OPINION

Banks' Worry; Coke's Double Aim; Berkshire's Stock bets

GM Repaying Loans; Retail's Rise; Dollar Dominance to Last

Smaller U.S. brokers are cashing in on the opportunity to provide prime brokerage services to small and mid-sized hedge funds as top players rebuild their crisis-scarred operations by focusing on large money managers.

End 'Too-Big-To-Fail,' says JPMorgan Chief; Consumers Down; No Double-Dip

Buffett's Crisis Declaration; Disney Beats Street; Starbucks' Competition

The weakness in the U.S. dollar risks inflating a bubble in the oil market, which could threaten consumer spending and potentially cause a double dip recession.

Gold Hits New High; Shift to Market Currencies; New Deficit Fighting Tactic

HP's Cisco Challenge; AIG CEO is Staying; Costco's Warehouse Hopes

Geithner's Strong Dollar; Pay Caps Questioned at AIG; GM Seeks Leniency on Pay Rules

BofA Blues for Top Job; Dodd Seeks Teeth for Reforms; Cautious on Recovery

At first glance, Giuseppe Oglio's farm near Milan looks like it's suffering from neglect. Weeds run rampant amid the rice fields and clover grows unchecked around his millet crop.

GDP Sustainable, Says Survey; Key Target Set at Yahoo; UK Banks See Bottom

Looking at Holiday Sales; Traders Go Higher on Aid Pledge; Advanta's Bankruptcy

Dollar May Be Under Pressure; Investors Eye Retail Sales; NBC Universal's Valuation

Unemployment Hits 10.2 Pct; Nations' Keeping Economic Support for Now; AIG Rises Again

Widespread recovery doubts; More Caught in Trading Scandal; Microsoft-Yahoo Pact May Go Global

Fed Stays Course on Policy; Democrats Shrug Off Losses; Cisco Beats Street

Enlist allies in the media and public policy to highlight little known but pressing issues, said the ex-Federal Reserve president who had forewarned for years about the growing dangers of financial companies considered “too-big-to fail.”

Service Sector Grows; Cuomo Hits Intel; Time Warner Beats Street

Eight major banks which were at the front of the line for government bailouts have already set aside $117.6 billion this year to pay employees, almost as much as they paid in all of 2008, a Reuters analysis has found.

The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna.

Speeding Up Climate Reform; Fed Weighs Economy; U.S.-China Currency Stake

Uncertainty for Economic Growth;CIT's Capitulation; SEC's Missed Chances

Tough economic times have hurt Harvard University's public standing in the media over the past nine months, while schools perceived as a safer educational investment have benefited, a research firm said.

Consumer Worries; Facebook's Anti-Spam Win, A Multi-Lingual Internet

Official end to Recession; Economic Roundup; Less Profitability at Exxon

Yahoo's Comeback; Wary on Health Reform; Home Buyer Perks

Anheuser Executive Sues for Bias; Home Prices Up Slightly; Nokia-Apple Row Continues

Gears Begin Moving on Climate Bill ; Smart Grid to Get Big Boost; Corporate Spending Set to Rise