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• Obama pledges to tackle government spending
"We have an economic situation that is dire, and we're going to have to jump start this economy with my economic recovery plan, creating 3 million jobs," President-elect Barack Obama says. "That's going to cost some money. WASHINGTON - President ...
• Report: Mugabe set to form government
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's main opposition leader has insisted that he will not become prime minister in a government of national unity until disagreements are settled. There were signs Saturday that President Robert Mugabe would press ahead ...
• Is this stock market rally for real?
The biggest force propping up stocks now is widespread confidence that the government is moving aggressively to revive the battered economy and credit markets. That confidence rests heavily on reports that the incoming Obama administration is ...
• Obama says stimulus proposal could grow
Because part of what we have right now is such a loss of trust both in the marketplace and in government. Restoring that trust — restoring that confidence — is going to be very important." 'I'm probably not going to be watching the crawl at the ...
• Recession worries send stocks sliding
The ADP report is making investors question whether any government effort to revive the economy will be sufficient, he said. "The market has shrugged off some bad news recently, and it's starting to get to the point where it can't do that anymore ...