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• Paulson To Prod China on Currency

  Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. will urge China to maintain a strong currency during high-level talks this week as worries grow in the United States that Beijing may be exacerbating the global slowdown by deflating the value of the yuan to spur its own economy, Treasury officials said yes... Posted Dec 02 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, New York, United States, to, Henry M. Paulson, on, Currency, Barack Obama, International Monetary Fund, China, Asia, Beijing, Morgan Stanley, Paulson, Timothy Geithner, Thailand, Wang Qing, Wu Yi, Dartmouth College, Ford Foundation, Wang Qishan, Chiang Mai, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Liu Liu, Teng Tai, Kathy Lien, Tsinghua University, Prod, China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd.

• Economic Signs Point to Longer, Deeper Recession

  The U.S. economy entered a recession one year ago, a group of the nation's leading economists said yesterday, and new evidence that the downturn will be deep and prolonged sent the stock market plummeting. Posted Dec 01 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, Wall Street, U.S. Federal Reserve, United States, to, Ben Bernanke, Henry M. Paulson, U.S. Department of Commerce, Europe, Barclays plc, Dow Jones & Co. Inc., U.S. Department of the Treasury, China, Freddie Mac Holdings, Fannie Mae, Asia, Japan, Wachovia Corporation, Stanford University, Economic, Signs, U.S. Institute for Supply Management, Recession, Mark Vitner, Point, Ethan Harris, National Bureau of Economic Research, Deeper, Robert Hall, Business Cycle Dating Committee, Longer,

• Hu Sees China Losing Its Competitive Edge

  BEIJING, Nov. 30 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao warned at a weekend meeting of the Communist Party's elite Politburo that China is losing its competitive edge as international demand for its products is reduced, according to official state media reports Sunday. Posted Nov 30 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Its, China, Xinhua News Agency, Losing, Hu Jintao, Peking University, Sees, Guangdong Province, Edge, Media Studies Center, Hu, Chaozhou, Michael Pettis, People's Daily, The University of Hong Kong, Deng Xiaoping, David Bandurski, Competitive

• OPEC Delays Decision About Cutting Output Until Dec. 17

  The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries yesterday delayed a decision on whether to cut the cartel's oil output, but demand that is falling in the United States and unexpectedly weak in China makes it likely that the group will lower production at its Dec. 17 meeting in Algeria,... Posted Nov 29 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: United States, Barclays plc, Bloomberg LP, About, China, Cutting, Asia, New York Mercantile Exchange Inc., Until, Canada, OPEC, Venezuela, Cairo, Saudi Arabia, Ali al-Naimi, Delays, Decision, Output, Algeria, King Abdullah, Chakib Khelil, Paul Ting, 17, Dec.

• Markets Don't Make Bubbles, People Do

  THE ASCENT OF MONEY A Financial History Of the World By Niall Ferguson Posted Nov 29 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, Wall Street, United States, Henry M. Paulson, Markets, Milton Friedman, CNBC Inc., MSNBC Interactive News LLC, Cable News Network LP LLLP, Los Angeles Times, Harvard University, Do, British Broadcasting Corporation, China, London, Japan, Make, George Soros, Don't, Penguin Group, People, G20 Industrial Nations, Peter L. Bernstein, Niall Ferguson, Hernando de Soto, Nathan Rothschild, Jacob Bronowski, Babylon, Joseph Schumpeter, John Train, Heinrich Heine, Wellington, John Law, Bubbles,, Adam Smith

• Nations Spend in Tandem To Stall Global Recession

  In a bid to jump-start the beleaguered global economy, countries around the world are introducing massive public spending programs aimed at creating millions of jobs, boosting the use of green energy and modernizing infrastructure in a way that could transform urban and rural landscapes. Posted Nov 28 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, U.S. Federal Reserve, United States, to, In, European Union, United Kingdom, Europe, Pennsylvania, Barack Obama, International Monetary Fund, China, Germany, Beijing, Tokyo, Japan, Detroit, Italy, Spain, France, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Recession, Global, Sierra Club, Ireland, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics, Nicolas Sarkozy, U.S. Congress, Carl Pope, Nations, Spend, Tandem, Olivier Blanchard, Stall, Nicholas R. Lardy

• Trace Levels of Melamine In Formula Called Safe

  Federal health officials have changed their guidance on the health risks of melamine in infant formula, saying trace amounts of the industrial compound alone are not harmful. Posted Nov 28 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: United States, In, of, The Associated Press, China, Food and Drug Administration, Safe, Nestle SA, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Formula, Trace, Called, Mead Johnson & Company, Enfamil Formulas, Melamine, Stephen Sundlof, Levels

• Thieves Stole Identities to Tap Home Equity

  Federal authorities this week announced a series of arrests and convictions in connection with a global identity theft ring that stole millions of dollars by hijacking home-equity lines of credit issued to thousands of consumers. Posted Nov 27 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: New York, United States, to, Miami, Virginia, New Jersey, California, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Dallas, China, South Korea, Asia, Vietnam, Tokyo, Japan, Verizon Communications Inc., Federal Bureau of Investigation, Home, Canada, Tap, Newark, Queens County, Equity, U.S. District Court, Thieves, Springfield (Illinois), U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Precious Matthews, Daniel Yummi, Credit Union Information Security Professionals Association, Identities, Brandy Anderson, Hakeem Olokodana, Derrick Polk, Oladeji Craig, Christopher Christie, Eric Rabe, Identity Theft Assistance Center, Marc Leibman, Yomi Jagunna, Abayomi Lawal, Stole

• Ailing FDA May Need Major Restructuring

  The Obama administration will inherit a Food and Drug Administration widely seen as struggling to protect Americans from unsafe medication, contaminated food and a flood of questionable imports from China and other countries. Posted Nov 25 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: United States, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, China, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Food and Drug Administration, May, Consumer Federation of America, Avandia, Need, Vioxx, FDA, Major, Restructuring, Ailing, Christopher Waldrop, Plan B Contraceptive, David Ross, Carl R. Nielsen, William K. Hubbard, Mark B. McClellan, Jane E. Henney, David A. Kessler

• Wal-Mart Names Its Global Chief as CEO

  Wal-Mart made the surprise announcement yesterday that Mike Duke, the head of its international division, will replace H. Lee Scott Jr. as chief executive of the world's largest retailer next year as its foreign business continues to grow rapidly in scale and importance. Posted Nov 21 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: United States, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Europe, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, As, India, Mexico, Its, Chief, China, Germany, South Korea, Asia, Names, Service Employees International Union, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., SAM'S West Inc., Conservation International Foundation, Glenn Prickett, CEO, Eduardo Castro-Wright, Global, Latin America, Wal-Mart, H. Lee Scott, Wal-Mart Watch, David Nassar, Charles Grom, Battalia Winston International, Rob Walton, Bentonville, David Tovar, Mike Duke, Joe Carideo, The Seiyu Ltd.

• Falling Prices Raise a New Fear: Deflation

  With the stock market crumbling and the economy shrinking, a whiff of deflation is in the air. Posted Nov 20 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: U.S. Federal Reserve, United States, Ben Bernanke, A, Iowa, New, Alan Greenspan, China, Russia, Prices, Canada, Iowa State University, OPEC, Raise, Falling, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics, Charles McMillion, MBG Information Services, Ed Yardeni, Edwin M. Truman, Petro-Canada Inc., National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, World Steel Association, Nicholas Walters, Deflation, Fear:, Mike Linn

• China Tops Japan in U.S. Debt Holdings

  China passed Japan to become the U.S. government's largest foreign creditor in September, the Treasury Department announced yesterday, reflecting the dramatic expansion of Beijing's economic influence over the American economy. Posted Nov 18 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, United States, In, U.S., Bank of America Corporation, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Barack Obama, China, Freddie Mac Holdings, Fannie Mae, Beijing, Japan, Tops, Debt, The Brookings Institution, Cornell University, U.S Council on Foreign Relations, Holdings, Lawrence Goodman, Brad W. Setser, Eswar Prasad

• As Summit Starts, Emerging Economies Gain New Clout

  When world leaders gathered last night for a White House dinner on the eve of a major economic summit, the faces around the table were not just those of the Europeans and Japanese who normally mix in the highest circles of diplomacy. This time, heads of state from the across the developing world,... Posted Nov 14 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: United States, Europe, The White House, George W. Bush, New, As, India, The World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, China, Brazil, Russia, Japan, South Africa, Arlington, Canada, Switzerland, Emerging, Saudi Arabia, National Press Club, Gain, Argentina, G-8, Summit, National Building Museum, Angela Merkel, Economies, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Taro Aso, Pamela Constable, Clout, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sam Palmer, Starts,, Suddeutsche Zeitung GmbH, G20 Industrial Nations

• Chinese Consumers Eager to Excel at the American Pastime

  SHANGHAI -- Decked out in a stylish black suit and knee-high boots, Wang Yaping surveyed the scene at her favorite spot in the city for afternoon tea. It was packed, but there, in the back, was a single free table. Posted Nov 14 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: New York, United States, to, The, U.S. Department of Commerce, at, India, China, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Brazil, Beijing, Russia, Shanghai, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Consumers, American, Chinese, Chengdu, Nike Inc., Pizza Hut Inc., KFC Corporation, Louisville, Yum! Brands Inc., Liu Liu, Tianjin, Shenyang, International Brand Association, Excel, Wrangler Jeans, Pastime, James E. Quinn, Qingdao, Wang Yaping, Eager, Terrence Cullen, East China Normal University

• Experts Warn of Security Risks in Financial Downturn

  Intelligence officials are warning that the deepening global financial crisis could weaken fragile governments in the world's most dangerous areas and undermine the ability of the United States and its allies to respond to a new wave of security threats. Posted Nov 14 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, United States, Financial, In, United Kingdom, Europe, Georgetown University, Al Qaeda, The Pentagon, of, U.S. Department of the Treasury, The World Bank Group, Iraq, Afghanistan, World Trade Center, China, Asia, Beijing, Julie Tate, The Heritage Foundation, Marriott International Inc., Yemen, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mike McConnell, Warn, Downturn, Central Intelligence Agency, Security, The Taliban, Osama bin Laden, Middle East, East Asia, Pakistan, Islamabad, Risks, Fran Townsend, U.S Council on Foreign Relations, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Nashville, Experts, Michael Hayden, Adam Segal, James R. Clapper, Charles Allen, Albert Keidel, Bruce Hoffman, Derek Scissors