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Stocks mostly up; Tokyo, Shanghai lead gainers	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:54:00 GMT
Asian markets were mostly higher Tuesday, with Japanese stocks struggling to hold on to early gains spurred by recent weakness in the yen, while Hong Kong shares retreated on telecom firms such as China Mobile after a strong recent rally.

South Korea to spend 37 billion on 'green' projects	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:47:00 GMT
South Korea said on Tuesday said it would spend 50 trillion won ($38 billion) during the next four years on environmentally-friendly projects in an effort to bolster employment as the nation undergoes its sharpest slowdown since the 1998 Asian financial upheaval.

CES expectations muted in light of recession	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:26:00 GMT
As the high-tech industry prepares to kick off a new year, the turnout at the industry’s largest trade gathering this week may shed light on what some expect to be a brutal period for high-end gadgets and toys.

David Weidner's Writing on the Wall: Justice hard to come by on Wall Street	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:52:00 GMT
Maybe some of you in the legal profession can help David Weidner understand how justice works on Wall Street these days.

Irwin Kellner: The long and short of it	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:41:00 GMT
Talk about trade-offs.

Asia Markets: Asian auto stocks rise, ignoring weak U.S. sales	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:01:00 GMT
Shares of Japanese and South Korean automakers broadly advanced Tuesday, as investors shrugged off a dismal U.S. sales report for December.

Mark Hulbert: One year rankings not worth betting on	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:56:00 GMT
The gnomes working tirelessly at the Hulbert Financial Digest have completed their calculations of newsletters’ returns through the end of 2008.

After Hours: Indevus jumps as co. agrees to buyout plan; LDK Solar slumps	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:21:00 GMT
Shares of Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. soared late Monday after the company accepted a purchase offer from Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., while fertilizer provider Mosaic Co.’s shares were weighed by an outlook for rougher market conditions.

Latin American Markets: Brazil bounces 3% higher; Mexican shares eases	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:17:00 GMT
Strength in materials and energy stocks as prices for crude oil rallied helped pull most of Latin America’s equity markets higher Monday.

Jennifer Openshaw: Five unforgettable predictions from 2008 that were dead wrong	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:18:00 GMT
In 2008, we certainly learned why some folks shouldn’t try to make predictions about the economy.