FINANCIAL NEWS

HOME SALES HIT NEW LOW. HOME PRICES FALL BY RECORD AMOUNT

BEAR STEARNS TO CUT 650 JOBS

COMMERCE DEPT. REPORTS ORDERS FOR BIG-TICKET MANUFACTURED GOODS DOWN 0.4% IN OCTOBER, LONGEST STRETCH OF WEAKNESS IN 4 YEARS.

HOLIDAY SALES MISS FORECASTS WITH DISCOUNTS IN DEMAND

CITIGROUP TAPS ABU DHABI

WORLD NEWS

ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE HITS GAZA (ya, they want peace)

MUSHARRAF STEPS DOWN AS MILITARY CHIEF

SARKOZY: RIOTERS WILL BE PUNISHED

RUDD GETS TO IT WITH VOWS AND VISION

SAUDI RAPE VICTIM SENTENCE TO BE REVIEWED

SECOND EXPLOSION ROCKS SRI LANKAN CAPITAL

NATO AIRSTRIKE KILLS 14 AFGHANS