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DARNESTOWN, Md. (MarketWatch) -- It's been a record year for the number of cars that we've either fully road-tested, taken for a first-time drive or had an initial glimpse. The list includes everything from a Ford GT and an Aston Martin Vantage, to a Mitsubishi Raider pickup and a Mini. Now it's time to cull that list down to our 10 favorites. MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE   ...

By Natalie Harrison LONDON (Reuters) - Global stock markets are expected to make modest gains in 2006 supported by solid corporate profits but rises will be tempered by slower global growth, expensive oil and rising interest rates, a Reuters poll showed. The consensus from this month's poll of around 100 equity strategists from around the globe is for benchmark equity index gains in 2006 of between seven and nine percent in the euro zone, United States, Japan, Hong Kong, and Britain. Gains wi ...

By Toni Vorobyova LONDON (Reuters) - The stock market is set to rise in 2006 as lower borrowing costs boost merger and acquisition activity and a strong global economy helps trade, but gains will be lower than this year, a Reuters poll showed. The median of 25 forecasts collected December 6-12 showed Britain's benchmark FTSE-100 index rising to 6,000 points by end-2006. That would be lower than expectation-beating gains of around 14 percent this year -- which were roughly in line with 2004's ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The consumer was king for large-cap tech investors in 2005. document.write(''); Ho-ho-ho for housing U.S. housing is on the brink of another milestone year in 2005 -- its fifth straight record for home sales.  Retirement: Investments, income, lifestyles  David Callaway: Next year's top business stories  Top 10: The stories that moved  ...