Metals, grains, oil slide on recession fear

Copper hit a 33-month low, gold tumbled and oil slid further on Thursday as prices of industrial materials and other commodities were undermined by growing fears of global recession. Oil slumped to

Pressure on G7 as financial chaos continues

Here is a chronology of the recent global market chaos: Sept. 14/15 – Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc files for bankruptcy protection; Merrill Lynch & Co Inc to be taken over

EU set to urge international help for Iceland

BRUSSELS, Oct 16 (Reuters) – European Union leaders were set to express their solidarity with Iceland on Thursday and say it needs the support of the international community to overcome its severe