AP - James Kroeker has been promoted to acting chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission to replace the retiring incumbent, the agency announced Tuesday.
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AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to New York and the United Nations on Tuesday in a bid to broker a sustainable cease-fire as soon as possible to end the crisis in Gaza.
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From ClusterStock.com, Jan. 6, 2009: Given Bernie Madoff's skill at hiding a massive Ponzi scheme for decades, plus his reported obsessive-compulsive attention to details, we need to ask the same question that several readers have asked. ...
Finance
Reuters - The U.S. stock market could gain as much 12 percent in 2009 from current levels, despite a recession that will last at least into the first half of the year, a top executive with asset manager BlackRock said on Tuesday.
Business
AP - World stock markets rose Tuesday as the New Year optimism continued amid relatively positive corporate news, particularly from the struggling British retailing sector, and despite some dismal U.S. economic data.
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Reuters - Talbots Inc shares jumped 24 percent on Tuesday, a day after the women's apparel retailer said it entered into agreements with three banks to secure a total $150 million in committed lines of credit.
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