Full Coverage: Global Economy
World stocks slump on Dow open
AP - Fri Oct 10, 11:15 AM ETLONDON - Europe's stock markets plunged Friday after Wall Street opened a breathtaking 7 percent lower — below the 8,000 level — but they soon recouped some of those losses when the Dow Jones index made a partial comeback.
Off the Wires
- IMF chief urges world cooperation to fight credit crisis AFP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
- London stocks plunge AFP - Fri Oct 10, 12:27 PM ET
- US trade gap shrinks amid softer global economy AFP - Fri Oct 10, 12:02 PM ET
- Oil prices dive to one-year lows as stock markets slide AFP - Fri Oct 10, 11:23 AM ET
- Fearful investors dump stocks, bonds for cash Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 10:53 AM ET
News Stories
- In Flailing Iceland, Disbelief and Regret at The New York Times - Thu, Oct 09, 2008
- Britain unveils massive rescue plan at The Los Angeles Times - Thu, Oct 09, 2008
- Global economy gets global action on rates at Christian Science Monitor - Thu, Oct 09, 2008
- Credit crisis: European turmoil at BBC - Mon, Oct 06, 2008
- Europe Races to Shore Up Banks as Crisis Spreads at The Wall Street Journal - Mon, Oct 06, 2008
Feature Articles
- Will Britain's rescue plan work? at Christian Science Monitor - Thu, Oct 09, 2008
- As Food Prices Soar, Brazil and Argentina React in Opposite Ways at The New York Times - Thu, Aug 28, 2008
- Economic tough times divide Sydney Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue, Aug 19, 2008
- Feeble dollar sends Americans to European hostels AP via Yahoo! News. - Mon, Aug 11, 2008
- Britain Comes to Grips With a Slowdown at The New York Times - Fri, Aug 08, 2008
- Brazil Rides Wave of Growth as Larger Economies Struggle at The New York Times - Thu, Jul 31, 2008
Opinion & Editorials
- Why Europe will take longer than U.S. to bounce back at MarketWatch - Mon, Oct 06, 2008
- Market meltdown: Global problem, global cure at CNN/Money - Mon, Oct 06, 2008
- Europe's Panic at The Wall Street Journal - Mon, Oct 06, 2008
- An Even Poorer World at The New York Times - Tue, Sep 02, 2008
- Days of Rage in Streets Start Derailing Asia at Bloomberg.com - Thu, Aug 28, 2008
- Global economy seems to be following America's track at MarketWatch - Thu, Aug 14, 2008
Related Web Sites
- Summit of the Americas
- provides summit overview, FAQ, and a look back at previous summits.
- Globalisation: What on Earth is it about?
- primer on the economic/business trend. Also see: Explained: the IMF and World Bank. From the BBC.
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- promotes exchange stability and orderly exchange arrangements among member countries. Site hosts publications including the World Economic Outlook.
- World Bank Group
- site includes an introduction to the organization that provides development assistance to client nations.
- University of Toronto G8 Information Centre
- includes information on upcoming and past summits, meetings and documents of the Group of Seven and Eight.
- 50 Years is Enough
- Coalition dedicated to the profound transformation of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).