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• Shares Slip in Europe; Asia Is Mixed

  Stocks fell Wednesday in Europe, after a mixed session in Asia, as a leading technology company issued a dire warning about the business outlook. Posted Dec 03 2008, 04:35 AM by NYT > Home Page Filed under: Stocks and Bonds, Economic Conditions and Trends

• China to Shun West’s Finance Sector

  The chairman of China’s sovereign wealth fund said that China had no plans for more investments in Western financial institutions, nor did it have any plans to “save” the world through economic policies. Posted Dec 03 2008, 03:50 AM by NYT > Home Page Filed under: China, Economic Conditions and Trends, Sovereign Wealth Funds

• Shares Slip in Europe, Asian Markets Mixed

  Stocks fell Wednesday in Europe, after a mixed session in Asia, as a leading technology company issued a dire warning about the business outlook. Posted Dec 03 2008, 02:10 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: Stocks and Bonds, Economic Conditions and Trends

• China’s Economy, in Need of Jump Start, Waits for Citizens’ Fists to Loosen

  Tenacious thrift, once an admirable quality in China, has become a liability as the nation’s export-driven economy slows. Posted Dec 03 2008, 01:48 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: China, Economic Conditions and Trends, Consumer Behavior

• China Shuns More Investment in West’s Finance Sector

  The chairman of China’s sovereign wealth fund said here that China had no plans for further investments in Western financial institutions, nor did it have any plans to “save” the world through economic policies. Posted Dec 03 2008, 01:41 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: China, Economic Conditions and Trends, Sovereign Wealth Funds

• College May Become Unaffordable for Most in U.S.

  Tuition and fees increased 439 percent from 1982 to 2007, while median family income rose 147 percent. Posted Dec 02 2008, 11:26 PM by NYT > Home Page Filed under: Colleges and Universities, Education and Schools, Economic Conditions and Trends, Tuition

• Japan Tries to Ease a Crisis in Corporate Credit With Emergency Lending

  The Bank of Japan announced emergency measures to ease an acute squeeze in corporate funding that threatens to push Asia’s largest economy deeper into recession. Posted Dec 02 2008, 07:08 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Banks and Banking, Bank of Japan, Japan, Economic Conditions and Trends, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• Economic Scene: Budgets Behaving Badly

  Behavioral economists offer insight that could be of use to the Obama administration as it works to devise a long-term plan to reduce deficits. Posted Dec 02 2008, 07:08 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: United States Economy, Budgets and Budgeting, Economic Conditions and Trends, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• Construction Spending Reflects Economic Slowdown

  Construction spending dropped by 1.2 percent in October, led by another big drop in home construction. Separately, a measure of manufacturing activity fell to a 26-year low in November. Posted Dec 01 2008, 07:46 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: Economic Conditions and Trends, Building (Construction)

• OPEC Ends Meeting With No Plan to Prop Up Prices

  With demand plunging, members of the oil cartel are struggling to maintain unity. Posted Nov 30 2008, 09:34 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Economic Conditions and Trends, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

• Your Money: Colleges Are Not Going Hungry, but Are in Need

  Against the real likelihood of financial doom for so many people, what precisely do we owe our alma maters at a time like this? Posted Nov 28 2008, 09:51 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Colleges and Universities, Economic Conditions and Trends, Personal Finances, Endowments

• Violence Clouds India’s Economic Future

  The terrorist siege is likely to threaten India’s already murky economic future and thwart plans to transform the city into a regional financial center, economists said. Posted Nov 28 2008, 09:20 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Economic Conditions and Trends, Terrorism, India, Mumbai (India)

• TV Sales Becoming Litmus Test for U.S. Economy

  The television market offers a glimpse of the broader tensions between cautious consumers and desperate retailers. Posted Nov 28 2008, 08:43 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), United States Economy, Retail Stores and Trade, Economic Conditions and Trends, Television Sets, Black Friday (Shopping)

• Inflation Falls in Europe; Big Rate Cut Seems Likely

  The European Central Bank is expected to make its largest-ever interest rate cut next week. Posted Nov 28 2008, 06:57 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: European Central Bank, Europe, Interest Rates, Economic Conditions and Trends

• Fears That a Weakened British Pound May Grow Weaker

  Some in Britain fear that the government’s plan to borrow and spend to counter the current recession may lead to a run on the pound. Posted Nov 28 2008, 02:28 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Currency, Economic Conditions and Trends, Great Britain, Brown, Gordon