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The most promising prospect for a return of business confidence now would be some kind of public inspiration—of the kind Obama’s win heralds for the US.
(AP:NEW YORK) Since the Nov. 4 election, investors have been abandoning stocks in a kind of slow-motion crash that experts say underlines just how anxious they are about what is likely to be a long and deep recession.
Even after a late-day rally on Friday, the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index has plunged 20 percent since the election. That more than wiped out the index's 18 percent gain in the six trading days ahead of the balloting as optimism grew that Barack Obama would be elected president. Advertisement: KELLY'S BAR HAPPY HOUR 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. That's right, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Happy ...
Prime Minister Stephen Harper warned world leaders at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum here that the Great Depression that began in 1929 was not caused by a stock market crash - but was a result of bad decisions made by governments and policy-makers.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper used his speech at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to send a message that a freer trading system is the best way to restore world economic prosperity.
Since the Nov. 4 election, investors have been abandoning stocks in a kind of slow-motion crash that experts say underlines just how anxious they are about what is likely to be a long and deep recession. Even after a late-day rally on Friday, the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index has plunged 20 percent since the election. That more than wiped out the index's 18 percent gain in the six ...
U.S. stocks will start next week with investors looking for some respite after reports of key nominations to the administration of President-elect Barack Obama helped stem heavy selling that had slammed the market to 11 year lows.
TOKYO — As the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression unfolds around the world, everyone is wondering what the future holds. How bad could this get? For some sobering answers, just ask Kazumi Suzuki.
Echoing a steep drop in U.S. inflation rates, falling gas prices between September and October led to the largest dive in Canada's inflation rate in nearly half a century.
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries yields tumbled to record lows, with rates on three-month bills dropping near zero, as investors sought the assurance of getting their principal back as the global recession deepened.
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