Archive for November 11th, 2008

Oil prices ease further below 60 dollars (AFP)

An oil derrick in California. Prices for the fossil fuel have eased further below 60 dollars in Asian trade after Britain and the EU called for joint action to hold off recession threatening leading economies.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David McNew)AFP - World oil prices eased further below 60 dollars in Asian trade Wednesday after Britain and the EU called for joint action to hold off recession threatening leading economies, analysts said.

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More calls for action as recession fears spread (AFP)

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown is seen at his monthly press conference inside 10 Downing Street, London. Britain and the EU called for strong joint action to hold off the recession threatening leading economies as more grim economic and corporate news battered world stock markets on Tuesday.(AFP/Pool/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AFP - Britain and the EU called for strong joint action to hold off the recession threatening leading economies as more grim economic and corporate news battered world stock markets on Tuesday.

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British media group warns of tough times (AP)

AP - The head of Britain's Society of Editors warned Tuesday that the global economic crisis was putting added pressure on newsrooms already suffering from declining circulation and ad revenue.

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Russia allows ruble to fall, stokes uncertainty (AP)

AP - Russia's Central Bank on Tuesday eased its defense of the embattled ruble, which fell sharply and triggered a sell-off in stocks as the country faces its worst financial crisis in a decade.

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Euro plunges as investors seek dollar haven (AFP)

Euro and US dollar banknotes in a cash register. The euro plunged against the dollar on Tuesday despite more gloomy US economic data as investors sought refuge in the US unit amid worsening fears for the flagging world economy, traders said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Annie Tritt)AFP - The euro plunged against the dollar on Tuesday despite more gloomy US economic data as investors sought refuge in the US unit amid worsening fears for the flagging world economy, traders said.

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