U.S. Economy: October Consumer Confidence Plunges to Record Low

U.S. consumer confidence fell to the lowest level on record in October as stocks plunged and banks shut off credit, raising the risk spending […]

OPEC cuts production, oil hits 17-month low

Oil prices fell Friday to their lowest point since May 2007 as investors were unimpressed by a decision from the world’s largest oil cartel […]

U.S. Economy: Home Resales Rose More Than Forecast

Home resales in the U.S. rose more than forecast in September, aided by foreclosure-driven declines in prices that indicated the market was stabilizing before […]

Bernanke May Seek New Ways to Ease Credit as Fed Rate Nears 1%

Federal Reserve officials are likely to bring interest rates down so aggressively over the next few months that they will have to search for […]

Fed Sets Up New Program to Buy Money-Fund Assets

The Federal Reserve will help finance purchases of up to $600 billion in assets from money- market mutual funds roiled by redemptions from investors […]

Business lending still pinched

One important method of short-term lending remained under fire last week, but there were signs of hope for it.
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Bank of Japan to Hold Unscheduled Policy Meeting at 8:30 p.m.

The Bank of Japan said it will hold an unscheduled monetary policy meeting at 8:30 p.m. today in Tokyo to discuss “monetary control matters, […]

Investors say Morgan Stanley not another Lehman

For U.S. authorities watching from the sidelines as Morgan Stanley struggles with doubts about its survival, letting the investment bank fail is not really […]

EU Crippled in Crisis as 27 Governments Confront Single Economy

It took the European Union almost three decades to agree on what could legitimately be called chocolate. That doesn't bode well for its handling […]

IMF Says World Economy Heading for `Major Downturn'

The global economy is headed for a recession next year, as U.S. gross domestic product grinds close to a halt, the International Monetary Fund […]