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Holiday globes depicting a woman with shopping bags stand for sale in a window display at the high-end luxury goods maker Henri Bendel along 5th Avenue in New York, November 19, 2008.  REUTERS/Mike Segar

Credit card lender and retailers in tug-of-war 6:00am ET

Retailers hope consumers whip out their credit cards this shopping season, placing them at odds with banks trying to weed out consumers with bad credit.  Full Article 

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Financial stress

Sentiment is firmly entrenched in risk aversion mode with the chief culprits being Citigroup's outlook, anticipation of more bleak data and the beleaguered auto sector.  Factbox 

James Saft
Fighting deflation globally ain’t easy

With the U.S., Japan and Britain -- nearly 40 percent of the global economy -- facing the threat of deflation, it's going to be just too easy for one, two or all three of them to get the policy response horribly wrong, writes James Saft.  Commentary 

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Commodity Last Pct Chg Trade Date/Time
Oil 49.25 +2.38% 21 Nov 2008 17:01 EST
Gold 791.8 +5.44% 20 Nov 2008 19:00 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 

Pictures of the week

Senior photographer Peter Jones on 14 pictures that caught his eye this week.   Audio Slideshow 

Gaza-Israel borders to stay closed

Nov 23 - Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak orders Gaza crossing to stay closed for another day.  Play Video

 
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