January 5, 2009, 8:51 PM ET
- Dow off 82; weak auto sales in December hurt stocks
GM, Ford, Honda and Toyota see December sales slide more than 30%. Chrysler sales slump 53%. Apple CEO Steve Jobs says his weight loss is not due to cancer. Crude oil nears $49. President-elect Obama eyes a $300 billion tax cut. more...
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- Toyota to suspend production for 11 days in Japan 1/5/2009 8:25 PM
- US govt to NY judge: Jail Madoff without bail 1/5/2009 8:24 PM
- China targets Google in pornography crackdown 1/5/2009 8:15 PM
- 2008 US auto sales 1/5/2009 8:12 PM
- Cuba: Nickel again earned more than tourism in '08 1/5/2009 8:11 PM
- Car sales plunge heralding bleak 2009 1/5/2009 7:52 PM
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- Latin America stocks gain on US construction data 1/5/2009 7:44 PM
- Hispanic TV landscape could shift in L.A. trial 1/5/2009 7:42 PM
- Wells Fargo buys $730M in receivables from GE 1/5/2009 7:34 PM
- 8 dead, 1 hurt after chopper crashes in La. marsh 1/5/2009 7:18 PM
- PF Chang's names Vivian co-chief executive 1/5/2009 7:13 PM
- Best Buy shares climb after analyst upgrade 1/5/2009 7:05 PM
- US auto sales plunge whopping 36 percent in Dec. 1/5/2009 7:04 PM
- Allied Capital shares jump after analyst upgrade 1/5/2009 7:04 PM
- Biogen shares fall on JP Morgan downgrade 1/5/2009 7:03 PM
- McAfee shares slip after Credit Suisse downgrade 1/5/2009 7:02 PM
- Citgo suspends low-income heating oil program 1/5/2009 7:00 PM
- Barnes & Noble shares up on upgrade 1/5/2009 7:00 PM
[BRIEFING.COM] Stocks ended a choppy session of listless trading markedly lower as investors failed to build on the prior week s gains. The major indices struggled to put together a sustainable advance for the entire session.
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12 stocks to jump-start your yearPotential buys are out there, even in the current malaise. One good strategy is to let our StockScouter system narrow your choices.
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| Symbol | Date picked | Pick details |
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| JPM-G | 12/9/08 | Learn more |
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| PBR | 8/26/08 | Learn more |
| RIG | 8/1/08 | Learn more |
10 stocks for a January bounceMany favored stocks have been beaten down lately. They could rebound soon -- but even if they don't, these look good for the long term.
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