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Auto makers look to Mexico (The Globe and Mail)
And, what happens to CPP, OAS payments if consumer price index actually declines

TradingMarkets Ten Traders' Resolutions for 2009 (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Everybody makes resolutions for the New Year. Here are ten resolutions from TradingMarkets.com that can help make you a better, more confident and profitable trader this year.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-31 16:50 STOCKS NEWS US-Markets up on Fed move to lower mortgage costs (Interactive Investor)
Stocks on the move Real-Time Equity news U.S. stock market report

MB Trading Adds Independent Investment Research Services (PR.com)
El Segundo, CA, December 24, 2008 --( PR.com )-- MB Trading ("MBT"), a financial services company, announced today that it has added a leading investment research package to its list of offerings.

Weather makes employers make payroll decisions (South Sound Business Examiner)
It's what some are calling the storm of the decade and it seems out of place in the Puget Sound. Unfortunately, the storm is here and businesses are having to make unfamiliar payroll decisions.For example, should employees who can't leave their houses due to the snow be docked a day's pay? Must the employer treat salaried and hourly employees differently? Are employees allowed to make up work ...

They Just Don't Get It (GoldSeek.com)
The following is an excerpt from commentary that originally appeared at Treasure Chests for the benefit of subscribers on Wednesday, December 10th, 2008.

Keep an eye on talented veterans (Toronto Sun)
In the spirit of Christmas, and the holidays in general, I offer no Cherry Bombs today.

Triple Witching U.S. Layoffs Just Before Christmas (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Normally, the BLS Mass Layoff data would not have much market impact. However, this release on Friday, along with options expiration, gives the trading day a high-probability of excess volatility.

Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver Gain Over 2% and 6% on the Week (GoldSeek.com)
Gold dropped almost $30 to as low as $829.30 by a little before 8AM EST before it rebounded in New York, but it still ended with a loss of 2.7%. Silver fell all the way to $10.538 before it also rebounded in New York , but it still ended with a loss of 2.7%.

Gold Stock Panic Ends (Kitco.com)
The Great Stock Panic of 2008 was so mercilessly brutal that no sector escaped its ravages. Unfortunately gold stocks, despite their history of performing really well during general-stock bears, also succumbed to the universal panic selling.