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Stocks turn higher on Geithner nomination

NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Stocks turned higher on Friday afternoon after NBC news reported that New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner will be nominated as President-elect Barack Obama's Treasury Secretary. ...  > full story

Bailout debate simmers as GM pares output

DETROIT/WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Detroit automakers began work on the turnaround plans demanded by Congress in return for a possible $25 billion rescue as General Motors Corp said it will cut production more deeply and drop two of its controversial corporate jets. ...  > full story

Bailout debate simmers; GM pares output, jet fleet

DETROIT/WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Detroit automakers began work on the turnaround plans demanded by Congress in return for a possible $25 billion rescue as General Motors Corp said it will cut production more deeply and drop two of its controversial corporate jets. ...  > full story

Oil rallies from 3-1/2-year low

NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Oil rose slightly on Friday, after falling more than 7 percent the day before, as stock markets recovered from early lows caused by continuing economic gloom. ...  > full story

Prospect for auto bailout dims

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

California court to hear gay marriage ban case

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and let the ban stand in the meantime. ...  > full story

Woman posed as teen online in suicide case: attorney

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — A Missouri woman established a fake identity online to torment a vulnerable teenage girl who later committed suicide, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday in a trial that is being closely watched by the burgeoning social networking industry. ...  > full story

California bent on rebuilding despite wildfire risk

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Twice in the span of a month, wildfires have ravaged the same northeast corner of greater Los Angeles, destroying hundreds of homes and the good life offered by California's scenic beauty at the city's edge. ...  > full story

Will Detroit's cash crisis kill the electric car?

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Call it an economic and environmental murder mystery in the making: Will a cash-strapped Detroit kill the electric car -- again? ...  > full story

Americans uneasy over bailout for automakers

ATLANTA, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — As Congress debates legislation to help struggling automakers on Monday, many Americans said they were uneasy with the plan, arguing that while it may save jobs, it would reward companies for pursuing bad business practices. ...  > full story
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