Video - Your Money: Prioritizing debt

Many people are wrestling with whether to prioritize their mortgage payment or their credit card bills. AP posed the question to Lynette Khalfani-Cox, bestselling author of "Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom."

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Video: Nissan Hopes To Grow With Less Auto Shows

02/27/09 In an attempt to cut costs and weather the current global economic recession, the Nissan Motor Company announced today that they will only agree to paricipate in four auto shows ths year.

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Video: Economy shrinks at fastest pace in 26 years

The economy contracted at a staggering 6.2 percent pace at the end of 2008, the worst showing in a quarter-century, as consumers and businesses ratcheted back spending, plunging the country deeper into recession.

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Video: Car Sales Plummet, but Used Car Sales are Up

02/27/09 Overall car sales continue to plunge even though sales of used cars buck the trend.

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Video: Sharp rise in jobless claims strains economy

New jobless claims rose more than expected last week and the number of Americans continuing to receive unemployment benefits has topped 5.1 million, fresh evidence the recession is increasingly forcing employers to shed jobs.

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Video: Money Minute: Home sales, Tribune, Smucker's

Sales of existing homes fell 5.3 percent in January to an annual rate of 4.49 million. The AP's Mark Hamrick reports.

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Video: Some Stocks are Worth Pennies on the Dollar

02/26/09 Shares for well known companies like GM are near rock bottom, is it time to buy?

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Video - Your Money: Mortgage Relief

President Barack Obama's stimulus package will have many benefits built in to ease the financial burden on troubled homeowners. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains. E-mail your questions to yourmoney@ap.org

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Video: Obama: Govt. should monitor bank risks

President Barack Obama says the government should monitor the scale and scope of the risks that financial institutions take.

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Video: China eyed for global rebound

The world's No. 3 economy is growing, but focus is on whether China can help lead a global recovery. As the world sinks further into financial crisis, many look to giant China to help lead the global economy out of the storm.

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Video: Obama to hold banks 'fully accountable'

In a speech to a joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama says the money Americans have deposited in U.S. banks is safe and the nation can rely on the continued operation of the financial system.

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Video - Obama: We need to restart lending

In an address to Congress and the nation, President Obama says his administration is doing everything possible to restart lending by financial institutions.

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Video: Consumer confidence plummets to new low

Confidence in the economy sank to new lows in February as consumers grow more fearful over massive job cuts and shrinking retirement accounts.

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Video: NYSE May Consider Relaxing $1 Stock Price Rule

02/24/09 The New York Stock Exchange announced that due to major company stocks trading at penny prices, it is considering temporarily relaxing its $1 share price rule.

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Video - Stock Shock: A $2 tour of the economy

So just how bad is the stock market these days and the shares of some of America's most venerable companies?

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Video - Bernanke: Economy suffering 'severe contraction'

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Tuesday the economy is suffering through a 'severe contraction' and pledged to use all available tools to lift the country out of the recession.

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Video: Pro athletes not immune to economic downturn

When Tiger Woods returns to the PGA Tour this week, he does so with one fewer sponsor. Woods and car company Buick parted ways back in November, proving that no athlete can escape the impact of the economic crisis.

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Video: From Bad to Worse...

02/24/09 Economists project the economy will get worse this year than thought as consumer spending declines.

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Video - Report: Gov't could take a bigger chunk of Citi

The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the situation, said late Sunday that Citigroup Inc. is negotiating with authorities to increase the U.S. government's stake in the teetering lender to as much as 40 percent.

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Video: How bank nationalization would work

The pros and cons of a possible US government takeover of increasingly troubled banks. The White House says it strongly believes in a privately held bank system but experts like NYU Professor Matthew Richardson say governmental control may be the only way to keep some banks from disappearing. Manoush Zomorodi reports from New York.

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Video: Building for the future

The U.S. is expected to spend an extra $28 billion to upgrade the nation's bridges and roads and one manufacturer is hopeful some of those dollars will flow their way.

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Video: Geothermal offers alternative to gas

Poland's geothermal energy is a seen as a viable alternative to fossil fuels but environmentalists say high costs and bureaucracy could be an obstacle. Parts of the mountain resort Zakopane in southern Poland are heated using geothermal energy, which is being promoted as a cheap and sustainable alternative to gas. Poland's geothermal energy is a viable alternative to fossil fuels but environmentalists say high costs and bureaucracy could be an obstacle.

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Video - New York Gets Pumped: Its1st Hydrogen Fuel Station Is Coming

02/19/09 NY's first ever hydrogen fuel station will finally be pumping not only alternative fuel into vehicles, but also information into consumers heads as Hempstead, Long Island has been chosen to host the pilot station.

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Video: UBS deal tests Swiss bank secrecy

UBS agrees to hand over client data to the United States in a tax fraud case settlement, which some say could put an end to Switzerland's banking secrecy. Switzerland's biggest bank also agreed to pay $780 million as well as identify 250 American clients who held undeclared bank accounts to avert criminal charges. But the Swiss Finance Minister says banking secrecy remains.

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Video: No Confidence in Stocks

Alan Valdes, of Hilliard Lyons, says there's little hope for the markets this morning despite strength in oil stocks.

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Video: FBI tracks down Texas financier in fraud case

Texas financier R. Allen Stanford was tracked down Thursday in Virginia, where FBI agents served him with legal papers in a multibillion-dollar fraud case.

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Video: Should Automakers Just Declare Bankruptcy?

02/20/09 The auto industry bailout is costing taxpayers billions, should Chrysler and GM file for bankruptcy protection?

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Video: Too many tomatoes

A bumper crop of tomatoes causes misery for the farmers who see the value of their produce fall.

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Video: Facebook backtracks on terms of use

In an about-face following a torrent of online protests, Facebook is backing off a change in its user policies while it figures how best to resolve questions like who controls the information shared on the social networking site.

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Video - Business Update: Jobless data flat

The same amount of Americans lined-up for first time jobles benefits last week compared to the prior week, but a record number are still receiving benefits. Producer prices rose in January for the first time in five months. Hormel beats, Sprint Nextel sheds subscribers, and Hewlett-Packard cuts its full-year outlook. The fallout from the $8 billion Allen Stanford fraud allegation spread across Latin America, the Caribbean and possibly beyond.

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Video - Author: Cashing In On Ideas

Lynda Resnik, author of "Rubies In The Orchard," shares some of her successful marketing ideas for products such as POM and Fiji Water with Julie Chen.

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Video - Pre Market: Hewlett Packard

02/19/09 The stories, data, and stocks that may have the greatest impact during the next trading session.

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Video: Battered economy taking toll on mobile phones

The softness in the market for new mobile phones was readily apparent at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona.

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Video: IMF Director Talks Against Protectionism

02/18/09 Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Director of the International Monetary Fund, talks about the dangers of protectionism in the face of the global financial crisis.

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Video: Starbucks brews up instant coffee

Starbucks is out with its version of instant coffee which it hopes will spur sales and draw in new customers looking for a lower price point. Starbucks, which has launched a war on "misperceptions about affordability, unveiled its new Via Ready Brew instant coffee that sells for less than $1 a cup. The move from the Seattle company, which grew like gangbusters selling pricey lattes and other "affordable luxuries," is another example of how the company has changed course as the world economy goes cold.

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Video: China lends Russian oil $25 billion

China lends Russian oil companies $25 billion in exchange for 20 years of oil from their new East Siberian oilfields. Cash-rich and energy-hungry China is lending the money for Russia to invest in its oil infrastructure as Moscow faces its first recession in a decade.

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Video - Business Update: Recession fears build

U.S. stocks tumbled closer to a November bear market low as investors around the world feared signs the global malaise was spreading. The Dow lost 297 points, a drop of 3.8 percent, to 7,552. The S&P 500 tumbled 37 points, or 4.6 percent, to 789. The Nasdaq shed 63 points, or 4.2 percent, to 1,470. Conway Gittens reports from New York.

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Video: Nissan's New All-Electric Car To Last 100 Miles Per Charge

02/17/09 The Nissan Motor Company announced this morning that its new all-electric car, due to be released late 2010, will contain a lithium-ion battery that will have a pure battery range of 100 miles.

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Video: GM plan calls for $30 billion; 47,000 job cuts

General Motors Corp.'s restructuring proposal says the company may need up to $30 billion in government loans as it implements a survival plan that includes cutting 47,000 jobs and closing five more U.S. factories.

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Video: Weighing the G-7 talks in Rome

Reuters Economics Editor Nick Edwards assesses the crisis talks among finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations.

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Video: Protest marks Kyoto anniversary

Environmental campaigners in Rome dress up as penguins to demand greater action over climate change, four years after the Kyoto Protocol came into force.

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Video: A new 'Start' for Windows phones

Microsoft grabs attention on the first day of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with a series of announcements including a rebrand for the next generation of devices using its Windows Mobile operating system.

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Video: Grim backdrop to G7 talks

Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven leading industralised nations meet in Rome, amid worker protests and fresh evidence of the extent of the economic crisis.

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Video: Recession affects Fashion Week

The bleak economic outlook is forcing some of the city's stalwart designers to re-think how they show their clothes. Calvin Klein, Donna Karan and Marc Jacobs are amongst the designers to be showing with fashion week which ends on Friday, February 20.

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Video: Blogging tips for Downturn 2.0

The rise of blogging created a new avenue for business bosses to engage with partners and customers, but transparency can be tricky in an economic downturn.

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Video: Toy Fair 2009 Preview

On the eve of the 2009 American International Toy Fair, manufacturers prepare to push toys with lower prices. The 2009 American International Toy Fair, which runs from February 15-18, is expected to draw hundreds of toy makers and retailers to the Jacob Javits Convention Center and other venues in New York. Manoush Zomorodi reports.

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Video: Peanut Corp. of America files for bankruptcy

The peanut processing company at the heart of a national salmonella outbreak is going out of business.

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Video: What's The Frequency?

Despite Congress' decision to extend the switchover to solely digital TV signals, some stations are already preparing to immediately terminate their analog broadcasts. Daniel Sieberg reports.

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Video: Schoolboy is iPhone whizz

Nine-year-old computer programmer creates iPhone application that has been downloaded over 150,000 times. Lim Ding Wen is like any other child living in Singapore. He goes to school, does his homework and plays on the computer. But Lim is a boy with a difference. He's the youngest programmer in the island city, and perhaps the world.

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Video: Consumer Confidence Weighs on Stocks

02/13/09 Consumer confidence fall more than thought and bank shares continue to weaken.

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Video: Standard and Poor's hit hard by recession

Battered by the economy, corporate America is turning in results so dismal that the companies that make up the Standard & Poor's 500 are on track to post a collective quarterly loss for the first time.

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Video: Business Booming For Cosmetics

Almost every facet of the economy has been severely hampered by the recession. But, as Richard Schlesinger reports, business has been booming for many in the cosmetics industry.

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Video - Your Money: Trade on fundamentals

Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis recently purchased more than $2 million in shares of his struggling bank. and that raises a few questions. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains. E-mail your questions to yourmoney@ap.org

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Video - Business Update: Retail bump

U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in January, the biggest jump in over a year, as consumers took advantage of deep discounts. Weekly jobless claims dipped last week, but continuing claims moved closer to 5 million, according to Labor Department data.

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Video: Fly The Wi-Fi Skies

Sir Richard Branson spoke with Dave Price about new wi-fi technology that will be available on every Virgin America plane.

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Video: Can the Credit Market 'Unfreeze' In A Weak Economy?

02/12/09 The lack of credit is one of the main symptoms of the current crisis but can it work in a weak economy and can the economy function without a strong credit market?

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Video: Guilt By Association

Many in the peanut butter industry are feeling the affects of the salmonella scare that's brought product sales down almost 25%. Mark Strassmann reports.

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Video - Money Minute: Deficit, Starbucks, Ford

The recession and massive costs for the financial bailout have pushed the federal deficit to an all-time high. The AP's James Limbach reports.

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Video: Nokia cuts production

The world's largest handset manufacturer says it is cutting production at its key Salo plant in Finland as demand for cellphones drops.

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Video: Research In Motion Lowers Expectations

02/11/09 BlackBerry smartphone producer Research in Motion (RIMM) announced today that they expect their 4Q profit to unfortunately come in at the lower end of their previously forecast range.

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Video: Coca-Cola Enterprises Gets Shaken Up, But Remains Calm

02/11/09 Bottle company of Coke products, Coca-Cola Enterprises Incorporated, announced a decline in its 4Q profit today. Yet the results were far better-than-expected when taking a huge one-time charge into consideration.

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Video - Waxman: peanut sales, not safety was concern

A Congressional House Committee began looking into a salmonella outbreak at the Peanut Corporation of America Wednesday, however the owner of the company has refused to testify.

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Video - Obama: Caterpillar can rehire if stimulus passes

President Obama says the CEO of Caterpillar will rehire some laid-off workers if Congress passes the stimulus bill. Obama will visit Caterpillar on Thursday.

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Video: Problem with the Government's Rescue Plan

02/11/09 On Tuesday Treasury Secretary Timothy Giethner unveiled the governent's plan to help the financial sector but failed to address a deeper problem.

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Video First Person: Small business owner on bailout

The owner of a Chicago management consulting firm says the financial bailout money recently cleared by Congress 'needs to be effective.'

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Video - Fast Draw: Credit Crunch

Mitch Landis and Josh Butler examine the current crisis now facing credit card companies, who have faced recent difficulty trying to sell off consumer debt to investors.

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Video: Traders 'not moved' by Geithner speech

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday outlined plans to increase consumer lending and remove toxic assets from banks' balance sheets. But analysts said they were disappointed by the lack of details in the plans.

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Video: Gov't unveils new plan, stocks tank

Investors turning skeptical about the government's latest bank bailout plan, dragging the Dow Jones industrial average significantly lower in midday trading.

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Video: Private Sector to the Rescue?

02/10/09 The government may turn to the private sector to help bail out banks.

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Video - Your Money: Helping retirees with bills

A friend or loved one may be in need of your assistance when it comes to paying bills on time. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains. E-mail your questions to yourmoney@ap.org

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Video - Business Update: FedEx job cuts

FedEx, the world's leading package shipper, is slashing 900 jobs at its freight unit, adding to signs there was little economic improvement in recent weeks. The Dow shed 9 points to 8,270. The S&P 500 rose more than a point to 869. The Nasdaq was little changed at 1,591. Conway Gittens reports from New York.

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Video: US Magazine Sales Plunge Yet Again At Newsstands

According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations report, newsstand sales of US magazines during the second half of 2008 managed to plunge a total of 11%.

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Video: Banks And Your Money

Nearly 4 months after U.S. banks received a multi-billion dollar bailout from the government Sharyl Attkisson takes a look at just how each of those banks are spending taxpayer money.

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Video: Ill. oil spill clean up could take 3 more days

The Environmental Protection Agency says cleaning up a 65,000 gallon oil spill along the Des Plaines river in suburban Chicago will take 2 or 3 more days.

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Video - Money Minute: Lutz, Madoff, oil

Bob Lutz, a giant personality in the auto industry, is set to retire from General Motors at the end of the year. The AP's Mark Hamrick reports.

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Video: San Francisco To Build 1st Ever Grease-To-Biodiesel Plant

The home of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, will now become the nation's first ever city to build a brown grease-to-biodiesel plant as part of an overall $1.2 million effort to transform the "golden city" green.

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Video: Rio Tinto shakeup over China deal

The mining group's chairman-designate quits after objecting to a potential deal with state-run Chinese aluminium maker Chinalco.

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Video: McDonald's January Same-Store Sales Rise 7.1%

02/09/09 Fast food chain McDonald's (MCD) announced today that their affordable prices and convenience helped boost its same-store sales by 7.1% during the month of January.

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Video: Employment Figure Put Focus on Stimulus

02/06/09 The weak employment figures, though expected, are putting pressure on Washington to pass the stimulus.

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Video: Executive Pay Loophole?

02/06/09 President Obama limited executive pay for institutions that receive government aid, but a number of questions remain.

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Video - Pre Market: Employment Data

02/06/09 The stories, data, and stocks that may have the greatest impact during the next trading session.

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Video: Facebook turns five

As Facebook turned five years old this week, it faces questions about its plans to generate revenue. The popular social networking site boasts 150 million users, and a value of about $5 billion. But mixing business and friendship could give the site growing pains. Bobbi Rebell reports.

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Video: Apple's Newest MacBook Pro Gets Delayed

02/05/09 Apple Incorporated announced to customers who preordered its soon to be released 17-inch Macbook Pro that shipping and arrival of their purchase will be delayed for a few more days then previously expected.

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Video: Investors Waiting on Employment Figures

02/05/09 Alan Valdes, of Hilliard Lyons, says investors are staying out of the game until employment figures are released on FRiday and there is more clarity about Obama's stimulus plan.

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Video: Wall Street Backlash

President Obama's executive pay cap for companies that receive federal funds is the first step to retain control of bailout money. Jeff Glor reports.

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Video - Pre Market: Visa and Cisco

02/04/09 The stories, data, and stocks that may have the greatest impact during the next trading session.

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Video: China's 'factory of the world' slows

Millions of migrant workers face an uncertain future as workforces are slashed and factories close in the southern city of Guangdong, where a third of China's exports are produced. Over 15 percent of China's estimated 200 million migrant workers have been laid off as the global recession shrinks the appetite for Chinese exports.

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Video: Madoff Whistleblower Talks

The man who tried to blow the whistle on Bernie Madoff's ponzi scheme told Congress that the SEC was unreceptive to his information. Armen Keteyian reports.

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Video: Panasonic To Cut 15,000 Jobs & Close 27 Plants

02/04/09 The Panasonic Corporation, after announcing a decline in 4Q earnings & lowering its annual forecast as it draws near its first annual loss in six years, announced plans to cut 15,000 jobs and close 27 factories in order to cut costs.

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Video: Biofuel flying high

From the fields of North America to the airports of Asia, biofuel is moving from the test beaker to commercial reality.

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Video: Executive Compensation Runs into Regulation

02/04/09 The Obama administration is working on new regulations that would limit compensation at companies that receive government aid.

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Video - Pre Market: Disney

02/04/09 The stories, data, and stocks that may have the greatest impact during the next trading session.

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Video: Merck Smirks As It Posts Huge 4Q Profit

02/03/09 Drugmaker Merck and Company (MRK) announced this morning that they managed to beat Wall Street estimates by posting a larger 4Q profit than expected.

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Video: Al Gore Helps Launch Google Earth 5.0

Google Earth 5.0 lets users explore oceans, view Mars images and watch the Earth's surface change over time. It was unveiled Monday at the California Academy of Sciences, where former Vice President Al Gore was among the speakers.

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Video: Hitachi sees $7.8 bln loss

Japan's top electronics maker, Hitachi, is likely to post a record 7.8 billion dollar net loss this year, the worst by a manufacturer in the nation's history. The maker of everything from rice cookers to nuclear reactors has shifted from a mild profit outlook to a 4.1 billion dollar (USD) loss for the first nine months of the year, announced Tuesday, with the full year expected to be even worse.

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Video - Business Update: Barbie's blues

Profits were sharply lower at toy company Mattel, maker of Barbie dolls, as recession-battered consumers and a stronger dollar hurt global sales in the fourth quarter. Consumer spending fell in December. Manufacturing activity fell across the nation, but the contraction was less severe than in recent months. Wall Street action signals further weakness for the year. Conway Gittens reports from New York.

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Video: Hollywood feels big media's pain

Despite a record January box-office, Hollywood studios suffer cuts. Struggling parent companies tighten movie makers' belts in an effort to stem future losses. Manoush Zomorodi reports from New York.

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Video: Union Officials say Chrysler Offers Buyout to Workers, AP

02/03/09 United Auto Workers officials say Chrysler is offering a buyout deal to union workers with the goal of hiring new employees with less pay.

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Video - Money Minute: Construction, Chrysler, Macy's

Construction spending dropped 1.4 percent in December, the third straight monthly decline. The AP's Mark Hamrick reports.

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Video - Davos 2009: Blame and solutions

The 39th World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos aimed to tackle the worst crisis ever facing its delegates, but concrete solutions were hard to find.

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Video - Honda: Still in black

In its 60-year history, Honda has never made a loss, but with plummeting sales and a soaring yen that streak is being severely tested.

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Video - Davos 2009: Climate change squeeze

With the world in financial chaos it might be hard for business and political leaders to find the time and resources to fight global warming.

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