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  • After a deal to sell its Swedish unit fell through, GM is trying to figure out what to do with Saab. So how do Saab dealers sell cars when they don't know what the future holds? Alisa Roth reports.

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  • Some publishers, most notably Rupert Murdoch, have complained that Google is taking advantage of their sites by offering their paid content for free. Now Google has decided to play nice — sort of. Alisa Roth reports.

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  • The government is considering extending the deadline for auto recyclers to finish wrecking cars traded in under the Cash for Clunkers program. Alisa Roth reports.

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  • A House panel has voted in favor of letting Congress take a closer look at the Federal Reserve. Bill Radke talks to Alisa Roth about what the measure means and why some Fed officials are worried about more transparency.

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  • Packaged food giant Pinnacle Brands is getting ready to buy Birds Eye Foods, the biggest frozen vegetable producer in the U.S., for more than $1.3 billion. Steve Chiotakis gets more details from Alisa Roth.

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  • Goldman Sachs has announced a half-billion dollar initiative to help small businesses in the U.S. Is this a PR move to compensate for mistakes the company said it made during the credit crisis? Bill Radke talks to Alisa Roth.

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  • A new report on last year's bailout of insurance giant AIG says the Federal Reserve Bank of New York mishandled some important parts of negotiations. Alisa Roth explores the results of a recent audit.

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  • General Motors reported a $1.2 billion loss from the time it emerged from bankruptcy in July to September, and that's considered a good sign. Alisa Roth gives Steve Chiotakis more details.

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  • Austan Goolsbee, one of the president's economic advisors, weighed in on the subject of "too big to fail," saying we might be losing our big chance to change the way the financial system works. Alisa Roth reports.

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  • The Glass-Steagall Act was supposed to keep retail banks from doing investment banking and vice versa. It was repealed 10 years ago, but some would like to see it reinstated. Alisa Roth reports.

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