Slow US economic
growth in Q4
may hide strength

 

Fed's new
voting lineup
won't likely
alter policy

 

 

 

 

Volkswagen Super Bowl ad stirs controversy
online

• US consumers less optimistic after tax increase

• US home prices accelerate in November

• Watchdog says taxpayers may lose $27B in bailout

• Daimler truck layoffs coming in NC, SC, Ore.

International

Toyota recalls
1.29M vehicles
for air bags,
wipers
 

EU turns
down UPS
acquisition
of TNT

 

• EU official's remarks stir Italian political storm

• Taiwan cuts pensions to avoid fiscal problems

• Sunday Times apologizes 'unreservedly' for
  cartoon

• Israel central bank chief to step down in June

Energy

• Oil jumps above $97 with economy in focus

Dutch court
rejects most
of Shell spill
case
 

• Kinder Morgan Energy buying Copano for $3.2B

• Chesapeake's embattled CEO McClendon to retire

• Tunisia beefs up security at desert oil sites

• Stocks advance, pushing Dow toward 14,000

• Fed likely to stick to low-rate message this week

• DuPont, Easton-Bell in feud over Kevlar trademark

• Wanxiang says panel approves A123 sale

Other

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• Illinois grain prices in country elevators

• Football fans encouraged to 'buy local' as they celebrate game day

• Farm Service Agency announces important program updates 

• Logan County FSA December newsletter

• Agriculture news elsewhere:

• FFA Members Vie for $300K in Incentives During Chapter Challenge

• Return Your Ag Census Form By Feb. 4

• Farmdoc

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