• Dollar Falls to 2 1/2 Year Low Against Yen Before Personal Spending Report

• Japan's Consumer Prices Increase 0.8%, Matching Fastest Pace in Nine Years

• Dell Profit Misses Estimates as Retail Expansion Falters; Shares Decline

• Japan Stocks Drop a 2nd Day as Yen Reaches 3-Year High; Matsushita Falls

• AIG Posts $5.29 Billion Loss After Writedowns; Misses Analysts' Estimates

• U.S. Economy Grew 0.6% in Fourth Quarter, Less Than Economists Estimated

• Alt-A Mortgage Securities Tumble, Signaling More Writedowns on Wall Street

• Clinton, Obama Make Economic Appeals as Bush Takes Them to Task Over Trade

• Bush, Congressional Democrats Intensify Clash Over Plans to Aid Homeowners

• Bernanke's Drive to Avert Recession Fuels Concern Inflation Will Speed Up

• Lampert Invokes Eli Manning, Tells Shareholders of Sears to Keep the Faith

• Vulture Fund Makes Deal With Delinquent Homeowners Fleeing Subprime Devil

• Liechtenstein Probe Reflects Wider Global Information-Sharing on Tax Fraud

• Pfizer Moves Drug Tests to South Korea From Japan Because of Rising Costs

• Putin Makes Medvedev Suffer Inflation Jolt as Wage, Price Pressures Mount