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NASHVILLE, October 8, 2008 (AFP) - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama and his Republican rival John McCain Tuesday agreed that one of the world's …
NASHVILLE, October 8, 2008 (AFP) - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama and his Republican rival John McCain Tuesday agreed that one of the world's …
NASHVILLE, October 8, 2008 (AFP) - John McCain hammered away at unruffled front-runner Barack Obama in Tuesday's second presidential debate but failed to land …
SINGAPORE, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - Crude oil prices remained below 90 dollars a barrel in Asia on Tuesday as deepening global financial turmoil and plunging …
SYDNEY, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - Australia's central bank slashed interest rates by one percent Tuesday amid fears of a global slowdown sparked by the US-based …
SEOUL, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak called for calm Tuesday as the won plunged, saying the nation does not face a repeat of the …
LONDON, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - Royal Bank of Scotland shares dived by a third on Tuesday, accelerating its losses as Britain's second biggest bank was hit by …
KUWAIT CITY, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - Shares plunged across the Arab world on Tuesday as panic over the global financial crisis gripped investors, with the …
GANDHINAGAR, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - India's Tata Motors signed an agreement on Tuesday to secure a new home for its troubled Nano cheap car project in the …
PARIS, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - The EU moved to increase support for big banks as the international finance chaos deepened Tuesday, with Russia setting up a …
LONDON, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - British customers with accounts in the online arm of faltering Iceland's second-biggest bank voiced alarm after it halted …
WASHINGTON, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - The Federal Reserve and the US Treasury, armed with new emergency powers, announced measures Monday to tackle a rapidly …
WASHINGTON, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - Troubled lender Wachovia Corp. appeared determined Sunday to plow ahead with a planned union with Wells Fargo & Co., …
LONDON, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - British finance minister Alistair Darling is considering giving banks billions of pounds in return for shares to shore them up …
NEW DELHI, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - India's corporate optimism has sunk on worries about the global economy and weakening demand, according to a new survey …
DUBAI, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - A Dubai government firm on Monday announced it will build a "new city" in the booming Gulf emirate at a projected cost of 95 …
NEW DELHI, October 5, 2008 (AFP) - A decision by the giant Tata Group to shift a factory building the world's cheapest car after angry farmer protests has …
DUBAI, October 5, 2008 (AFP) - United Arab Emirates-based firms Dana Gas PJSC and Crescent Petroleum announced that they had begun producing gas under a deal …
BERLIN, October 5, 2008 (AFP) - The German government has offered an unlimited guarantee for all private savings accounts, a finance ministry spokesman told …
LONDON, October 5, 2008 (AFP) - British department store Selfridge's on Sunday launched a new up-scale chocolate treat -- the "Credit Crunch" -- for shoppers …
NEW YORK, October 4, 2008 (AFP) - Combined US government debt is set to rise to levels unseen since the 1950s, but the United States should nevertheless be …