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  • IMF officials Blanchard, Decressin and Heibling hold a news briefing on the World Economic Outlook (WEO), at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo
    IMF warns global economic slowdown deepens, prods U.S., Europe Reuters - 37 mins ago

    TOKYO (Reuters) - The IMF said the global economic slowdown is worsening as it cut its growth forecasts for the second time since April and warned U.S. and European policymakers … More »IMF warns global economic slowdown deepens, prods U.S., Europe

    IMF officials Blanchard, Decressin and Heibling hold a news briefing on the World Economic Outlook (WEO), at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo

    TOKYO (Reuters) - The IMF said the global economic slowdown is worsening as it cut its growth forecasts for the second time since April and warned U.S. and European policymakers that failure to fix their economic ills would prolong the slump. Global growth in advanced economies is too weak to bring down unemployment and …

  • How a Fed inflation hawk changed his mind Reuters - 1 hr 18 mins ago

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Narayana Kocherlakota surprised economists around the world last month when he called on the U.S. central bank to hold interest rates near zero, possibly … More »How a Fed inflation hawk changed his mind

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Narayana Kocherlakota surprised economists around the world last month when he called on the U.S. central bank to hold interest rates near zero, possibly for several years to come. One of the newest members of the Federal Reserve's top table had been seen by many in financial markets as one of its more …

  • Barclays bank headquarters in Canary Wharf
    Barclays shows retail intent with ING Direct deal Reuters - 1 hr 40 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays' new chief executive set the course firmly towards retail banking on Tuesday with his first deal since replacing Bob Diamond - the takeover … More »Barclays shows retail intent with ING Direct deal

    Barclays bank headquarters in Canary Wharf

    LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays' new chief executive set the course firmly towards retail banking on Tuesday with his first deal since replacing Bob Diamond - the takeover of ING's British savings and loan business and its 1.5 million customers. Antony Jenkins, previously head of Barclays' retail banking operations, took the …

  • NuPathe to cut half its jobs to conserve cash Reuters - 13 mins ago

    (Reuters) - NuPathe Inc said it would cut half of its workforce to reduce costs and focus on the regulatory approval of its experimental migraine patch. The company said … More »NuPathe to cut half its jobs to conserve cash

    (Reuters) - NuPathe Inc said it would cut half of its workforce to reduce costs and focus on the regulatory approval of its experimental migraine patch. The company said it will reduce expenses related to the marketing of the pain patch and on earlier-stage drug candidates. NuPathe has 37 employees, according to Thomson …

  • Italy ups 2012 gross funding target due to recession Reuters - 49 mins ago

    MILAN (Reuters) - A steeper-than-expected recession will force Italy to issue a larger amount of bonds and bills this year, a senior Treasury official said, making state … More »Italy ups 2012 gross funding target due to recession

    MILAN (Reuters) - A steeper-than-expected recession will force Italy to issue a larger amount of bonds and bills this year, a senior Treasury official said, making state funding at the end of 2012 even more challenging for a country with the world's fourth-largest debt. In an interview with Reuters on Tuesday, Treasury …

  • Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi speaks to media on his arrives for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Oil Ministers' meeting in Riyadh
    Saudi says "achieved feat" in reducing oil prices Reuters - 35 mins ago

    RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is satisfied that oil prices have fallen to a level that does not hamper global growth, Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on Wednesday, … More »Saudi says "achieved feat" in reducing oil prices

    Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi speaks to media on his arrives for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Oil Ministers' meeting in Riyadh

    RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is satisfied that oil prices have fallen to a level that does not hamper global growth, Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on Wednesday, signaling success in a Gulf Arab effort to keep oil prices under control despite a halving of Iranian exports because of Western sanctions. "Our countries …

  • U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner addresses students during his visit to the American Embassy School in New Delhi
    Geithner welcomes India's new drive for reform Reuters - 24 mins ago

    NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner welcomed New Delhi's new-found appetite for economic reform on Tuesday, barely three months after Washington … More »Geithner welcomes India's new drive for reform

    U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner addresses students during his visit to the American Embassy School in New Delhi

    NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner welcomed New Delhi's new-found appetite for economic reform on Tuesday, barely three months after Washington had voiced concern about India's deteriorating investment climate. Hailing the latest reforms as "significant", Geithner told a news conference with …

  • Olivier Blanchard, left, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, speaks during a press briefing on a quarterly update of its World Economic Outlook in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Plagued by uncertainty and fresh setbacks, the world economy has weakened further and will grow more slowly over the next year, the IMF says in its latest forecast. "Low growth and uncertainty in advanced economies are affecting emerging market and developing economies through both trade and financial channels, adding to homegrown weaknesses," Blanchard said in a statement. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
    IMF offers bleak assessment of stalled recovery AP - 2 hrs 18 mins ago

    Plagued by uncertainty and fresh setbacks, the world economy has weakened further and will grow more slowly over the next year, the International Monetary Fund says … More »IMF offers bleak assessment of stalled recovery

    Olivier Blanchard, left, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, speaks during a press briefing on a quarterly update of its World Economic Outlook in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Plagued by uncertainty and fresh setbacks, the world economy has weakened further and will grow more slowly over the next year, the IMF says in its latest forecast. "Low growth and uncertainty in advanced economies are affecting emerging market and developing economies through both trade and financial channels, adding to homegrown weaknesses," Blanchard said in a statement. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA

    Plagued by uncertainty and fresh setbacks, the world economy has weakened further and will grow more slowly over the next year, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast.

  • Stanley Black & Decker selling unit for $1.4B AP - 45 mins ago

    Tool maker Stanley Black & Decker Inc. is selling its hardware and home improvement business to Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc. for $1.4 billion in cash. More »Stanley Black & Decker selling unit for $1.4B

    Tool maker Stanley Black & Decker Inc. is selling its hardware and home improvement business to Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc. for $1.4 billion in cash.

  • World stocks stall after Asian session AP - 1 hr 21 mins ago

    World stock markets mostly declined Tuesday against a backdrop of worries about global economic growth and Europe's debt crisis. More »World stocks stall after Asian session

    World stock markets mostly declined Tuesday against a backdrop of worries about global economic growth and Europe's debt crisis.

  • FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2009 file photo, Iraqi workers are seen at the Rumaila oil refinery, near the city of Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. The International Energy Agency predicted Tuesday Oct. 9, 2012 that Iraq will consolidate its position as a global oil power _ allowing it to rebuild the economy of a nation ravaged by war and decades of Saddam Hussein’s autocratic rule.  The leading global energy monitor reported that Iraq’s annual revenues from energy exports could double to an average of $200 billion annually over the next 20 years. That optimistic scenario would make Iraq’s economy the same size as that of Saudi Arabia now by 2035. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani, File)
    IEA optimistic about future of Iraq oil industry AP - 1 hr 1 min ago

    allowing it to rebuild the economy of a nation ravaged by war and decades of Saddam Hussein's autocratic rule. More »IEA optimistic about future of Iraq oil industry

    FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2009 file photo, Iraqi workers are seen at the Rumaila oil refinery, near the city of Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. The International Energy Agency predicted Tuesday Oct. 9, 2012 that Iraq will consolidate its position as a global oil power _ allowing it to rebuild the economy of a nation ravaged by war and decades of Saddam Hussein’s autocratic rule.  The leading global energy monitor reported that Iraq’s annual revenues from energy exports could double to an average of $200 billion annually over the next 20 years. That optimistic scenario would make Iraq’s economy the same size as that of Saudi Arabia now by 2035. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani, File)

    allowing it to rebuild the economy of a nation ravaged by war and decades of Saddam Hussein's autocratic rule.

  • Cytec to sell coating resins business for $1.03B AP - 57 mins ago

    Chemical coating maker Cytec Industries Inc. says it has agreed to sell its coating resins business to private equity firm Advent International for $1.03 billion. More »Cytec to sell coating resins business for $1.03B

    Chemical coating maker Cytec Industries Inc. says it has agreed to sell its coating resins business to private equity firm Advent International for $1.03 billion.

  • In this Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 photo, a man walks near a logo at a R&D center of Huawei Technologies Inc. in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. Eager to expand in the United States, China’s biggest technology companies face American anxiety about security and rising Chinese competition. (AP Photo)  CHINA OUT
    US report highlights unease about Chinese firms AP - 32 mins ago

    Eager to expand in the United States, China's biggest technology companies face an America anxious about threats to jobs and national security. More »US report highlights unease about Chinese firms

    In this Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 photo, a man walks near a logo at a R&D center of Huawei Technologies Inc. in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. Eager to expand in the United States, China’s biggest technology companies face American anxiety about security and rising Chinese competition. (AP Photo)  CHINA OUT

    Eager to expand in the United States, China's biggest technology companies face an America anxious about threats to jobs and national security.

  • FILE- In this Oct. 5, 2012, file photo, Jonathan Corpina, left, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets mostly declined Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, against a backdrop of worries about global economic growth and Europe's debt crisis.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
    US futures mixed ahead of US earnings season AP - 29 mins ago

    Stock futures are mixed as a new outlook on the global economic landscape provides the markets with fewer arguments to overlook what is likely to be a weak quarter for … More »US futures mixed ahead of US earnings season

    FILE- In this Oct. 5, 2012, file photo, Jonathan Corpina, left, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets mostly declined Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, against a backdrop of worries about global economic growth and Europe's debt crisis.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

    Stock futures are mixed as a new outlook on the global economic landscape provides the markets with fewer arguments to overlook what is likely to be a weak quarter for many of the biggest U.S. corporations.

  • Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right, and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel speak before their meeting at the Maximos mansion in Athens, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Amid draconian security measures and a mass protest, German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived Tuesday for her first visit to Greece since the eurozone crisis began there three years ago. Her five-hour stop is seen by the Greek government as a historic boost for the country's future in Europe, but by protesters as a harbinger of more austerity and hardship.   (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, Pool)
    Greece: Merkel travels to eurozone fault line AP - 6 mins ago

    German leader Angela Merkel arrived amid draconian security measures and a mass protest in Athens Tuesday for her first visit to Greece since the eurozone crisis began … More »Greece: Merkel travels to eurozone fault line

    Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right, and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel speak before their meeting at the Maximos mansion in Athens, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Amid draconian security measures and a mass protest, German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived Tuesday for her first visit to Greece since the eurozone crisis began there three years ago. Her five-hour stop is seen by the Greek government as a historic boost for the country's future in Europe, but by protesters as a harbinger of more austerity and hardship.   (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, Pool)

    German leader Angela Merkel arrived amid draconian security measures and a mass protest in Athens Tuesday for her first visit to Greece since the eurozone crisis began there three years ago. Her five-hour stop is seen by the Greek government as a much-needed boost for the country's future in Europe — but protesters view …

  • In this Sept. 15, 2012 photo, anti-Japan demonstrators overturn a Japanese-made car in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, China. Sales of Toyota and Honda vehicles nosedived in China during September as anti-Japanese sentiment flared over a territorial dispute that threatens to hobble what was a booming business relationship between Japan and its biggest export market. Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday, Oct. 9, that sales of new vehicles in China dropped 48.9 percent in September from a year earlier to 44,100 vehicles. Honda Motor Co. said September sales plunged 40.5 percent to 33,931 vehicles. China sales for Nissan Motor Co. slid 35.3 percent last month to 76,100 vehicles. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
    China consumers spurn Japan cars amid islands row AP - 44 mins ago

    Sales of Japanese vehicles nosedived in China during September as anti-Japanese sentiment flared over a territorial dispute that threatens to hobble what was a booming … More »China consumers spurn Japan cars amid islands row

    In this Sept. 15, 2012 photo, anti-Japan demonstrators overturn a Japanese-made car in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, China. Sales of Toyota and Honda vehicles nosedived in China during September as anti-Japanese sentiment flared over a territorial dispute that threatens to hobble what was a booming business relationship between Japan and its biggest export market. Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday, Oct. 9, that sales of new vehicles in China dropped 48.9 percent in September from a year earlier to 44,100 vehicles. Honda Motor Co. said September sales plunged 40.5 percent to 33,931 vehicles. China sales for Nissan Motor Co. slid 35.3 percent last month to 76,100 vehicles. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA

    Sales of Japanese vehicles nosedived in China during September as anti-Japanese sentiment flared over a territorial dispute that threatens to hobble what was a booming business relationship between Japan and its biggest export market.

  • Oil prices rebound on jitters about supplies AP - 38 mins ago

    Oil prices appeared set for a modest rebound Tuesday after three days of losses, rising nearer to $90 a barrel on supply concerns due to the Syrian conflict and delays … More »Oil prices rebound on jitters about supplies

    Oil prices appeared set for a modest rebound Tuesday after three days of losses, rising nearer to $90 a barrel on supply concerns due to the Syrian conflict and delays in shipments of North Sea oil.

  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening of the trading session in New York
    Stock futures flat after IMF cuts outlook, earnings eyed Reuters - 5 mins ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday even after the IMF issued the latest forecast of slower global growth, leaving investors … More »Stock futures flat after IMF cuts outlook, earnings eyed

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening of the trading session in New York

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday even after the IMF issued the latest forecast of slower global growth, leaving investors little reason to buy equities before the start of the U.S. quarterly earnings season. The International Monetary Fund cut its projected global output for 2012 …

  • Canada housing starts slow in September Reuters - 6 mins ago

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian housing starts slowed in September as multiple urban starts slumped, particularly in Ontario, in line with expectations that housing construction … More »Canada housing starts slow in September

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian housing starts slowed in September as multiple urban starts slumped, particularly in Ontario, in line with expectations that housing construction will ease as the year progresses, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp said on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts was …

  • Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right, and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel speak before their meeting at the Maximos mansion in Athens, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Amid draconian security measures and a mass protest, German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived Tuesday for her first visit to Greece since the eurozone crisis began there three years ago. Her five-hour stop is seen by the Greek government as a historic boost for the country's future in Europe, but by protesters as a harbinger of more austerity and hardship.   (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, Pool)
    Greece: Merkel travels to eurozone fault line AP - 6 mins ago

    German leader Angela Merkel arrived amid draconian security measures and a mass protest in Athens Tuesday for her first visit to Greece since the eurozone crisis began … More »Greece: Merkel travels to eurozone fault line

    Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right, and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel speak before their meeting at the Maximos mansion in Athens, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Amid draconian security measures and a mass protest, German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived Tuesday for her first visit to Greece since the eurozone crisis began there three years ago. Her five-hour stop is seen by the Greek government as a historic boost for the country's future in Europe, but by protesters as a harbinger of more austerity and hardship.   (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, Pool)

    German leader Angela Merkel arrived amid draconian security measures and a mass protest in Athens Tuesday for her first visit to Greece since the eurozone crisis began there three years ago. Her five-hour stop is seen by the Greek government as a much-needed boost for the country's future in Europe — but protesters view …

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Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - October 9, 2012
I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel myself infinitely the happier for it.
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Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
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John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)  
It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.
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