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My take: Regardless of the state, it’s infected count, or it’s proximity to Mexico City’s epicenter, citizens are in...
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The food crisis that hit many developing countries last year is likely to re-emerge following the recession and Asian countries must take measures to protect poor...
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AP, Beijing
China’s rapidly aging population threatens the country’s social and economic stability and could affect the prospects of other countries around the world, a...
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Losses at financial institutions could approach $4.1 trillion worldwide, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday as it urged countries to take bolder action to...
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The International Monetary Fund says U.S. financial institutions will suffer $2.7 trillion in losses from the global credit crisis, part of a worldwide total expected...
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Latin American nations may be slipping into recession and the Caribbean’s tourism lifeblood may be drying up, but the region’s economic crisis has been...
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Mexico’s Treasury Department confirmed Thursday that Mexican law bans foreign governments from holding stakes in local banks, but said it would ask the...
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Arizona needs to resort to rare short-term borrowing to bridge an expected April cash shortfall as the recession continues to hammer state tax collections after a...
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They took lavish junkets and paid bonuses to purveyors of exotic financial instruments. Now add this to the list of extras American International Group Inc. has paid...
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The Federal Reserve says commercial banks boosted their borrowing over the past week from its emergency lending program, while investment firms drew less.
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Like other presidents saddled with a crisis, Barack Obama is embracing the worst economic conditions in a generation as an opportunity to advance an audacious agenda...
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Pope Benedict XVI is encouraging political leaders and industrialists to make workers and their families the priority during the economic crisis.
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AP, Dedham
Billionaire media mogul Sumner Redstone’s family theater chain, National Amusements Inc., says it has reached an agreement in principle to restructure $1.46...
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The Federal Reserve says commercial banks and investment firms trimmed borrowing over the past week from its emergency lending program.
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The Federal Reserve says commercial banks and investment firms borrowed more over the past week from its emergency lending program.
made popular Feb 19 2009
AP, Rio De Janeiro
From where he sits inside Rio’s Sambadrome, a snack vendor mulls what the global financial crisis means for “the greatest party on earth.”
made popular Feb 17 2009
AP, Kuwait City
Kuwait’s Central Bank governor has unveiled a $5.15 billion economic stimulus package aimed at helping struggling investment companies and offering bank loan...
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Millions of Kenyans risk hunger this year, according to the government and the U.N. World Food Program, unless international donors grappling with their own financial...
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The Federal Reserve is extending the life of key programs intended to relieve the credit and financial problems that have deepened the recession.
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The Federal Reserve says commercial banks boosted their borrowing over the past week from its emergency lending program, while investment firms drew less.
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Global and regional shipping operators and financiers are to gather in Dubai in December to assess the impact of global financial market turbulence and the economic...
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Germany will provide as much as 500 billion euros ($681 billion) in loan guarantees and capital to bolster the banking system, the country’s biggest government...
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I am amazed, at times stunned, seeing people run after the mutual fund NFO’s (New Fund Offer). As it is, the financial market is extremely volatile, thanks to the...
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In order to gain a presence in the financial markets Russia is looking to invest in international companies shares using its billions of petrodollars. The finance...
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Blackstone Group LP is reportedly contemplating a $20 billion acquisition offer for SLM Corp., the largest U.S. student-loan provider popularly known as Sallie Mae....
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A proposal mooted recently suggests that mainland China and Hong Kong should establish a joint trading mechanism for trading the shares of companies listed in both...
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The U.S. financial sector is losing its edge as the leading financial center says a report prepared by Senator Charles E. Schumer and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. The...
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