C.H. Robinson Stock Moving; Report: Rough Year Ahead for Latin America; Foreign Direct Investing in China Falling; Seattle Post-Intelligencer Goes Online-Only; U.S. to Seize $100 Million From Madoffs; Foreigners Tossing Treasuries; MGM Antes Up

Last week, the stock market fell by more than 6%. That’s a return of -24.5% for the year. While we equities here in the U.S. continue to struggle, emerging nations have been hit even harder… especially commodity-based economies.

IMF Predicts Global “Great Recession”; United Tech. Cuts 11,600 Jobs; Brazil Economy Grows 1.3% in 4Q; Malaysia Adds $16 Billion to Stimulus; GM to Sell Half of Opel; Big Corporate Bankruptcies Surge in 2009; Hedge Funds to Slash 20,000 Jobs; SEC Will Bring Back Uptick Rule