to satisfy a fantasy addict stuck in the quiet period between the end of football season and the start of baseball.
Questions for: Frank Gifford
Buying Baseball Cards Sight Unseen

Opinion

Eric Holder's Politics
His years at Clinton Justice don't inspire confidence.
Paul Ingrassia: The Latest Song of Detroit
Daniel Henninger: America Needs Its Frontier Spirit

Careers

Time Off for Good Behavior
Want to be charitable in a big way? Consider tapping your employer for support. Although they often don't advertise the fact, many companies are very flexible about backing employees' volunteer efforts.
How to Handle a Lowball Job Offer
A Tale of a Young Boxer's Redemption

Real Estate

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Whitehall Funds Lose Their Luster
Goldman's Whitehall family of real-estate funds is struggling with weak performance and potentially big losses.
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LandAmerica's Collapse Leaves Investors Looking for Cash
Shun Tak Plans New Macau Hotel

Small Business

Shalom, Kiosk Christmas Shoppers
Amid a grim holiday season, mall shoppers are being besieged by a determined crop of salespeople: young Israelis who man mobile carts and have a no-holds-barred selling style.
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Rise of Private-Label Products Gives Retailers Clout
Switching Off Standby Mode

Personal Technology

Devices for Netflix Delivered via Web
A look at an array of devices that make the Netflix service that delivers movies digitally over the Internet available on TV sets.
Rare Changes for the Constitution
The repeal of Prohibition -- nearing its 75th anniversary -- demonstrates the flexibility that founders intended, and the infrequency with which it is used.
We Owe $2,000 on Your Credit Card?
Neal Templin on the marital-harmony component of his and his wife's financial decision-making arrangement.
L.A. Budget Woes May Free Billy
A budget deficit could achieve what years of lobbying by celebrities and animal-rights activists couldn't: sending the city zoo's last elephant, Billy, to a sanctuary.
Holiday Cakes: Hold the Fruit, Nuts
Five festive mail-order desserts that are alternatives to the holiday fruitcake.
Bureaucracy Promises Exciting Opportunity
President-elect Obama has promised to make it cool to work for the federal government again. Is that possible?
Finding an Eco-Friendly Dry Cleaner
A look at how a handful of dry cleaners hawking "organic" and "eco-friendly" services stacked up.
Will Move Almost Anywhere for Work
A former senior vice president at Lehman expands his job search. Follow him and seven other out-of-work professionals in a post-meltdown world, in our new blog.