Drive out in Ford and pay later
Detroit: Taking Detroit's price wars to new heights, Ford Motor announced on Thursday that it will allow customers to buy its 02 model Ford vehicles and make no payments until January.
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Cities, markets take break to mourn 9/11 victims
New York: As church bells started ringing out from early morning, cities across the US stopped for a moment to remember the victims of terrorist attacks on this fateful day a year ago. 
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SEC sees more high-profile indictments soon
Washington: US financial markets watchdog the Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday it expected to see more high-profile indictments in coming weeks of "people who abused their public trust."
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US economic growth slowed recently: Fed
Washington: US economic growth slowed in recent weeks as strength in housing and autos was offset by weakness elsewhere, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday in a report underscoring the patchy nature of the recovery.
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WTO gets its first chief from developing nation
Geneva: The second half of the split-term of the director-general of the WTO has started with the new director-general, former Thai deputy PM and banker Supachai Panitchpakdi, taking over on September 1 from the former New Zealand PM, Mike Moore. His arrival seems to be met with conflicting signals over his selection of deputies and cabinet head as also his comments on taking over from Mike Moore.
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9/11 and after: snapshots of change
New York: A fast-moving economy doesn't stop for photographs. But since terrorist attacks last September jolted an already unsteady economy, the consumers, investors, businesses and workers who populate it have scrambled to get a fix on the changes unleashed, large and small.
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