Archive for December, 2009

 

Despite ghastly start, stocks finish 2009 with strong gains

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks ended a mercurial year with a nearly 24 percent gain, rebounding from the biggest loss since the Great Depression with a rally many investors had not seen in their lifetime.

 
 
 

CIA base supported airstrikes

Suicide bomber attacks Afghan facility key to agency’s counterterrorism operations


 
 
 

Roberts opts not to seek raises

In year-end report, chief justice foregoes tradition of asking Congress to raise judicial salaries.


 
 
 

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