World economy
Japan projects no growth in 2009
19 Dec 2008
The Japanese government expects the economy to shrink this year and projects a zero growth in the year ending March 2010
Nobel jurors under probe for favouritism
19 Dec 2008
Swedish prosecutors are investgating whether Nobel prize selection committee memebers were influenced by the Chinese government, and seperately by drug firm AstraZeneca
GM goes slow on Chevrolet Volt factory
18 Dec 2008
Vauxhall offers sabbaticals to staff
15 Dec 2008
China, Japan, South Korea sign historic trilateral deal
15 Dec 2008
Leaders of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea sealed a historic tripartite partnership to tackle the global financial crisis in Japan
Bank of America to slash up to 35,000 jobs over next three years
12 Dec 2008
Bank of America will cut 30,000 to 35,000 jobs in the next three years as it absorbs the acquisition of Merrill Lynch in a faltering economy
SKF cutting 2,500 jobs worldwide
11 Dec 2008
China, Japan, Korea bankers to meet annually
11 Dec 2008
China's exports down 2.2 per cent in November
10 Dec 2008
Over half a million Americans lose jobs in November
08 Dec 2008
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics yesterday posted the worst monthly payroll employment figures in 34 years, with 533,000 people being rendered jobless in November alone.
China, US pledge $20 billion for trade
05 Dec 2008
The US and China hope to stimulate flagging global trade as the worldwide recession sets in.