World economy
McDonald's beats trend; sales up in April
09 May 2009
Obama trims budget to save $17 billion
08 May 2009
US losing less jobs now, says report
07 May 2009
European Central Bank cuts key rate to 1 per cent; BoE boosts liquidity
07 May 2009
The European Central Bank has cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.0 per cent even as the Bank of England left its key rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent and increased its bond-purchase programme.
Buffet blasts government ‘stress tests’ on US banks
06 May 2009
Legendary investor Warren Buffett has hit out at the government's "stress tests" of US banks, saying they do not properly assess the industry's health.