December 18, 2009, 8:31 PM ET
Tech sector gives stocks a liftResearch In Motion and Oracle power the Nasdaq higher. The Dow and S&P 500 see small gains. Oil moves up on Iran-Iraq worries. more...
In Iraq, Big Oil gets squeezed outIn recent contract auctions, US oil companies and other international majors were all but shut out. This continues a shocking shift in global oil power -- and investors should pay attention. Also from Jubak: The dog days of December. more...
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Business on Main: Newbie conundrumStartups must be prepared to give some things away or offer cut-rate prices in exchange for references, cautions Eve Tahmincioglu.
Best bank stocks: Reformed sinnersWith the financial sector in a correction, key survivors are newly humbled banks that can still afford bargain takeovers.
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