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1 How $50 Oil Changes Almost Everything Jan 7, 2015 7:30 AM ET The plummeting price of oil means no more trout ice cream.

2 Bill Gross Says the Good Times Are Over Jan 6, 2015 4:45 PM ET Bill Gross, the former manager of the world’s largest bond fund, said prices for many assets will fall this year as record-low interest rates fail to restore sufficient economic growth.

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3 Oil Extends Drop Below $48; U.S. Stockpiles Seen Rising Jan 6, 2015 5:12 PM ET Oil extended losses below $48 a barrel amid speculation that U.S. inventories will expand, deepening a global supply glut that’s driven prices to a five-year low.

4 Russia Shows Off Military Hardware in AirAsia Search Jan 7, 2015 2:24 AM ET Among the countries scouring the Java Sea off Indonesia for the wreckage of the AirAsia Bhd. jetliner that crashed 11 days ago, one name stands out: Russia.

5 Verizon Has Approached AOL for Possible Takeover or Joint Venture Jan 6, 2015 4:35 PM ET Verizon Communications Inc. is exploring a potential acquisition or joint venture with AOL Inc. to help it expand mobile-video offerings, people with knowledge of the matter said.

6 Bill Gross Calls It: 2015 Is Going to Be Terrible Jan 6, 2015 2:40 PM ET (Corrects Pacific Investment Capital Management Co.'s full name in the third paragraph.)Bill Gross, bond king, ousted executive, self-styled poet of the markets, has a bold, depressing prediction for 2015, and he's not couching it in any of his usual metaphor: “The good times are over,” he wrote in his January investment outlook note. By the end of 2015, he goes on, “there will be minus signs in front of returns for many asset classes.”

7 Oilfield Writedowns Loom as Plummeting Prices Gut Drilling Values Jan 6, 2015 4:39 PM ET Tumbling crude prices will trigger a flood of oilfield writedowns starting this month after industry returns slumped to a 16-year low, calling into question half a decade of exploration.

8 Why Oil Is Dragging Down the S&P Jan 7, 2015 4:37 AM ET Why does falling oil, a boon to consumers, keep knocking down the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index? To Bank of America Corp., it’s because of the possibility companies will cancel plans for capital spending.

9 Euro's Drop is a Turning Point for Central Banks Reserves Jan 7, 2015 8:06 AM ET Central banks and reserve managers are breaking from past practice by showing little appetite to add euros as the currency tumbles.

10 U.S. Stocks Rise After 5-Day Slide; Euro Jan 7, 2015 10:54 AM ET U.S. stocks climbed after the worst start to a year since 2008 as data stoked optimism on growth. Oil pared gains, while European stocks rose and the euro tumbled as the threat of deflation bolstered the case for stimulus.