TOKYO/ BEIJING, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Central banks in Europe are poised to slash interest rates on Thursday to try to contain a global economic slump that appears to be spreading faster than policy makers in the industrialized countries had anticipated. ... > full story
SINGAPORE, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Oil fell below $46 a barrel to near four-year lows on Thursday, extending four consecutive days of falls as continued demand worries minimized bullish draws in U.S. oil stocks. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Senate Majority leader Harry Reid wants to try to find a way to avert threatened bankruptcies in the U.S. auto industry with Detroit Three chief executives readying for a make-or-break hearing on Thursday on a $34 billion bailout request. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Stocks rose for a second day on Wednesday as investors flocked to shares of Coke and other companies that hold up well in recessions following another round of disappointing economic data and corporate outlooks. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — NATO agreed on Tuesday to gradually resume contacts with Russia suspended after Moscow's intervention in Georgia, and put off a decision on putting Ukraine and Georgia on formal membership tracks. ... > full story
TBILISI, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili urged the West Tuesday not to return to "business as usual" with Russia without holding it to account for its five-day war with his country in August. ... > full story
MILAN, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Car makers reported tumbling sales across Asia and Europe on Monday as the recession drove buyers from showrooms and drew a warning of more gloom next year. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Global stocks headed toward a sixth consecutive session of gains on Friday, although European shares were weak, as investors took some comfort from government moves to stimulate a deteriorating world economy. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Russia is still failing to meet its ceasefire obligations with Georgia and Washington's European allies must not overlook this and rush to embrace Moscow, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — European stocks fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday and the low-yielding yen rose broadly as euphoria surrounding the U.S. rescue of Citigroup gave way to concerns about sharply deteriorating major economies. ... > full story
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NATO to debate about Ukraine, Georgia's accession Dec. 2, 2008 (Xinhua News Agency) — The ministers were commanded by NATO heads of states and governments in April to review Membership Action Plan (MAP) for the two former Soviet ...
70 to be feted by TUSD Wednesday Dec. 1, 2008 (Tucson Citizen) — Superintendent Elizabeth Celania-Fagen, in an Oscars-type ceremony Wednesday, will recognize about 70 students, staff members and volunteers from ...
NATO meeting to focus on Russian ties Dec. 1, 2008 (SkyNews, New Zealand) — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in the UK ahead of tomorrow's foreign ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels. . . At ...
In the World Nov. 30, 2008 (Philadelphia Inquirer) — Rescue workers have pulled nine more bodies from beneath mud and rubble in Brazil's flood-ravaged southern state of Santa Catarina, bringing the ...
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