Mon 5 Jan 2009 | 23:27 EST

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A newly built home sits vacant with a "for sale" sign in front, in the Courtland Ridge development in Alpine, Utah, March 26, 2008.  REUTERS/George Frey
Home and Fed decision clues

Pending home sales data and the FOMC minutes will be picked over for signs of economic health.  Factbox 

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New risks in 2009

Political risks have historically mattered much more in emerging markets, but political risk in the developed, industrial democracies is rising more quickly than anyone would have predicted a year ago.  Commentary 

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Commodity Last Pct Chg Trade Date/Time
Oil 52.35 -0.10% 05 Jan 2009 21:32 EST
Gold 857.2 -0.09% 05 Jan 2009 21:41 EST
Year in Business

A look back at the memorable moments from 2008 in the world of finance.  Slideshow 

Signs marking the entrance to Wall Street are seen in New York October 6, 2008.
Crisis in Credit

Follow the financial crisis using our interactive video timeline. Track the global impact on our interactive map.  Full Coverage 

A combination of sale signs displayed in shop windows on the last weekend before Christmas on London's Oxford Street
Signs of the Times

The global recession manifests itself in big and small ways, most gloomy, some quirky and often reflecting the inventive human spirit.   Factbox 

Reacting to Gaza raids
2:35pm EST 
Protests are taking place around the world, in reaction to the Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip.
Obama stays silent on Mideast

Jan 5 - As the conflict between Israel and Hamas escalates, President-elect Obama has largely kept silent, allowing the outgoing Bush White House to take the lead.  Play Video

 
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