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Investor’s Business Daily - Congressional Democrats scrambled to save something from their lame-duck session Thursday as they passed an extension of unemployment insurance but abandoned a vote on an auto industry bailout.

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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 11, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)AP - The stock market is trying to form a bottom, but the economic landscape keeps changing.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) seconds before the closing bell November 14, 2008 in New York City. It was another brutal week for Wall Street but with a glimmer of hope that sparked fresh talk about whether the stock market had finally hit a AFP - It was another brutal week for Wall Street but with a glimmer of hope that sparked fresh talk about whether the stock market had finally hit a “bottom” that will allow a new rally phase to start.


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AP - Precious metals and agriculture futures advanced Friday, getting a boost from a short-lived afternoon rally on Wall Street and the potential for an additional interest rate cut. Energy prices, meanwhile, slumped due to ongoing concerns over demand.

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Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, takes part in a conversation on leadership and the economy at The Women's Conference 2008 in Long Beach, California in this October 22, 2008 file photo. Shares of Buffett's company fell below $100,000 on Thursday for the first time since October 2006, after the company revealed large unrealized losses on derivative contracts tied to the stock market's performance. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Shares of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) fell below $100,000 on Thursday for the first time since October 2006, after the company revealed large unrealized losses on derivative contracts tied to the stock market’s performance.


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