World economy
China's first quarter GDP at 10-year low
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
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
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