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Attendees are pictured during a pause at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 28, 2009.
Davos 2009:

Striving for a deal 9:55am ET

Trade ministers from two dozen countries pledge to seek to resolve this year their differences in the Doha Round of world trade talks.  Full Article | Full Coverage 

Stimulus to meet trade rules
Nike CEO sees jump in online sales
Commentary: Ethics sideshow
Live Video: Davos today
Attendees are pictured during a pause at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 28, 2009.
Davos 2009:

Striving for a deal 9:55am ET

Trade ministers from two dozen countries pledge to seek to resolve this year their differences in the Doha Round of world trade talks.  Full Article | Full Coverage 

Stimulus to meet trade rules
Nike CEO sees jump in online sales
Commentary: Ethics sideshow
Live Video: Davos today

Davos 2009

Attendees are pictured during a pause at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 28, 2009. More than 40 heads of state and government -- almost double the number last year -- will be joined at the WEF meeting by 36 finance ministers and central bankers, including the central bank chiefs of all the G8 group of rich countries except the United States. Picture taken with a fish-eye lens. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener (SWITZERLAND)
What next?

How to reshape the international financial architecture for a globalized world was among the hot-button issues at the World Economic Forum.  Full Coverage 

business books

File photo of a man sorting books in Frankfurt, October 13, 2008. REUTERS/Alex Grimm
Finding the top business reads

More than 11,000 business books are published every year in the United States, so where does a reader begin? Start here.  Full Article 

Mark T Williams
Is the Fed up to examining your trillion dollar bet?
Mark T Williams

As the government’s financial involvement increases, the Fed must be ready for this expanded role. Unfortunately, the current fleet of Fed examiners is in way over their heads. I should know: I used to be one.  Commentary 

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Commodities

Commodity Last Pct Chg Trade Date/Time
Oil 41.75 +0.74% 30 Jan 2009 17:14 EST
Gold 926.8 +2.45% 29 Jan 2009 19:00 EST
Blogs: Environment
Topics: AIDS, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Blogs: Soccer
Dean Wright
The cold, hard truths
Dean Wright

Most administrations get a bit of a honeymoon, but how do we balance the need to be close to the newsmakers at the White House with the danger of being in a bubble where news can be managed?  Blog 

Bernd Debusmann
Obama and the Afghan narco-state

To understand why the war in Afghanistan, now in its eighth year, is not going well for the U.S., take a look at two statistics on corruption and drugs.  Commentary 

A cow stands in her pen at the National Institute of Agricultural Technology in Castelar, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, in this picture taken July 4, 2008.
Year In Review 2008

Our picks and yours of the top stories, pictures, and videos of the year.  Full Coverage 

Pictures

Anthony Hopkins (L) and Mickey Rourke pose at the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles January 25, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni SlideshowSlideshow 
Best of the week

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

Video

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Deadly fire at Indian hospital

Jan 31 - At least five babies are dead after a fire broke out in a maternity unit at a hospital in India's Patiala city.  Play Video

 
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Iraqis head to the polls
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