Wed 19 Nov 2008 | 11:36 EST

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Arguing for survival 11:29am ET

U.S. auto executives are on Capitol Hill for a second day to argue their case for a $25 billion aid package in the face of mounting political opposition to a bailout of the struggling industry.  Full Article | Full Coverage 

Smoke is emitted from a factory at Keihin industrial zone in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo October 22, 2008.  REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Cheap carbon credits' threat

The economic downturn may mean a hiatus for some industrial polluters but the corollary is that carbon is about to get a whole lot cheaper, writes Amanda Palmer.  Commentary 

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Petrodollar drought blow to banks

Banks in Europe and Britain, and their unfortunate would-be borrowers, face another blow as plunging oil prices tighten the spigot of petrodollar deposits, writes James Saft.  Commentary 

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Commodity Last Pct Chg Trade Date/Time
Oil 51.74 -0.19% 19 Nov 2008 11:25 EST
Gold 740.4 +0.01% 19 Nov 2008 11:34 EST
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Crisis in Credit

Follow the financial crisis using our interactive video timeline. Track the global impact on our interactive map.  Full Coverage 

Bernd Debusmann
A million years of nuclear planning

Columnist Bernd Debusmann asks if the EPA is engaging in scientific fantasy by setting impossible hurdles over nuclear waste.  Commentary 

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Consumer Credit

The mortgage-inspired crisis infecting markets may be followed by even bigger problems borne out of growing credit card debt. Take a closer look.  Full Coverage 

Off the launch pad
5:15am EST 
Striking images from the Kennedy Space Center's 2008 launches.
Landmark windpipe transplant

Doctors in Spain have carried out the world's first transplant of a windpipe with tissue grown from the patient's own stem-cells.  Play Video

 
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