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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama is promising that his economic stimulus plan won't include money for politicians' pet projects and will include provisions aimed at ensuring his administration is open and accountable to taxpayers and Congress.

NEW YORK (AP) -- QVC is traveling to Washington to mark President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration this month. The retail network is bringing along plenty of coins, stamps, jewelry and even a small handbag to sell.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings jumped nearly 33 percent last year. And the recession is expected to lead to higher filings this year as well.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumers applying for federal coupons to pay for converter boxes ahead of next month's transition to digital television broadcasts are being placed on a waiting list.

DETROIT (AP) -- U.S. auto sales plunged 36 percent in December, capping a dismal year that saw sales free-fall by 2.9 million vehicles from 2007.

HONG KONG (AP) -- Asian stock markets seem to be shrugging off lackluster trade in the U.S. and Europe.

SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices slipped slightly today but remain above $48 a barrel in Asia amid signs OPEC is implementing announced production cuts.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, said Monday that a treatable hormone imbalance is to blame for the weight loss that has prompted worries about his health.

DETROIT (AP) -- Toyota and Honda's U.S. sales fell more than their U.S. competitors' in December, with Toyota's 37 percent decline and Honda's 35 percent drop showing the Japanese company's popular fuel-efficient models were little help as consumers steered clear of showrooms due to the dismal economy.

NEW YORK (AP) -- QVC is traveling to Washington to mark President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration this month -- and is bringing along plenty of coins, stamps, jewelry and even a small handbag to sell.
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JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Local money manager Ronnie Belton answers your financial questions. This week's topics: Recovering from the 401k drop and industries that are primed to do well in 2009.

BRYCEVILLE, FL -- When the Norris family left their home on Thanksgiving Day, what they returned to was not what they expected.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal safety officials are announcing a recall of window blinds and shades after the strangling death of a young child and a close call for a second.