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| Citgo halts U.S. oil program Venezuelas Citgo Petroleum is suspending a program that provides discounted home heating oil to lower-income residents in U.S. communities, an energy group announced Monday. | U.S. Congress looks into Madoff Lawmakers took a hard look Monday at the alleged $50 billion investment scam engineered by Bernard Madoff that has sent shock waves across the nations already fragile financial system. |
| Global markets build on gains European stocks traded mostly higher Tuesday morning, adding to Mondays gains. London, Paris and Frankfurt were all up about half a percent. | Apples Macworld keynote raises speculation When Apple vice president Philip Schiller takes the stage here Tuesday morning for the keynote address at the Macworld Conference & Expo, hell face a good-news, bad-news scenario. |
| Obama: $300 billion in tax cuts U.S. President-elect Barack Obama launched his campaign for a massive package of tax cuts and spending proposals aimed at reviving an economy mired in recession. | U.S. economic stimulus meeting raises hopes Congressional leaders from both parties are optimistic that U.S. President-elect Barack Obamas package of tax cuts and spending proposals will revive the beleaguered economy. |
| Major automakers report U.S. sales plunge Huge rebates and zero-percent loans couldnt overcome economic uncertainty as U.S. auto sales plunged 36 percent in December, capping a dismal year. | Apples Steve Jobs will stay as CEO Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs, looking to quell rumors about his health, said Monday his doctors have discovered a hormonal imbalance that has been causing his weight loss. |
| AdBlog: Wake us when its over Ads of the Weird: Sprint tries to bore you into buying their service. | Manhattan luxury housing feeling the pinch In what seemed like a New York-minute, prices of luxury homes in Manhattan are suddenly falling. |
| Prosecutor wants Madoff jailed immediately A prosecutor says disgraced financier Bernard Madoff violated bail conditions by mailing about $1 million worth of jewelry and other assets to relatives, and wants him jailed. | Pending home sales plunge to record low Pending sales of existing U.S. homes dropped to a seven-year low in November, data showed on Tuesday. |
| Oil gives up early gains after economic news Oil prices neared $50 a barrel amid signs OPEC is implementing its announced production cuts and as Israels ground offensive in Gaza kept tensions high in the oil-rich Middle East. | Services sector contraction slows in Dec. An index of activity in the U.S. services sector contracted at a slower pace in December as new orders and employment improved. |
| Factory orders plunge in November Orders to factories fell for a record fourth straight month in November, reflecting the intensifying effects of the countrys steep recession. | Stocks trim gains after mixed economic data Wall Street proceeded cautiously Tuesday, with stocks rising moderately following disappointing readings on pending home sales and factory orders. |
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