World economy

China's first quarter GDP at 10-year low

16 Apr 2009

No.2 mall operator in the US files for bankruptcy

16 Apr 2009

Nokia reports 90 per cent drop in quarterly profit, in line with expectations

16 Apr 2009

US industrial output falls to 10-year low in March

15 Apr 2009

US industrial production registered the fifth consecutive monthly fall in March, declining by 1.5 per cent, while output dropped 20 per cent in the January-March quarter, the Federal Reserve reported today.

More job cuts possible at Yahoo

15 Apr 2009

Japan’s Aeon records consolidated net loss of $27.6 million, forecast profit for 2009-10

15 Apr 2009

Message to media: ad scenario remains bleak

15 Apr 2009

The slump in global advertising is accelerating faster than first thought and will lead to double digit declines in ad spend across the battered newspaper and radio sectors.

Brown may push green budget to spur recovery

15 Apr 2009

Germany bans cultivation of Monsanto GMO maize

15 Apr 2009

Poland seeks $20.5 billion credit from IMF

15 Apr 2009

Bernanke optimistic on recovery; worried over inflation

15 Apr 2009

Opinion polls support Obama

15 Apr 2009

Obama warns of more job losses, foreclosures

15 Apr 2009

US President Obama yesterday said that though recent stimulus measures were starting to generate signs of economic progress, but more job loss, foreclosures lie ahead

China, Kazakhstan to seal $10 billion loan-for-oil deal

15 Apr 2009

China is likely to seal a deal with Kazakhstan under which it will loan the central Asian republic $10 billion in exchange for a larger access to the country’s oil assets.

Goldman sells $5 billion stock to repay bailout loan

14 Apr 2009

Goldman Sachs Group Inc has sold stocks worth $5 billion to repay $10 billion of a US government bailout loan.

Singapore economic outlook worse than forecast

14 Apr 2009

US lifts Cuba travel sanctions, curbs on telecom links

14 Apr 2009

US President Barack Obama is lifting some of restrictions on place on Cuba since the early 1960s

US lifts Cuba travel sanctions, curbs on telecom links

14 Apr 2009

US President Barack Obama is lifting some of restrictions on place on Cuba since the early 1960s

Aussie infrastructure firm BrisConnetcions unit holders to vote on winding-up

14 Apr 2009

Indians corner nearly 38 per cent of H1-B visas in 2008: report

13 Apr 2009

Top Aussie corporates face A$25-billion superannuation shortfall

13 Apr 2009

Harvard enrollments rise despite economic slump

13 Apr 2009

Santa Claus also hit by recession

13 Apr 2009

Japan's second-largest retailer, Aeon, likely to record first net loss in seven years

13 Apr 2009

First Niagara declares healthy Q1 results, plans stock offering to repay TARP funds

13 Apr 2009