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Business Minute: Stocks have a bad week...Bush to help economy?

Click through for a quick summary of top business news today.

	Wall Street Broadcast
	Tough day, week for stocks
	Oil Prices
	Microsoft promises gamers a freebie
	Business Right Now
	Fed boosting new auction amounts by 50%
	Report indicates slower services growth
	Stocks sink on weak jobs report
	Jobless rates hits 5%, a 2-year high, fanning recession fears
	Top Technology News
	Rates on 30-year mortgages drop to lowest level in 4 weeks
	Stocks end narrowly mixed
	Toyota trumped Ford in '07
	Oil futures hit new record
	Stocks stable at midday
	Oil price remains above $99
	November orders rise
	Jobless claims fall sharply during Christmas week
	Japanese markets closed for New Year's holidays
	Stocks fall sharply on first session of the year
	Index of homebuilder sentiment stuck at record low for third-straight month

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