Wed 19 Nov 2008 | 17:52 EST

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Senate's Reid says Senators Levin and Bond are trying to come up with an alternative proposal for auto aid  5:50pm EST

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The Dow Jones Industrial average since 2003, the last time it fell below 8,000 points. REUTERS/Graphics

Stocks plunge 5:12pm ET

Wall Street tumbled to lows unseen since 2003 in another last-hour sell-off, fueled by uncertainty over a bailout for the auto industry.  Full Article | Full Coverage 

Leaders of the U.S. automotive industry testify at a hearing held by the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill
Bailout compromise?

Investors await details from Congress as execs from the battered Big Three automakers continue to plead their case for help on Capitol Hill.  Full Coverage 

Greg Wasson, president and COO of Walgreens, poses in front of the Walgreens flagship store in New York's Times Square, November 19, 2008. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Walgreen eyes growth

Walgreen says it expects to increase its share of prescription sales even as "anxious" consumers rein in spending in the tough economic climate.   Full Article 

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Petrodollar drought blow to banks

Banks in Europe and Britain, and their unfortunate would-be borrowers, face another blow as plunging oil prices tighten the spigot of petrodollar deposits, writes James Saft.  Commentary 

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Commodity Last Pct Chg Trade Date/Time
Oil 51.36 -0.93% 19 Nov 2008 17:07 EST
Gold 734.4 -0.80% 19 Nov 2008 16:59 EST
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Crisis in Credit

Follow the financial crisis using our interactive video timeline. Track the global impact on our interactive map.  Full Coverage 

Bernd Debusmann
A million years of nuclear planning

Columnist Bernd Debusmann asks if the EPA is engaging in scientific fantasy by setting impossible hurdles over nuclear waste.  Commentary 

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Consumer Credit

The mortgage-inspired crisis infecting markets may be followed by even bigger problems borne out of growing credit card debt. Take a closer look.  Full Coverage 

Hugh Jackman: People's sexiest man alive
3:30pm EST 
Australian actor Hugh Jackman is named as People magazine's 2008 Sexiest Man Alive.
Al Qaeda leader slurs Obama

Nov 19 - In an internet video, Al Qaeda's second-in-command uses a demeaning racial term implying that the president-elect is a black American who does the bidding of whites.  Play Video

 
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