Stocks extend advance in year’s final session (AP)
AP - Wall Street saw a merciful end to a dreadful year Wednesday as stocks closed the last session of 2008 with a sizable advance.
World stocks end calamitous 2008, eye recovery (AFP)
AFP - Global stock markets Wednesday closed out a year suffering the worst losses since the Great Depression, with investors eyeing a possible recovery but cautious in the face of a deep economic crisis.
Oil jumps 14 percent, products up (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. crude oil rose 14 percent on the final trading day of 2008 in thin pre-holiday trade on Wednesday, tracking a jump in gasoline as a slowdown in domestic refinery activity sparked fears of tightening fuel supply this winter.
More economic pain seen in 2009, but some hope too (Reuters)
Reuters - Many investors said good riddance on Wednesday to one of the worst years on record and prayed that government rescue plans will pull the global economy out of its fierce tailspin later in the new year.
Steve Jobs’ Health Is Everyone’s Business
From Silicon Alley Insider, Dec. 31, 2008: The latest word on Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs' health: He's fine. That's what CNBC's Jim Goldman says, based on his Apple source. And that's what a
