Watch a scene from "Up in the Air." Directed by Jason Reitman (Juno), the film follows a businessman (George Clooney) who lives his life out of a suitcase while travelling the country as a full-time corporate employees terminator. Video courtesy of Paramount Pictures.

Watch a scene from "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus." Terry Gilliam directs the late Heath Ledger in a fantasy film about a traveling theater troupe led by the immortal Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer). Video courtesy of Sony Pictures.

WSJ's Bob Davis pays a visit to his 93-year-old cousin Sam Fink, a longtime illustrator and keeper of the family's history who still uses a typewriter and snail mail.

Ending weeks of speculation, the White House announces President Obama will attend a global climate summit in Copenhagen next month, where he will lay out specific targets for curbing greenhouse-gas emissions. Plus, mortgage rates fall to a record low as new home sales climb. The News Hub brings you...

Mortgage rates fall to a record low as new home sales climb. MarketWatch's Amy Hoak joins the News Hub to discuss whether these developments point to strength ahead for the struggling housing market.

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11/25/09 The Toyota Motor Corporation announced Wednesday that it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million recalled vehicles in the United States, the company's largest ever in the United States.

11/25/09 Front month crude prices staged another rally this session as the US dollar fell to a 15-month low against the euro.

Investors continue to send the markets higher as more economic data was released this week supporting hopes of a V-shaped recovery. Existing home sales beat estimates on Monday and jobless claims fell more than expected on Wednesday, leading the general market to rally on both days.

Yesterday afternoon, Merck (MRK) declared its quarterly dividend of thirty eight cents per share, maintaining the amount paid last quarter. With the dividend, the company also announced it had approved a new $3 billion share repurchase program as means of further increasing shareholder value.

As India's Prime Minister Singh ends his US tour, analysts will look for concrete results after all the warm rhetoric.

The USD declined, touching multi-month lows against the EUR and JPY. U.S. economic data came in mixed, ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday.

Economic data out Wednesday morning sent mixed messages for the economy. The good news: First-time weekly jobless claims in the US dipped under the 500,000 mark for the first time in 54 weeks, to 466,000.

This morning, Goldman Sachs and UBS revised their ratings on shares of NRG Energy (NRG). Goldman reduced EPS estimates through 2012 as the company is less likely to repurchase as many shares.

WSJ reporter Ann Zimmerman - a retail-sector veteran - offers tips and tricks to finding bargains on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year.

Confusion about the ex-div date for Brazilian Telecommunications Corporation (TBH) yesterday caused shares to rally, followed by a halt in trading at around 11:30am. Today, shares of Brazilian Telecommunications are now trading down over sixteen and three quarters percent.

The latest news and information on U.S. stocks that are moving the market.

Upscale retailers Tiffany and J. Crew bolster the sector with better-than-expected results, with analysts saying the luster may be returning to the luxury category. Andria Cheng reports.

This morning, UBS initiated coverage on EMC (EMC) with a Buy rating. Analysts at the firm believe the company will be able to expand margins further in 2010 and see this boosting earnings going forward.

Unions say around 250,000 Irish public workers take part in a strike over the government budget reform plans.

Consumers spending topped analysts forecasts in October, lifting hopes the holiday shopping season may not be worst than feared.

11/25/09 The US dollar continued to slide this session on Fed signals that pushed the Japanese yen to reach near a 14 year trading high against the greenback.

Discovery Communications' reality-show programming has made it a powerhouse. Now comes its biggest coup: linking up with Oprah Winfrey. Why its could rise another 25% or more within a year.

J. Crew (JCG) shares are getting a boost Wednesday after the retailer reported it had more than doubled its profits in the third quarter.

Car giant General Motors has announced plans to cut 9,000 jobs across Europe.