The Top Ten Stocks for Thursday, December 19

Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Betty Liu, Cory Johnson and Scarlet Fu report on today's ten most important stocks on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop."

The One-Billion Pixel Camera Mapping the Galaxy

Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Today could change the way we look at the universe. EADS space unit Astrium is launching the highly-expected Gaia mission from Kourou in French Guiana. The goal? 3D mapping the stars, thanks to the largest camera ever made for a space mission. Bloomberg's Tom Gibson reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

Europe rallies on Fed (1:32)

Dec.19 - After strong gains in Asian shares, European markets rally on the U.S. Federal Reserve's announcement that it will modestly trim its stimulus programme. David Pollard reports.