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From today's Tribune

• Kayce T. Ataiyero: Be wary of recalled products when shopping at thrift stores

• Investors in Madoff case gain cover

• U.S. Supreme Court opens way for suits by 'light' cigarette smokers

• Ex-Sun-Times publisher paroled

• Jon Yates: Solving United Airlines pound problem takes nearly six months

• Citadel suspends cash-outs

• Tribune names chief revenue officer

• Monday's market movers

• Hasbro drops Scrabulous lawsuit

• ESL Partners to pay penalties

• Northern Trust to cut 450 jobs

• Economists bet Fed will lower rate to 0.5%

• WGN radio loses program director

• Bond ratings cut for General Growth

• 'Massive' fraud sends stocks into a retreat

• Fannie Mae to finalize plan to help renters of foreclosed homes

• Federal appeals court ends paid breaks for hotel housekeepers in Cook County

• Toyota delays Prius plant opening in Mississippi

From the business wire

• Investors who may have lost money in the Madoff fraud case

• American Society of Newspaper Editors drops 'paper' from its name

• South Fla. water officials vote for $1.34B Everglades restoration deal; final approval pending

• Russian-owned bauxite company to slash 150 jobs in Jamaica due to plunging demand

• Austria's Bank Medici affected by Madoff fraud scandal

• BBC says its Chinese language Web site blocked in China

• Meltdown 101: Buyouts vs. outright layoffs: pros and cons for companies and their employees

• Brazil's Sao Paulo state loses 34,000 jobs in November; downturn hits ethanol producers hard

• Thousands of tractors take to roads in Paraguay, Bolivia in conflicts over land rights, fuel

• German memory chip maker Infineon rejects €150 million bailout offer from state of Saxony

• Mexico's Cemex expects 23 percent sales drop in 4th quarter

• Cadbury says North American sales have slowed, but firm still on target for 2008 profit growth

• Auto parts supplier Key Plastics files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, submits reorganization plan

• GE energy unit to supply power-generation equipment to Iraq in deal worth nearly $3 billion

• Turkey's president says Iran, Iraq could supply gas for Nabucco pipeline

• Attorney convicted of conspiracy in Mississippi judicial bribery case gets 3 years in prison

• Pentagon weapons buyer: more combat ships needed to manage piracy threats in coastal waters

• France slaps record euro575 million in fines on ArcelorMittal unit, others for steel cartel

• Correction: Newspapers-bankruptcies story

• Ahead of Fed, Saudi central bank cuts key lending rates to boost liquidity

• Teams on warship look out for Somali pirates, but not enough military escorts for 20,000 ships

• Latvia turns down offer to buy AirBaltic stake from SAS

• Supplement maker Airborne pays $7 million to states to allegations of false advertising

• Canada's biggest newspaper publisher Sun Media to cut 600 jobs amid weak economy

• Gas giants in Algeria want to set eco-friendly example by stuffing carbon underground

• Spain: 4 workers dead as hotel partially collapses on resort island of Mallorca

• EU decides that Britain can keep its pints, miles and other imperial measurements

• Fiat lays off 48,000 workers for a month as it cuts production over the holidays

• Apologies and discounts: Thailand tries to bring back tourists scared off by airport closures

• Swedish government cuts economic growth forecasts up until 2011 as global crisis weighs

• OPEC cuts 2009 world oil forecast as global economic woes saps demand

• Economic crisis eats into Santa lists and dents Christmas festivities

• IMF predicts radical slowdown of Montenegro's economy amid financial meltdown

• Russian industrial output plunges 8.7 percent, adding to fears of deep recession

• Toilet troubles in Japan as manufacturer warns of smoke coming from high-tech bowls

• Air Products & Chemicals cuts 7 percent of its work force, lowers guidance on economic slump

• Crisis-hit Latvia granted euro500 million credit line from Sweden, Denmark

• Merkel waiting for Obama administration before moving on new stimulus plan for Germany

• Polish car makers ask prime minister for help ahead of possible crisis in the sector

• Review expected to call for UK Royal Mail to be part-privatized; rivals are likely buyers

• Indonesian lawmakers pass new mining law, but analyst say investment could drop

• Malaysia Airlines' budget unit Firefly abolishes fuel surcharges to boost business

• Research in Motion announces launch of Blackberry Bold in South Korea

• Japan's Aozora Bank reveals up to $137 million in Madoff exposure

• Ford's F-150 pickup is named Motor Trend's 2009 Truck of the Year, beats out Dodge, Suzuki

• Dutch Fortis bank says it stands to lose up to euro1 billion in alleged Madoff fraud

• EU court scraps "Bud" name trademark in latest legal battle between Budvar and Anheuser-Busch

• Japanese workers protest massive wave of job cuts by major companies

• Euro zone services and manufacturing sectors contract at sharper pace in December, survey says

• Temporary layoffs at German-owned automaker Seat to affect 5,300 workers in Spain

• Look who's not talking: US not at Latin America summit, signaling new regional independence

• Convicted former Gen Re chief executive sentenced to 2 years in prison for conspiracy, fraud

• Paulson says he expects no more major financial institutions will fail during current crisis

• Madoff kept two separate books to hide losses in $50 billion fraud, says SIPC chief Harbeck

• Bristol-Myers to pare work force by 10 percent through 2010; 800 jobs to go by end of year

• PartyGaming says it is unlikely to make a criminal plea in the US, talks making good progress

• FDA requires warnings about risks of suicide on antiseizure medications used by millions

• Old TNT found in famed Paris department store; unknown group demands French leave Afghanistan

• Thailand's prime minister-elect to face deep political divisions, economic crisis

• Goldman loses $2.29 billion during fiscal 4th quarter as value of assets, investments plummet

• Authorities set up hot lines, Web sites for investors who believe they were duped by Madoff

• Best Buy's 3rd-quarter profit sinks, company offers buyouts to most corporate staff

• SE Asia budget airline offers 100,000 free tickets to boost Thailand's battered tourism

• Bird flu found in chickens in east China; hundreds of thousands of birds killed

• OPEC sends signals of major production cut later this week, possibly with Russian support

• North Dakota officials likely to decide soon on import restrictions on Minnesota cattle

• GM of Mexico to suspend production in 3 Mexican factories, temporarily lay off workers

• Correction: Wall Street-Arrest story

• Homebuilder sentiment index unchanged at record low of 9 in December

• So far, few parts suppliers demand cash from GM and Chrysler as they await government help

• List of victims in alleged US Ponzi scheme include world's big banks, the rich and the famous

• Judge signs order to protect Madoff investors and moves case to bankruptcy court

• Exxon Mobil investing $1B to increase its global supply of cleaner-burning diesel by 10 pct

• Toyota indefinitely delays Blue Springs, Miss., Prius plant amid auto industry downturn

• Hasbro drops suit over popular Scrabble-clone Scrabulous

Top tech stories

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From the tech wire

• Apple says 2009 is its last at massive Mac trade show; CEO Jobs won't take the stage

• Energizer reaches settlement with Spectrum Brands in battery patent case

• Analysts bracing for earnings letdown, possible cost cuts at Oracle as sales slow

• Adobe profit grows, revenue nearly flat amid recession; 1Q outlook affirmed and stock jumps