Yahoo report to be scanned for turnaround evidence

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Yahoo is expected to report modestly higher revenue as sentiment on the stock improves and analysts for signs of the Internet portal�s turnaround under Marissa Mayer. See full story.

Orders for U.S. durable goods jump 4.6%

Orders for big-ticket items made in the U.S. soar 4.6% in December, fanned by a big batch of orders for Boeing aircraft. Demand stayed solid for other makers of durable goods, according to the Commerce Department, but business investment weakened in the last month of the year. See full story.

Land Down Under faces Europe-style downturn

Australia has been an attractive destination for investors. But the economic outlook is deteriorating. The commodity boom, predicted to go on forever, is slowing sharply, writes Satyajit Das. See full story.

Bernanke�s second term in pictures

As Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke enters what is likely to be his last year in office, the U.S. economy is still struggling in the aftermath of the financial crisis that started in 2007 and it may be that putting the economy on a path to a self-sustaining recovery remains beyond Bernanke�s grasp. Here are images of some of the highs and lows of Bernanke�s second term in office. See full story.

Reasons to buy Apple now

If you haven�t been living in a cave for the past week, you�ll know Apple�s stock price recently collapsed to $445, from a peak of $700 last year. I hesitate to disagree with the market, but in this case, I might make an exception. See full story.

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If you haven�t been living in a cave for the past week, you�ll know Apple�s stock price recently collapsed to $445, from a peak of $700 last year. I hesitate to disagree with the market, but in this case, I might make an exception. See full story.