Asia to Slow ‘Substantially’ as Exports, Demand Ebb, IMF Says

Asian economies will probably ease “substantially” as a global slowdown erodes demand for their exports, consumer confidence falters and banks restrain lending amid the […]

Citi in $17.4B move on troubled assets

Citigroup Inc. said Wednesday it is acquiring the remaining $17.4 billion in assets held by structured investment vehicles (SIV) it already supports, as the […]

French Business Confidence Slumped in October as Orders Slumped

French manufacturing confidence dropped to a 21-year low in October as new orders from domestic and foreign markets fell “significantly,'' suggesting the economy will […]

European Industrial Production Drops Most Since 2002

European industrial production declined the most in almost seven years in September, capping a third quarter that probably saw the economy enter a recession. […]

Erdogan's IMF Aversion, Budget Raise Business Backers' Qualms

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his $700 billion economy doesn't need more help from the International Monetary Fund to fight the credit […]

Treasury, Congressional Democrats Clash on Policing Bank Loans

Senate Democrats are demanding that the U.S. Treasury force banks participating in the government's $700 billion financial rescue plan to show they are using […]

Frontier passenger count down in Oct.

Frontier Airlines said Thursday its passenger count in October dropped from a year earlier.
The Denver-based low-cost carrier carried 829,770 passengers, a 5.7 percent decline from […]

Ex-employees sue Lehman for $5M

A former employee of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed a $5 million lawsuit Tuesday in an effort to open a class action against the […]

Poll watchers gird for big voter turnout

Some 5,000 attorneys are fanning out across Florida, guarding against any Election Day surprises.
Members of the Democratic Party’s Voter Protection Program will be recognizable by […]