Business News, Finance News, World, Political & Sports News from The Wall Street Journal

- Welcome, Logout
Register for FREE
Register for FREE

Thank you for registering.

We sent an email to:

Please click on the link inside the email to complete your registration
Please register to gain free access to WSJ tools.

An account already exists for the email address entered.

Forgot your username or password?

This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. Please try again later.

The username entered is already associated with
another account. Please enter a different username

The email address you have entered is already in use.
Please re-enter the email address.

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Create a User Name

Create a Password

Confirm Password

Send me information about more WSJ features

Create a profile for me in the Journal Community
Why Register?

Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions

As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to:

Setup and manage your portfolio

Personalize your own news page

Receive and manage newsletters
Log In

Log In

User Name

Password

Log in

Remember me Forgot your password?

Breaking News

Wal-Mart Stores names Mike Duke CEO and president, succeeding Lee Scott.
GM plans further cutbacks to its North American production schedule.

LATEST HEADLINES

Gas Prices Spiral
Down to Near $2
The sudden reversal in oil and gasoline prices -- the fastest and sharpest since the government began tracking monthly gasoline prices -- is bringing relief to some and complicating business for others.
- Oil Falls Below $50 a Barrel

Clinton Nomination Is 'On Track'
President-elect Obama is "on track" to nominate Hillary Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving.
Former Union Chief Could Lead FAA
A onetime pilots-union leader is a top contender to head the Federal Aviation Administration.
- Gallery: On Obama's List?

What’s News —

Business & Finance

Subscriber Content Read Preview

Citi Weighs Options, Including Firm's Sale
Citigroup began weighing the possibility of auctioning off pieces of the company or even selling itself outright. Shares fell a further 26%.
Subscriber Content Read Preview

Directors Quit as Firms Flounder
A growing number of directors with demanding day jobs are quitting the boards of troubled companies.
Subscriber Content Read Preview

Dell's Growth Stalls
Dell posted a 5% profit drop, but results weren't as bad as feared. Revenue fell 3% as PC sales to businesses slowed.
Subscriber Content Read Preview

Goldman's Gold Standard Is Less Golden
Fannie, Freddie Halt Foreclosures
Subscriber Content Read Preview

Google Lets Users Edit Search

Rebound Seen After Brutal Selloff
Wall Street appeared poised to get a break from the steep declines of the past two days after upbeat earnings from Dell and reports that Citigroup might put itself up for sale.
- Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude | Gold
Subscriber Content Read Preview

Asia Recovers; Nikkei Rises 2.7%
Subscriber Content Read Preview

FTSE Up 1.3% as Banks Advance
Subscriber Content Read Preview

Ahead of the Tape: Dark Days in Oil

Politics

In Crisis, Opportunity for Obama
As economic signs grow ever more grim, the opportunities for the Obama administration to drive through its agenda actually are getting better.
Obama's Cellphone Records Breached
Big Three Head Home Empty-Handed

U.S. & World

Only a Buyer Knows a Home's Value
The one point of widespread agreement in the real-estate industry: there is no single accurate index of home prices.
- Blog: Behind the Home-Price Indexes
Iraqi Parliament Weighs Security Pact

Editors' Picks

Touring Obama's Homeland
Subscriber Content Read Preview

Former Enron Prosecutor Speaks Out
Subscriber Content Read Preview

BlackBerry Storm Reaches Land
Mayor's Wife Gets the Heave-Ho
Steinbrenner Passes Torch to Son
Japanese Style Has Women Play Princess
Subscriber Content Read Preview

Dubai to Host Lavish Bash
Tales From the Couture Dry Cleaners
A Different Crisis in Need of Capital

World

Unpaid Wages in Russia Recall 1998
Russians have begun to feel the chill of the crisis, as it triggers layoffs and wage-payment delays reminiscent of the 1990s.
Judge Orders 5 Gitmo Inmates Released
EU Redirects Farm Aid to Businesses

Business

Subscriber Content Read Preview

Wal-Mart Names New CEO
Wal-Mart Stores named Mike Duke, vice chairman of its international business, to succeed Lee Scott as president and CEO, effective Feb. 1.
Subscriber Content Read Preview

Europe, Asia Weigh on Heinz Results
Subscriber Content Read Preview

AnnTaylor Withdraws Outlook

Markets

Treasury Will Help Liquidate Fund
Treasury said it will help liquidate an offering from Reserve Management, in a move to calm money markets.
Subscriber Content Read Preview

Regulators Take Steps to Monitor Some Thrifts
Subscriber Content Read Preview

New York Will Suspend Its CDS Plan

Tech

Shift Seen in Telecom Regulation
The telecom industry is bracing for a new era of increased regulation under the Obama administration.
Subscriber Content Read Preview

Companies Eye Location Services
Subscriber Content Read Preview

Salesforce.com's Profit Rises 55%

Tech sponsored by AMD. The Future is Fusion

Personal Finance

Credit-Card Users Face Higher Fees
The Fed has slashed its benchmark rate to 1%, yet many people are getting hit with higher rates and fees on their credit cards.
Where the Herd is Heading Next
Easing the Headache of Paying Bills

Personal Finance sponsored by John Hancock

Life & Style

Washington's Woodstock
Celebrities, activists and jet-setters are preparing to turn Obama's inauguration into a mix of Woodstock and Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 speech on the Mall.
Political and Personal
Just Asking… Cherry Jones

Life & Style sponsored by WSJwine

Sports

For the Bowls, a Fork in the Road
Some of college football's 34 bowls, those quaint relics of a simpler era, may not survive the winter.
Fantasy Sports in a War Zone
Presidents and Football

Opinion

Lessons in Gross National Happiness
A chat with Bhutan's first elected prime minister.
The Auto Makers Are Already Bankrupt
What Do We Really Know About the Uninsured?

Careers

M.B.A.s Veer Off Path to Finance Jobs
The collapse of major banks on Wall Street has many soon-to-graduate M.B.A.s rethinking their post-graduate paths.
Protecting Your Privacy When Job Hunting
Job Seekers Bend Ears of Recruiters

Real Estate

Off-Campus 'Crash Pads'
As finals near, homes for lucky college students or helicopter parents.
Michael Vick Cuts Price in Atlanta
Global Crisis Douses Hawaii Tourism

Small Business

Mall Restaurants Expect Fewer Customers
Restaurant chains with locations in malls are boosting marketing, bracing for a holiday-shopping season with fewer customers.
Restaurants Look for Ways to Cut Costs
Retailers Keep $1 Billion in Sales Taxes

Film Review

'Twilight' Barely Sips at Juicy Genre
Teen girls should run to see "Twilight," the screen version of a best-selling potboiler about a vampire and the girl who loves him. Others needn't run. Or walk.
- See the review.
Hospital's Risky Drive to Boost Transplants
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's quest to ramp up its liver-transplant business shows how nonprofits' drive for higher revenues risks compromising patient care.
The Road to Meltdown
Niall Ferguson's "The Ascent of Money" is a timely reminder of the nexus between financial innovation and human progress.
- Excerpt: "The Ascent of Money"
Will General Motors file for bankruptcy protection in the next six months?
- Yes
- No
- Join the discussion in the Journal Community.

* at close Source: Dow Jones, Reuters
Edit Market Preferences

Register for FREE

Log In

QUICK LINKS :

Breaking News

LATEST HEADLINES

What’s News —

Business & Finance

Editors' Picks

Question of the Day

UAW Faces Prospect Of More Concessions239 comments

GM Blitzes Washington in Attempt to Win Aid86 comments

Showdown Looms Over Auto Bailout63 comments

Goldman Chiefs Give Up Bonuses49 comments

Just Say No to Detroit48 comments

Partner Center

Inside the Wall Street Journal Digital Network

Log In or Subscribe to access your WSJ.com Account

WSJ.com Account:

Help & Information Center:

About:

WSJ.com:

Tools & Formats:

Digital Network

Foreign language editions:

WSJ International