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"" class="icoVid"> </a> Video</p><h6><a href="javascript:vPlayer('27842410','c4608e97-b047-4168-8f40-7ebaaf6d28e3')">Will American cars sell in China? </a></h6><p class="source"><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/ ">Nightly News</a></p></div></div></div> </div><div id="cell4" class="content w0-5 x4-5 sR" ct="GRD" cn="25461481/Topics" pn=""><span class="label" id="label4">Topics</span><div class="story minmedmax"><h6><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3033676/">Oil</a></h6></div><div class="story minmedmax"><h6><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3033633/">Aviation</a></h6></div><div class="story minmedmax"><h6><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11881780/?q=Europe&submit=Search&FORM=AE&os=0&gs=1&p=1&adunitid=939&propertyid=3501">Europe</a></h6></div><div class="story medmax"><h6><a 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dollar hurts Costco earnings</a></h6></div> </div><div id="cell3" class="content w1-5 x3" ct="GRD" cn="25464949/Multimedia and features" pn=""><span class="label" id="label3">Multimedia and features</span><div class="story img-left img-thumb-m minmedmax nowrap "><div class="img"><div><a href="javascript:vPlayer('28200806','780e6b9a-092d-40cd-9869-3da13037f636')"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20081218025701im_/http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/081212/nn_06regan_shopping_081212.thumb-m.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="text"><div><p class="sublabel-tease"><a href="javascript:vPlayer('28200806','780e6b9a-092d-40cd-9869-3da13037f636')" title="Click to view video: "Holiday shopping season hits historic low"" class="icoVid"> </a> Video</p><h6><a href="javascript:vPlayer('28200806','780e6b9a-092d-40cd-9869-3da13037f636')">Holiday shopping season hits historic low</a></h6><p class="source"><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/ ">Nightly News</a></p></div></div></div><div class="story img-left img-thumb-m medmax nowrap "><div class="img"><div><a href="javascript:vPlayer('28015985','d5c3d5e1-4844-476b-b6c6-c226b9390c53')"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20081218025701im_/http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/081202/nc_hottoys_081202.thumb-m.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="text"><div><p class="sublabel-tease"><a href="javascript:vPlayer('28015985','d5c3d5e1-4844-476b-b6c6-c226b9390c53')" title="Click to view video: "Which toys are hot in cold economy? 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Tips</a></h6></div><div class="story medmax"><h6><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15714138/">Holiday retail</a></h6></div> </div></div></div></div><div ct="slc" cn="Real estate" pn="sectionslice" class="sum" id="ss_12216"><div class="box-hdr"><h2><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8874568/">Real estate</a></h2><ul class="ctrl1"><li class="label"><span>Move box</span></li><li class="btn up"><a href="#" title="up"> </a></li><li class="btn down"><a href="#" title="down"> </a></li></ul><ul class="opt-size"><li class="label">Show</li><li><a href="#" s="1">0</a></li><li><a href="#" s="2">5</a></li><li><a href="#" s="3">10</a></li><li class="label">stories</li></ul></div><div class="ssBody"><div id="grid_25464948" class="grid std"><div id="cell1" class="content w1 sL inner-div" ct="GRD" cn="25464948/Top headlines" pn=""><span class="label no-border" id="label1">Top headlines</span><div class="story minmedmax "><h4><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28286206/">Fed rate cut sparks a rush of refinancing</a></h4><p class="abstr"><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28286206" title="New" class="icoNew" name="icon_U" ic_cd="633651623753470000"> </a> Homeowners across the United States on Wednesday took advantage of the Federal Reserve's extraordinary decision to lower interest rates, refinancing their homes.</p></div> </div><div id="cell2" class="content w2 x1 sL" ct="GRD" cn="25464948/cell2" pn=""><span class="label" id="label2"></span><div class="story minmedmax "><h6><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28280779/">Mortgage applications climb 2.9 percent</a></h6></div><div class="story minmedmax "><h6><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28239999/">Homebuilder sentiment remains at record low</a></h6></div><div class="story minmedmax "><h6><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28143127/">Major hurdles remain to foreclosure relief</a></h6></div><div class="story medmax "><h6><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28035238/">'Pay option' loans could swell defaults</a></h6></div><div class="story medmax "><h6><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28147389/">Here's why it's so hard to modify a mortgage</a></h6></div><div class="story medmax "><h6><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/">Mortgage rates drop to a four-year low</a></h6></div><div class="story medmax "><h6><a href="/web/20081218025701/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28172994/">Foreclosures seen rising after Nov. drop</a></h6></div> </div><div id="cell3" class="content w1-5 x3" ct="GRD" cn="25464948/Multimedia and features" pn=""><span class="label" id="label3">Multimedia and features</span><div class="story img-left img-thumb-m minmedmax nowrap "><div class="img"><div><a href="javascript:vPlayer('27984580','a866957d-74b2-4aba-bc4f-7e21ef666585')"><img 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