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U.S. Revamps Bailout of AIG
The federal government is overhauling its $150 billion bailout of AIG in a bid to bolster the battered insurer, but its plan will expose U.S. taxpayers to more financial risk.
Tesco Tries to Hit a U.S. Curveball
Tesco has been forced by the consumer-spending slump to slash prices, advertise aggressively and otherwise alter its U.S. expansion strategy.
EU Rejects a Rescue of Faltering East Europe
EU leaders, led by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, rejected a call for a sweeping bailout of Eastern Europe.
A2
• RBS in Talks With ANZ to Sell Some Asian Assets
A3
• MANAGEMENT: Goodwin on RBS Giveback: No, Sir
• Lloyds Fails to Clinch Agreement With U.K.
• HSBC Trims U.S. Consumer Unit
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H&M Launches Home Textiles in Bid to Offset Fashion Slowdown
Fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz aims to offset slowing sales at its mainstream stores with its new online home-textile business.
Hachette to Break Through 'Silos'
As It Restructures Women's Magazines
New York publisher Hachette will move toward fortifying itself, reorganizing its women's magazines, which include Elle and Woman's Day.
Deutsche Telekom Cuts Loss; Telecom Italia's Net Doubles
Deutsche Telekom posted a narrower fourth-quarter net loss, beating market expectations, and raised its 2009 outlook.
A5
• Germany's 'Scrap' Bonus Fuels Car Sales
• GM Would Sell Opel Stake to Get Aid From Europe
• Daimler Expects Small Sales Rise in '10
A6
• Kremlin, Russia's Metals Tycoons Shelve Plan for Giant Merger
• Iberia Posts Loss on Travel Slump, Hedging
• Ferrovial Swings to 2008 Loss, Hit By Big Tax Provisions, Downturn
A7
• Stringer Steps Up as Sony Faces Slump
• Enel Considers Options to Shrink Debt
• Acciona's Full-Year Net Drops 51%, Hurt by Debt Tied to Endesa Deal
| | ECONOMY AND POLITICS | | | | | A8
Clinton Vows 'New Path' in Mideast
As She Arrives With Seasoned Team
Hillary Clinton will visit Israel, leading a team of peacemakers with a rare depth of first-hand experience in the Mideast.
PRIVATE PROPERTIES
Strapped Iceland Lists Homes in D.C., New York, London
Iceland's government, devastated by the downturn, is trying to sell ambassadorial residences in Washington, New York, London and Oslo to raise money.
Iceland Names Central-Bank Chief
Iceland's new prime minister named a caretaker central-bank governor, marking a victory in her battle against former bank chief David Oddsson.
Russia Figures Prominently
In Clinton's Europe Visit
Hillary Clinton is set to meet Russia's top diplomat after a flurry of commentary on the Obama administration's plan to "reset" ties with Moscow.
A9
• Economy in Worst Fall Since '82
A10
• Regulators See Big Funding Boost
• U.S., Afghans Criticize Call for Early Elections
• THE OUTLOOK: Stocks Will Indicate When the Tide Is Turning
A11
OPINION
Your Citibank
Too big to fail, too big to succeed.
Obama's Bush Vindication
The President's good turn on Iraq.
The Odor Across the Oder
What's gone wrong in Eastern Europe.
A12
OPINION
The Trade Solution
By Tim Groser
Completing the Doha Round will boost the world economy.
THE WEEKEND INTERVIEW
A Resolute Ally in the War on Terror
Canadians are with us in Afghanistan. We should be with them on free trade.
A13
OPINION
JOEL KOTKIN
The Democratic Party Could Face an Internal Civil War
'Gentry' and 'populist' factions square off on energy and the environment.
Israel Can't Afford Any More Dangerous Concessions
By Tom Gross
Obama shouldn't push the Jewish state to give territory to terrorists.
A14
• The Wallenberg Curse
| | MARKETPLACE | | | | | A26
Generalísimo Francisco Franco Is
Still Dead -- And His Statues Are Next
Spain is on a controversial mission to expunge emblems of its painful past, raised hackles among conservatives who say it is reopening old wounds.
Argentina Withholds German Art Loan
Argentina's National Museum of Fine Arts is withholding some key art pieces from an exhibition in Frankfurt out of concern that German bondholders would seize them.
A27
• U.S. Is Upbeat on Military Talks With Beijing
A28
• HEARD ON THE STREET: Poland Shouldn't Join the Euro
• HEARD ON THE STREET: Tier 1 Bank Debt Still Unloved
• International Debt Soars Due to Bank Guarantees
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