Argentina’s economy could grow up to 7 percent in 2010 as the worst of the global financial crisis eases, Economy Minister Amado Boudou was quoted as saying in a local paper on Saturday.

A look at the decade that was and the decade to come, by industry: BANKING THE PAST DECADE: The nation’s big banks swaggered into the decade as owners of the world. They leave it humbled and, in some cases, wards of the state.

Call it the Terrible Teens. The decade ahead could be a brutal one for America’s unemployed — and for people with jobs hoping for pay raises.

A comparison of the health care bills passed by the Senate and House: —— The Senate Democratic bill :

Wall Street is gearing up for an unpredictable week amid light trading volume, with many market participants on vacation and traders focused on the upcoming new year.