AFP - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev proposed a new partnership with the European Union on Thursday, breezing past differences over Georgia to urge cooperation on global financial reform.
AP - Russia's battered stock markets suffered another chaotic day of trading Thursday, as regulators shut the exchanges in response to falling share prices, then reopened them a practice that is wearing thin with investors.
AFP - The European Union and United States said Thursday they had reached a deal with China over a WTO dispute on Beijing's restrictions on foreign financial news providers working in the country.
AP - Russia's president and top business leaders looked Thursday to warming relations with the European Union as a ray of hope for Russia's tottering markets and at-risk economy. Yet critics say the EU is rushing too fast back into Moscow's embrace after a war that soured ties.
AP - The world's developed countries, hard hit by the financial crisis, have probably tipped into a recession that will last at least through the first half of 2009, according to new projections issued Thursday.
AFP - President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that Russia and the European Union will "speak with one voice" on the financial crisis at a summit this weekend, on the eve of crunch talks with EU leaders.
AP - European and U.S. stock markets were little changed Thursday as stocks struggled to find direction following hefty losses in the first part of the week. Asian shares closely sharply lower.
AFP - London shares closed in the red on Thursday as oil and commodity prices slid due to the global economic slowdown.
AFP - The European Union and United States said Thursday they had reached a deal with China over a WTO dispute on Beijing's restrictions on foreign financial news providers working in the country.
AP - European and U.S. stock markets were little changed Thursday, taking a breather after hefty losses this week despite further woeful U.S. jobs news. Asian shares closely sharply lower.
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