9:33pm: Retailer down to online shoppers for two hours in most notable Black Friday glitch. (more)
8:28pm: Ministers downplay speculation about output reduction as they gather in Cairo to discuss sinking oil prices. (
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7:25pm: Insurance broker in cost cutting as part of $1.4 billion acquisition of Benfield Group. (
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7:13pm: Holdings of commercial paper grow by $16.5 billion, as credit crunch persists. (
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1:05pm: Despite a stronger dollar, tourist shoppers from overseas are still out in force on Black Friday. (
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12:57pm: While Big Box stores draw huge crowds with massive discount sales, independent shops are struggling with tight consumer spending. (
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11:04am: With consumers pulling back, it's not surprising that the retail stocks that have done well in 2008 are mostly discounters. But will this trend continue? (
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10:52am: Today is the deadline to claim undelivered stimulus payments from the IRS worth $583 on average. (
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10:39am: Major indexes advance at the end of a thinly traded, post-holiday session. (
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10:39am: Toys R Us' flagship New York store draws a huge crowd looking for bargains on video games and Dora. (
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10:21am: Price at the pump slips for the 72nd day in a row to $1.835 a gallon, according to AAA. (
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10:09am: One worker dies in opening chaos at a New York store. Around the nation, crowds seek deep discounts at the world's largest retailer. (
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9:30am: Congress wants the Big Three to produce a plan for profitability before it will approve a bailout. This could be within reach...but not until 2010. (
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9:25am: If you make too much money to open a Roth IRA, a new tax law has created an attractive loophole. (
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9:08am: Activist investor buys $67 million worth of shares this week, according to SEC filings. (
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8:13am: Cost of lending rises as banks worry about funding, yields on long-term government debt sink to record lows. (
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7:46am: U.S., European markets cap off best week in months, while India's Sensex index shrugs off terror attacks. (
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7:26am: A writer recalls a visit to the great contrarian investor as friends gather to celebrate his 96th birthday. (
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7:22am: After slow trading on Thanksgiving, the dollar also slips against the euro and Japanese yen but climbs against British pound. (
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7:04am: Jobless rate in the 15-nation euro zone jumps 7.7% last month. (
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6:54am: Stocks gain as markets reopen following coordinated attack on economic hub of Mumbai by suspected Islamic militants. (
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6:31am: Country's industrial production plummets as slowing world economy weighs on exports. (
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6:22am: Crowds turn out early on Black Friday, but analysts question whether there will be any follow through as key holiday shopping period begins. (
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6:01am: Crude settles down 1 penny at $54.43 as the oil cartel prepares to hold an informal meeting in Cairo to discuss further production cuts. Retail gas prices continue to fall. (
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5:15am: Major indexes open lower as critical holiday shopping season kicks off. U.S. markets to close early. (
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3:54am: Trading resumes after attacks in Mumbai, India's financial center. Asian markets advance. (
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