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DOW 8424.75 151.17 +1.83% NASDAQ 1483.27 1.22 +0.08% S&P 859.12 8.37 +0.98%   Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008   WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW     Auto Makers Seek Bailout, But Prospects Appear Dim US auto executives took their case for a $25 billion bailout to Congress, warning that the industry was on the brink of disaster. But prospects for a bailout appeared dim...read more     Holes In TARP Hurting Market Confidence "Slush fund" ... "banana republic" ... "Keystone Kops." That's how some observers are describing the government's effort to stabilize the financial system, including its centerpiece rescue mechanism, known as the TARP....read more     Final-Hour Rally Gives Stocks a Boost After several false starts, stocks pulled off a final-hour rally, boosted by a better-than-expected forecast from Hewlett-Packard. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose...read more     TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS     1. The Big Three Make Their Case The automakers make their case for government help, with Alan Mulally, Ford Motor Company CEO     2. Paulson Testimony Henry M. Paulson, U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary discusses government lending and insurance facilities before the House Financial Services Committee.     3. Homebuilder Sentiment CNBC's Diana Olick has the latest on homebuilder sentiment.     4. Caterpiller's Global Reach Caterpillar CEO Jim Owens discusses his business and the global economy with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo     5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer! Mad Money's Jim Cramer shares his stock picks and pans with CNBC's Erin Burnett.     Click here to view all of today's top videos on CNBC.com     CNBC.com BLOG OF THE DAY     Is A Sarah Palin Book Worth $7 Million? Word out of Wasilla is that literary agents are falling all over themselves wooing America's most famous hockey mom. See All CNBC.com Blogs   Watch CNBC live on your desktop. Click here to find out how.   NEWS MARKETS EARNINGS INVESTING VIDEO CNBC TV CNBC PLUS

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