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Wall Street braces for reports 7:25am: Higher open seen as investors await data on services, home sales and manufacturing. more • Guide to CNNMoney's portfolio tool
Stocks finish lower Jan 5: Markets churn on auto sales, surging oil and Obama stimulus. Dow ends below 9,000. more Congress looks for answers in Madoff scandal Jan 5: Lawmakers ask how regulators missed the alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme. more	More Market News • Gold sinks to 2-week low • Tax cuts: Pillows for a hard landing • Long-term Treasurys tumble • Dollar soars against euro • Oil up 38% since Christmas

Investing Strategy

Japan tries to avoid another lost decade

Bleak export figures, a strong yen and a warning from Toyota spell more trouble for the world's second-largest economy. more

Stock picks from the pros

The crash has driven prices so low that even extreme value investors see some safe buys. more

The best stocks for 2009

Here's the silver lining of the market meltdown: Equities are cheaper than they've been in years. We found ten prospects that should flourish. more

Commentary

Battle of the bailouts

by Paul LaMonica

Investors have to weight the downgrade of 12 big banks by S&P as well as the $13.4B loan to GM and Chrysler. Should auto elation trump bank fears? more

Down with the Car Czar!

Commentary: History is rife with the bumblings of government management of business. Get ready for more. more

The case for and against Sam Zell

Who's to blame for the Tribune's tribulations? more

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