Archive for November 15th, 2008
Leaders vow to tackle economic crisis
World leaders unveiled a set of sweeping plans on Saturday aimed at tackling the ever-expanding economic crisis, but as expected they sketched out an agenda for more work in coming months and another meeting early next year.
House will help automakers - Pelosi
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Big railroad: Fewer shipments, fewer workers
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Economy at fault for automaker woes
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G-20 declaration on financial crisis
A group of nearly two dozen world leaders on Saturday reached agreement on a wide-ranging set of proposals to better regulate financial markets. Their goal is over the next several months to put rules and early-detection systems in place to head off another financial crisis like the one currently damaging economies worldwide.
Iran wants big OPEC production cut
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Obama pushes lame-duck agenda
President-elect Barack Obama urged Congress on Saturday to work this coming week on a plan to help the country’s economy and in particular address unemployment insurance.
Get ready for $2 gas
Remember $4 gas? Soon it will be $2 gas.
$7.6 billion IMF loan for Pakistan
Pakistan has agreed to borrow $7.6 billion from the International Monetary Fund to avoid adding an economic crisis to its struggle against Islamic militants, an official said Saturday.
