U.S. now in recession, jobs to go

The United States is already in what could be its longest recession in decades due to the global financial crisis, and with unemployment set to soar, the Federal Reserve will cut interest

Asian shares gain, but economy fears remain

Asian shares gained tentatively on Friday, recovering some of the steep losses in the prior session, after encouraging earnings signals from technology firms such as IBM eased some of the concerns over

Negative outlook for Dutch insurance industry

The fundamental credit outlook for the Dutch insurance industry is negative, reflecting the absence of growth opportunities in the non-life segment, uncertainties surrounding the health segment and the negative prospects for the