Wed 2 Dec 2009 | 14:56 EST
A woman looks at screens at the Toronto Stock Exchange in a file photo.   REUTERS/File

Revenge of the geeks 2:01pm ET

Wall Street's traders aren't even on Wall Street anymore. The swashbuckling hustlers of lore have given way to technical whizzes whose computers are buried in deepest New Jersey or Texas.  Full Article | Video 

 
A stock trader in Frankfurt. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
10 reasons your message stinks

Just as there are steps you can follow to ensure you write effective marketing copy, there are also reasons why the copy you produce isn't working.  Full Article 

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U.S. soldiers from Task Force TF Yukon wait for a transport helicopter at FOB Salerno, Afghanistan, December 2, 2009.
A tough sell for Obama

From the deserts of Afghanistan to the corridors of Congress to Pakistan's military spy agency, President Obama needed to sell his Afghan strategy to multiple audiences. So who's buying?  Full Article | Slideshow 

Life in the West Bank settlements
2:40pm EST 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a 10-month moratorium on new residential construction in West Bank settlements. A snapshot look at life in the settlements.
World AIDS Day
Tuesday, 1 Dec 2009 06:20pm EST