Asia stocks slid on Friday after a warning from General Motors' that it may need to file for bankruptcy drove Wall Street shares to 12-year lows and highlighted the severe troubles of
China still has at least 20 million unemployed migrant workers who lost their jobs because of the impact of the global economic crisis, a senior official said on Friday. But Chen Xiwen,
Democrats who control the U.S. Senate were unable on Thursday to round up the votes to end debate and pass a $410 billion bill to fund many government operations through Sept. 30,
With about three months to go, U.S. regulators say some consumers are still unprepared for the television industry switch to digital broadcasting, which will affect Americans who do not receive their signals
U.S. jobs figures coming out on Friday are not expected to be "good news", the White House said on Thursday, and Vice President Joe Biden warned the February figures may be worse
By Matthew Bigg A shy 14-year-old girl plucked from obscurity by the White House and given star treatment has come to symbolize a battle over how to fix dilapidated U.S. schools. Ty'Sheoma
A top Federal Reserve official held out hope that the U.S. economy may start to recover late this year from the crippling recession that is wiping out jobs and threatening to drive
China's economic leaders struck a note of quiet confidence that the economy is already reviving in response to swift action to counter the shock of the global financial crisis. Premier Wen Jiabao
Japan's broad TOPIX stock index slid to a 25-year low on Friday after a warning from General Motors about possible bankruptcy slammed Wall Street, but hopes for more stimulus spending in China
The preparation of the Spring European Council to take place 19 and 20 of March in Brussels on issues concerning competitiveness was the main issue discussed during the first day of the
