Business Week — Confidence among U.S. consumers increased in December for the first time in three months as companies slowed the pace of job cuts and stocks advanced. (Business)

MSNBC — (Business)

MSNBC — (Business)

MSNBC — (Business)

CBS News — Exactly a year ago, stocks hit a 12-year low, dealing a 401-K-O to a lot of retirement accounts. As Anthony Mason reports, after a remarkable comeback, millions of investors missed out. (Business)

Yahoo! — companies led stocks higher Tuesday on the one-year anniversary of the market's hitting a 12-year low. The gain in bank stocks came as traders reacted to rumors that the government might prohibit the trades known as short sales in the stocks of companies it owns. Such a move would be aimed at preventing sharp drops in stocks including Citigroup Inc. and American International G (Business)

USA Today — Stocks traded in a tight range Tuesday, a year after major market indexes hit 12-year lows. (Business)

Business Week — Investors should buy shares of Taiwanese companies that benefit most from the islands closer ties with China, according to the manager of Taiwans best- performing equities fund. (Business)

Wall Street Journal — U.S. stocks pared earlier losses as the dollar weakened, but disappointing jobs data and concerns over monetary tightening in China dampened sentiment. The materials and industrial sectors sagged. (U.S. News)