UPDATE 1-Singapore in recession, economy may shrink in 2009 Hemscott, UK - 11 minutes ago But the current global weakening is significant enough to motivate a special move in monetary policy.' larger than forecast in the current fiscal year, ...
Teck slashes dividend and costs, sells assets to pay Fording debt The Northern Miner (subscription), Canada - 11 minutes ago ... projects," which include the Relincho copper-molybdenum project in Chile that Teck acquired in its summer takeover of Global Copper and the Galore Creek ...
Waxman topples Dingell; House Dems go greener The Associated Press - 6 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) Democrats steered the House toward more aggressively tackling global warming and other environmental problems Thursday, toppling veteran ...
US Congress warned of Chinese cyber, space threats Times of India, India - 10 minutes ago It quoted Colonel Gary McAlum, chief of staff for the US Strategic Command's Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations, as saying China has recognized ...
Yen Heads for Third Weekly Advance on US Recession Concern Bloomberg - 10 minutes ago 21 (Bloomberg) -- The yen headed for a third weekly gain against the dollar and the euro on speculation slides in global stocks will prompt investors to ...
Waxman topples Dingell; House Dems go greener International Herald Tribune, France - 7 minutes ago AP WASHINGTON: Democrats steered the House toward more aggressively tackling global warming and other environmental problems Thursday, toppling veteran ...
Huge fare hike proposed for NYC transit system Bradenton Herald, United States - 8 minutes ago ... Authority said it needs to raise fare revenue by 23 percent by June in order to plug a yawning budget gap worsened by the global financial crisis. ...
Dubai's Atlantis hotel opens with 13mln party The News International, Pakistan - 8 minutes ago DUBAI: There was no evidence of the global financial crisis as tycoons and celebrities streamed into Dubai last night for the worlds most expensive private ...
UN vote shows growing support of death penalty ban Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 10 minutes ago AP UNITED NATIONS - The UN General Assembly's human rights committee voted Thursday for the second year in a row to urge a global moratorium on the death ...
Sony says Blu-ray sales short of forecasts Canada.com, Canada - 6 minutes ago Although the segment is in decline, global DVD player and recorder sales reached 142 million units in 2007, according to research firm In-Stat. ...
HK shares seen sliding after US stocks plunge Hemscott, UK - 11 minutes ago The Hang Seng Index dropped 4 percent on Thursday as worries over a long-lasting global recession fuelled a flight to cash, but the main index closed above ...
World crisis continues; job losses rise China Post, Taiwan - 9 minutes ago LONDON -- World economic misery spread on Thursday with forecasts of a global recession running well into 2009, Japans exports to Asia falling for the ...
Advani discusses global slowdown with industry leaders Trading Markets (press release), CA - 7 minutes ago The industry leaders briefed Advani about the impact of the global slowdown on the domestic industry, which is witnessing a demand recession and suffering ...
Intelligence study sees risks in rapid global power shift McClatchy Washington Bureau, DC - 4 minutes ago Nevertheless, the new study offers a grimmer assessment of the threat of major global shocks, such as terrorists obtaining and using a nuclear weapon, ...
Free Seminar: Credit and Budget Management Sun Valley Online.com (press release), ID - 7 minutes ago ARCH Community Housing Trust recognizes that the global economic crisis has seeped into the hearts, minds and homes of our communities and that it will ...
