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Coordinated Attacks Kill Dozens in India's Financial Capital

NEW DELHI, Nov. 27 -- Gunmen attacked three luxury hotels, a hospital, a train station, a movie theater and other buildings in Mumbai late Wednesday, killing at least 100 people and wounding more than 300 in a rampage through India's financial capital, police said. The attackers took dozens of.....

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-26-2008
Global Deals in Works On Eve of G-20 Summit

Nations are close to adopting a series of measures aimed at combating a global recession and laying the groundwork for a broad reconstruction of the international financial system, as world leaders arrive in Washington for a major economic summit this weekend.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-13-2008
Discord on Economies In a World Of Trouble

Presidents and prime ministers from major countries around the world will gather in Washington in two weeks to begin heated negotiations over the shape of global financial regulation as they scramble to avoid a deep worldwide recession and restore confidence in markets.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-01-2008
Bush Reserved as E.U. Leaders Assert Power in Crisis

In France, President Nicolas Sarkozy has loudly proclaimed the need to increase regulation and oversight of financial markets, vowing on Thursday to "refound the global financial system" as part of "an intellectual and moral revolution."

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 10-24-2008
Recession Fears Grip Stock Markets in Europe, Asia

TOKYO, Oct. 17 -- Fear of a deep global recession washed over Asian and European markets Thursday, and the financial crisis continued to shake major institutions.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 10-16-2008
Top Airline In India to Shed 1,900 Employees

NEW DELHI, Oct. 15 -- Jet Airways, India's largest domestic carrier, said Wednesday that it will cut 1,900 employees because of high fuel prices and slowing global growth, an indication that India's once-robust economy is being hammered by the worldwide economic slowdown.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 10-15-2008
Wall Street Greed? Not in This Neighborhood.

NEW DELHI -- With freshly cut keys to their new brick-and-cement homes, families in an impoverished settlement on the outskirts of India's capital honored a surprising hero this week: Richard S. Fuld Jr., head of the now-defunct Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 10-10-2008
Carbon Is Building Up in Atmosphere Faster Than Predicted

The rise in global carbon dioxide emissions last year outpaced international researchers' most dire projections, according to figures being released today, as human-generated greenhouse gases continued to build up in the atmosphere despite international agreements and national policies aimed at....

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 09-25-2008
Coordinated Bombings Kill Two in India

NEW DELHI, July 25--At least seven low-intensity blasts tore through India's high-tech hub of Bangalore on Friday afternoon, killing two people and injuring at least 20 others in the second high-profile attack on an Indian city in 10 weeks.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 07-25-2008
Oil Sinks $9 in Two Days As Global Economy Cools

Oil prices tumbled yesterday for a second straight day, sliding $5.33 a barrel due in large measure to softening demand because of the slowdown in the U.S. and European economies.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 07-08-2008

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