Title: WSJ.com: What's News US
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White House Weighs Jobs, Deficit
The White House is lukewarm about proposals by Democrats to introduce legislation to create jobs, instead favoring targeted measures that would be less likely to inflate the deficit.
Investors Dial Back Risk as Year-End Nears
Signs of wariness are appearing in financial markets as investors worry that the end of the year could bring challenging trading conditions.
Eni to Buy Oil Stakes in Uganda
Italy's ENI is to acquire stakes in two Ugandan oil fields from U.K.-listed Heritage Oil for $1.3 billion.
Reliance Makes Chemical Bid
Reliance Industries, the giant Indian energy and materials company, made a nonbinding cash offer of around $12 billion to take a controlling interest in LyondellBasell Industries when the chemical maker exits bankruptcy.
EADS Braces Itself for Insider-Trading Trial
A week-long trial starting Monday in the alleged insider-trading case involving EADS could have deep repercussions at the parent company of plane maker Airbus as well as on the authority of France's stock-market watchdog.
Venture Funds Sweeten Terms
Venture-capital funds are cutting fees as they scrounge for cash amid a bruising fund-raising environment.
Microsoft, News Corp. Discuss Web Pact
Microsoft and News Corp. have held discussions about a partnership that could result in News Corp. removing its newspaper content from Google's search engine while continuing to feature it on Microsoft's online properties.
Internal Rifts Split Investment Firm
Chieftain Capital Management, an iconoclastic investment firm with a strong two-decade track record, is splitting up following personality conflicts among its leaders.
'New Moon' Shines, But Can't Overtake 'Dark Knight'
The vampire and werewolf movie "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" posted the biggest opening of the year, taking in $140.7 million in North America -- but fell short of the all-time crown.
Price Dispute Delays NBC Deal
GE and Vivendi remain hundreds of millions of dollars apart as they try to agree on a price tag for the sale of a minority stake in NBC Universal.
Hershey Trustees Back Cadbury Bid
The trust that controls Hershey is pushing it to launch a rival $17 billion bid for Cadbury that would include more cash than Kraft's offer.
Chrysler Offers Incentives on 2010 Models
Chrysler will offer 0% financing or as much as $4,000 cash back on its 2010 vehicles in an effort to rejuvenate its sales.
Nissan May Produce Electric Cars In China
Nissan said it is considering plans to make all-electric cars in Guangzhou, as the Japanese auto maker steps up its electric-vehicle activity in China's fast-growing car market.
EBay Search Glitch Damps Sales
An eBay search glitch over the weekend damped sales in the run-up to the crucial holiday shopping season.
Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages
Wikipedia.org is losing unprecedented numbers of the millions of online volunteers who write, edit and police the world's fifth-most-popular Web site.
White House Weighs Jobs, Deficit
The White House is lukewarm about proposals by Democrats to introduce legislation to create jobs, instead favoring targeted measures that would be less likely to inflate the deficit.
