Sat 21 Nov 2009 | 2:08 EST
The famous welcome sign on the south end of the Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 15, 2004. REUTERS/Ethan Miller

Dirty money in Sin City 9:00pm ET

Las Vegas has cleaned up since its days as a magnet for ill-gotten gains, but a Canadian insider trading scam has exposed the smaller-scale money laundering still going on in the desert city's casinos.  Full Article 

 
U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner speaks during a press conference at the Justice Department in Washington. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Main Street momentum

After a year with Wall Street at the top of everyone’s agenda, Main Street is now taking center stage. With the U.S. unemployment rate jumping over 10 percent, there is an urgency to help small businesses.  Blog | Video 

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Denis Salamone, senior executive vice president of Hudson City Bancorp Inc and Hudson City Savings Bank, speaks at the Reuters Global Finance Summit in New York November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Damning with faint praise

Bank executives are cautious about slamming the lawmakers trying to rein in Wall Street excess, leaving the impassioned arguments to their armies of lobbyists in Washington.  Full Article 

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Commodity Last Pct Chg Trade Date/Time
Oil 76.72 -0.96% 20 Nov 2009 14:52 EST
Gold 1151.4 +0.83% 20 Nov 2009 17:14 EST
John Freitas, who is homeless, pitured in Rhode Island, November 18, 2209. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Left in the cold

With the weather already getting brisk, the homeless face fending for themselves in the bitter cold this winter as shelters scramble to keep up with demand.  Blog | Slideshow 

Pictures of the Week

Senior photographer Pete Jones on 14 pictures that caught his eye this week.  Audio Slideshow