Economy Oct 10 Wall Street Fluctuates After World Markets Drop Stock prices in Asia and Europe continued to sink Friday, following a day of massive selloffs on Wall Street while Washington considered several new financial rescue maneuvers.
Economy Oct 09 Seven-day Slide: GM Drops 30 Percent as U.S. Stocks Continue to Tumble U.S stocks tumbled for a seventh straight session Thursday as investors bet recent worldwide efforts to thaw frozen credit markets would not be enough to avert a global recession.
Nation Oct 08 Turkey Reauthorizes Strikes Against Kurdish Rebels in Iraq Turkey's Parliament voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to extend by another year military operations against Kurdish rebels in Iraq. The move followed a weekend attack on Turkish soldiers that killed 17.
Science Oct 08 Financial Crisis Illustrates Influence of Emotions, Behavior on Markets The past month of corporate failures, government rescues and stock market gyrations has visibly shaken the confidence of Wall Street tycoons and ordinary investors alike.
Science Oct 08 Study of Glowing Jellyfish Nets Nobel Prize for Trio One Japanese and two American scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for discovering and developing a glowing jellyfish protein that has revolutionized the way researchers study disease and normal development in living organisms.
Economy Oct 08 Fed, European Banks Coordinate Interest Rate Cut Facing worries of a global recession, the Federal Reserve and six other major central banks from around the world announced a coordinated half a percentage point interest rates cut on Wednesday.
Politics Oct 07 Anti-Government Protests Rattle Thailand Thousands of anti-government protesters barricaded Thailand's parliament Tuesday, leading to clashes with riot police and to the deployment of troops to curb political unrest on the streets of Bangkok.
Economy Oct 07 Fed Aims to Unfreeze Credit Markets With Plan to Buy Short-Term Debt The Federal Reserve announced a plan Tuesday to buy short-term debt directly from businesses, in an effort to stimulate paralyzed credit markets and get cash to companies that need it.
Nation Oct 06 General, Dozens More Killed in Sri Lankan Blast A suspected rebel suicide bomber killed at least 26 people, including a prominent retired army general, during an attack inside an opposition party office in northern Sri Lanka Monday.
Economy Oct 06 Stocks Drop Over Continuing Credit Fears U.S. stocks fell more than 6 percent Monday morning and the Dow Jones industrial average fell below 10,000 for the first time since October 2004.