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1 Blizzard Brings Northeast U.S. to a Grinding Halt Jan 26, 2015 9:02 PM ET A nor’easter blizzard of historic proportions barreling up the U.S. East Coast prompted authorities to shut highways, bridges, transit systems, schools, Broadway shows and sporting events in a swath from New Jersey through New England.

2 S&P Cuts Russia's Rating to Junk; Sanctions and Oil Slump Hammer Ruble Jan 27, 2015 6:48 AM ET Russia’s foreign-currency credit rating was cut to junk by Standard & Poor’s, putting it below investment grade for the first time in a decade as policy makers struggle to keep economic growth alive amid sanctions and falling oil prices.

3 Mr. President, World’s Worst Air Took 6 Hours Off Your Life Jan 27, 2015 4:15 AM ET U.S. President Barack Obama could lose roughly 6 hours from his expected lifespan after spending three days in India’s capital inhaling the world’s most toxic air.

4 Blizzard’s Snow Dump From NYC to Boston Reduced by Forecasters Jan 27, 2015 10:11 AM ET The New York region lurched back to life after a storm advertised as a potentially life-threatening blizzard ended up as a mundane winter snowfall.

5 Hedge Funds Bet Oil Will Fall Further Jan 26, 2015 3:08 PM ET Hedge funds boosted bearish wagers on oil to a four-year high as U.S. supplies grew the most since 2001.

6 Goldman Sachs’s Cohn Says Oil Prices May Hit $30 in Extended Slump Jan 26, 2015 5:13 PM ET Oil prices will probably continue to decline and could reach as low as $30 a barrel, according to Gary Cohn, president of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

7 EU Hunts Formula to Keep Greece in Euro After Tsipras Win Jan 26, 2015 7:01 PM ET European finance ministers started work on reviving Greece’s troubled rescue program as new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took office promising to end austerity.

8 U.S. Stocks Slide as Microsoft to Caterpillar Results Disappoint Jan 27, 2015 10:23 AM ET U.S. stocks tumbled as a drop in durable- goods orders and disappointing results from Caterpillar Inc. to Microsoft Corp. heightened concern about the economy’s strength.

9 Obama Moves Beyond Cold War With India as Russian Tanks Roll Jan 27, 2015 1:33 AM ET It’s not every day that an American president reviews a parade of Russian military hardware.

10 BP Freezes Employee Pay in Response to Oil Price Slump Jan 26, 2015 1:49 PM ET BP Plc, Europe’s third-largest oil company by market value, will freeze employee pay in the latest example of cost cuts as the world’s top oil companies respond to plunging crude.