NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Stocks tumbled on Monday as signs of a deepening economic slump around the world erased much of last week's sharp gains, with banks and retailers among Wall Street's biggest casualties. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Oil plunged more than 9 percent to $49 a barrel on Monday after OPEC deferred a decision on new supply cuts at a meeting over the weekend. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Key retail stocks fell on Monday as investors feared that deep discounts offered by U.S. stores during the year's first holiday shopping weekend could sap profits and would not save a bleak season. ... > full story
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — California's gay marriage ban could open the door to legal discrimination against unpopular groups if the state Supreme Court allows the voter-approved measure to stand, blacks, Latinos, Asians and other minorities said. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the global effort. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Conservatives who have abandoned the U.S. Episcopal Church by the thousands in recent years are trying to form a separate-but-equal church, a move that could leave two branches of Anglicanism on American soil. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Consumer prices fell at a record pace in October and new-home building slumped to fresh lows, according to government reports on Wednesday that suggested the economy likely is already in a recession that may be long and deep. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Senate Democrats on Tuesday yielded to the wishes of President-elect Barack Obama and allowed Joe Lieberman to keep his committee chairmanship despite having backed Republican John McCain for the White House. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Producer prices posted a record decline in October as weak economic growth sent energy prices tumbling and chain store sales slipped, data on Tuesday showed, while home prices fell sharply in the third quarter. ... > full story
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US Sen Lieberman To Keep Committee Chairmanship Nov. 18, 2008 (Morningstar) — Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of a Senate committee but lose membership on another committee as part of a compromise reached by ...
Lieberman will keep Homeland Security post Nov. 18, 2008 (Virginian-Pilot) — Senate Democrats have voted to allow Joseph Lieberman to keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ...
Buena Park pastor files suit to keep Obama from taking office Nov. 18, 2008 (Orange County Register) — A Buena Park pastor and vice-presidential candidate noted for his politics from the pulpit is a party to a lawsuit seeking to keep President-elect ...
Baseball at Wrigley for the 2016 Olympics? Bad Idea Nov. 18, 2008 (NBC 4 NY (WNBC)) — David Price is pitching, and he's gotta get Jose Reyes, Hanley Ramirez and the aging, but still dangerous, Albert Pujols in the bottom of the ninth ...
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