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
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
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 fundamental credit outlook for the Swedish banking sector is negative, reflecting the weakening credit profiles of its financial institutions as a result of the worsening domestic and international macroeconomic outlook and
The outlook on Saudi Arabia’s ‘AA-’ sovereign rating remains stable, according to Capital Intelligence, supported by the large net asset position of the government, a strong external balance sheet, and a sound
Capital Intelligence believes the threat posed by the global economic downturn to Qatar’s ‘AA-’ sovereign rating is low and the long-term outlook for sovereign creditworthiness remains stable. Qatar’s sovereign ratings are supported
