Reuters - General Motors Corp. (GM) Chief Operating Officer Fritz Henderson said on Thursday he expected U.S. and western European markets to stay weak in the first half of 2009.

Despite crisis, ECB holds interest rates steady (AP)
AP - The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday, even as bank President Jean-Claude Trichet warned of slowing growth amid high inflation and the spreading financial crisis.
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