PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. state governors urged President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday to pump money into infrastructure and help support the poor as a sinking economy hits state budgets hard. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi met leading governors on Monday to discuss the size and shape of an economic stimulus package that one Democratic aide said was likely to cost around $500 billion. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Key retail stocks fell on Monday as investors feared that deep discounts offered by U.S. stores during the year's first holiday shopping weekend could sap profits and would not save a bleak season. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush said the biggest regret of his presidency was flawed intelligence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and told ABC "World News" in an interview airing on Monday that he was unprepared for war when he took office. ... > 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
DUBAI, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Al Qaeda's second-in-command said in an Internet video the U.S. financial crisis was caused by Washington's military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan and taxpayers were paying the price. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Poverty in the United States is spreading from rural and inner-city areas to the suburbs, according to a study, a situation that can worsen as the economy confronts what may be a protracted recession. ... > 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
NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — Housing, consumer spending and business investment all weakened sharply last month as the dizzying downward spiral of the world's largest economy gathered speed, data showed on Wednesday. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — World stocks struggled on Wednesday, with European and Japanese markets falling, while the low-yielding Japanese yen rose as investors counted the cost of global fiscal stimulus packages to boost flagging economies. ... > full story
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