| The crisis that touches everyone |
| Saturday, November 29, 2008 - The financial crisis is not just about New York or Washington: It is about everybody, everywhere: neighborhoods awash in foreclosures, layoffs at the worst possible time, small companies struggling to stay alive, nearly impossible access to loans. |
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| A dark mood on shopping |
| Saturday, November 29, 2008 - As the holiday shopping season begins, American consumers say they are less interested in consuming than at any time in the past four decades. |
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| Japanese manufacturers sharply cut back production |
| Friday, November 28, 2008 - Industrial production in October plunged 3.1 percent from the previous month, following a 1.1 percent gain in September, as the deepening global slowdown saps overseas demand for the country's cars and gadgets. |
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| Portugal leads way in electric cars |
| Friday, November 28, 2008 - Nissan Motor and Renault are cooperating with Portugal in gauging the viability of electric cars. |
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| New U.S. relief plan may take time |
| Friday, November 28, 2008 - Many consumers may be ineligible for loans, and others may have to wait for the money to trickle down. |
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| South Korea to inject billions into banks through U.S. credit line |
| Friday, November 28, 2008 - The measure came as the country's main business lobby group warned that the outlook for major firms was the worst in 11 years because of the difficulty in borrowing from increasingly tight-fisted banks and weakening markets. |
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| How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth |
| Thursday, November 27, 2008 - While some view the negative impacts of economics and environment as separate, Herve Kempf sees financial inequality and environmental destruction as inextricably linked. The author of How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth, Kempf explains how the wealthy of the world are living unsustainable lifestyles, and everyone else is trashing the earth too trying to [...] |
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| BHP defends decision to walk away from Rio |
| Thursday, November 27, 2008 - The miner's chief executive said BHP remained ready to pursue other acquisitions, especially firms weakened by the financial crisis. |
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| Expect commodities to come back |
| Thursday, November 27, 2008 - The plunge in prices of commodities will add to deflation fears, but not for long, because many are expected to hit a floor soon. |
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| As oil prices fall, tensions among OPEC members seem to deepen |
| Thursday, November 27, 2008 - OPEC is increasingly torn between its moderate members that can afford a period of lower oil prices and those countries that have become much more dependent on high prices. |
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