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High anxiety still rules on Wall Street
Investors agonizing over whether the stock market is bottoming out or about to extend its precipitous decline face more uncertainty this week.   Full story
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  Plan pushed for government to buy bank stocks
Congress may propose a second stimulus plan
  European nations to guarantee bank debt
Ohio shooting puts face on foreclosure crisis
Insulated from global woes, Iraqi stocks soar
IMF warns of global financial meltdown
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Fear trumps efforts to solve crisis
Treasury plan to buy bank stakes carries risks
Amid crisis, states forced to take ‘drastic action’
Global rate cut does little to calm markets
Economists getting gloomier about outlook
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Will cheap gas bring return of gas-guzzling?
Oil prices plummet to 13-month low
Government warns of higher winter heat costs
Gas below $3.50 for first time since April
As economy dims, utility shut-offs are soaring
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GE’s profit drops in line with cut forecast
Alcoa’s third-quarter profit falls 52 percent
Yum sees 3rd-quarter earnings rise 5 percent
General Electric cuts earnings outlook
Goldman’s earnings plunge 70 percent
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States warned about mortgage crisis
  Plan pushed for government to buy bank stocks
Congress may propose a second stimulus plan
  European nations to guarantee bank debt
Ohio shooting puts face on foreclosure crisis
Insulated from global woes, Iraqi stocks soar
IMF warns of global financial meltdown
U.K. set to unveil bailout plans
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McDonald's has a big appetite for China
McDonald’s has found a formula for success in China – but it hasn’t been an easy recipe.  . By CNBC's Wally Griffith.
GM finds surprising success in China
Greenspan: Economy 'on the brink' of recession
At 85, Sumner Redstone is still going strong
L.A. is home to new rush of oil drilling
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Oct. 12: CNBC’s Erin Burnett and NBC’s Tom Brokaw discuss the impending market open on “Meet the Press.”
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  World leaders pledge support on crisis
  Amid turmoil, GM, Chrysler reportedly in merger talks
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  Devastated crops drive up food prices
June 16: As flood-damaged crops lead to even higher food prices, the American family budget is likely to feel the pinch. NBC's Tom Costello reports.
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