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Brown unveils mortgage help plan

December 3, 2008 – 10:18 pm Many people made redundant will be able to defer part of their mortgage payments for up to two years, Gordon Brown says. Read the rest of the story...

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US economy ‘weaker in all areas’

December 3, 2008 – 10:13 pm The Federal Reserve's Beige Book paints a bleak picture of the US economy, with weaker economic activity across the country. Read the rest of the story...

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Cyber Monday spending rises 15 percent: comScore

December 3, 2008 – 9:14 pm SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online retail spending rose 15 percent on the all-important Monday after Thanksgiving from a year earlier, sounding a positive note in an otherwise bleak holiday season.

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Productivity for all key

December 3, 2008 – 9:10 pm President-elect Barack Obama's plans to increase federal funding for tech research and the training of scientists and engineers are misguided according to economist Amar Bhidé, author of "The Venturesome Economy."

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Investors accuse Citi execs of “suspicious” trades

December 3, 2008 – 9:02 pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - An investor lawsuit contends that Citigroup Inc insiders, including senior counselor and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, sold more than $150 million of their own shares at inflated prices while concealing the bank's true financial health.

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Fed Beige Book says economic activity weakened

December 3, 2008 – 8:30 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Economic activity has weakened across the United States since early October, while price pressures have eased with declines in retail and energy prices, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.

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Auto union makes key concessions

December 3, 2008 – 8:16 pm The United Auto Workers union pledges key concessions to help the Detroit Three carmakers secure government aid. Read the rest of the story...

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UAW to suspend jobs bank, rework healthcare trust

December 3, 2008 – 8:12 pm DETROIT (Reuters) - United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said on Wednesday the union would surrender job security protections and delay payments into a retiree healthcare trust to help U.S. automakers clinch government aid to survive a sales downturn.

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EDF offers $6.5 billion for Constellation assets

December 3, 2008 – 8:10 pm PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - French power company EDF unveiled a plan to pay as much as $6.5 billion for 50 percent of Constellation Energy Group Inc's nuclear business and other assets in an attempt to torpedo a rival offer from investor Warren Buffett.

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Labor market worsens

December 3, 2008 – 8:04 pm Dec. 3 - Recession worries gained further momentum on Wednesday after a private report showed U.S. employers cut 250,000 positions in November.