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The time of "irrational exuberance" on Wall Street is clearly over. Dot-coms have not fared well, but the more traditional blue chip stocks have also suffered. Two egregious examples are AT&T. and Xerox. Scott speaks with Fortune magazine's editor-at-large Joe Nocera about the tough times for these giants of industry.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on the expansion of Internet addresses. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has chosen the new addresses, which will come after the "dot." The new names include: dot-biz; dot-name; dot-info; dot-museum; dot-coop; dot-aero; and dot-pro. Existing suffixes include dot-com, dot-org, and dot-net.

A federal judge approves a partial settlement between WorldCom and the SEC in which the company accepts allegations of fraud and agrees to close monitoring of its corporate governance and its accounting controls. The judge defers a decision on penalties. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

This year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit reveals a new creativity from the auto industry, and more multi-purpose vehicles. NPR's Bob Edwards talks to Paul Eisenstein, publisher of the Internet magazine TheCarConnection.com.

Oh, Inverted World is the latest album from the Albuquerque pop-quartet The Shins. The band has been recording on independent labels for years before this, their first widespread release. Nick Mirov has a review. (4:00) The Shins' Oh, Inverted World is on Sub-Pop Records 2001, SPCD 550. See www.subpop.com.

Music reviewer David Greenberger tells us about the new CD from Los Lobos, Good Morning Aztlan. He says the album displays the five band members at their best — working together, as they have for 30 years. (4:00) The CD is on Mammoth Records. See http://mammoth.go.com/loslobos/.

In the wake of the Rev. Jesse Jackson's off-the-cuff remarks about Sen. Barack Obama, an ardent critic has emerged: Jackson's son, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Jack White, a contributor to TheRoot.com, talks about the changing of the guard in black leadership.

Verizon's purchase of Yahoo will close the book on one of the oldest Internet companies. What happened to the other famous '90s brands, like GeoCities, Netscape and CompuServe? A nerdy remembrance.

Are you looking to stream something in this time between the holidays and the new year?

Dr. Margaret Chan, head of the World Health Organization, offered congratulations for victories on the health front — and words of serious concern about the future.