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The White House gave a mixed reaction on Friday to China's plans to cut its carbon intensity levels, welcoming the proposal but saying the world would watch whether Beijing kept its promises to tackle climate change.
Fear is that $60 billion default could feeeze thawing debt market
Dow falls 154 points in holiday-shortened session
Beijing's decision to bring targets on carbon emissions reductions to Copenhagen is hopeful, but it is important to understand what exactly Beijing is promising -- and what it's not
(AP:NEW YORK) Dubai's debt crisis rattled world financial markets Friday, raising concerns that some banks could further tighten lending and stall the global economic recovery.
Pledges by the U.S. and China for emissions reductions still seem timid to many experts.
GM says any new bids won't be reviewed until Dec. 1 board meeting
The U.N. nuclear watchdog voted Friday to rebuke Iran for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret but Tehran rejected the move as "intimidation" which would poison its negotiations with world powers.
Even after the U.S. and China set targets this week for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the world's combined pledges ahead of next month's climate summit fall far short of what experts say is needed to avert dangerous global warming.
After dropped as much as 233 points in early trading, the Dow climbed back up partway to show a 155-point drop at the end of trading.
With the support of Russia and China, the panel also demanded that Iran freeze operations at a once-secret uranium enrichment plant.
Kubasaki Dragons guard Kai Yamaguchi (35) drives to the basket between St. Mary's International Titans defenders during Friday's boys pool-play game in the 40th Hong Kong International School Holiday Basketball Tournament.
Osisko has drawn the first tranche of $75 million which will be used for the development of the Canadian Malartic Project.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Debt-burdened Dubai insisted that it took into account market fallout from its appeal to delay paying creditors, but offered no specifics and did little to ease worries that dragged down global markets for a second day today.
VIENNA — The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board censured Iran today, with 25 nations backing a resolution demanding that Tehran immediately freeze construction of its newly revealed nuclear facility and heed Security Council resolutions to stop uranium enrichment.
Can you open your home to an international exchange student from China or Latin America for the 2010 school year? P.E.A.C.E., a Christian-based student exchange program designated by the U.S. Department of State is seeking families in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties to host international high school students for six months to a year beginning in January, 2010. Host families provide room and board ...
The Irish duo of Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy shot a 4-under 68 in the second round of the World Cup of Golf in China to sustain the three-stroke lead gained after their 14-under 58 in the opening 18.
This was the sideswipe investors had feared. The stock market is in the middle of one of the great rallies of a generation, but for weeks there has been a nagging fear that bad news was never far off. The news came from Dubai, a wealthy Middle Eastern city-state that many Americans probably couldn't find on a map. Concerns that a government-backed investment company risked defaulting on $60 ...
THE CLOSING BELL -- DOWN 154: The stock market is in the middle of one of the great rallies of a generation, but for weeks there has been a nagging fear that bad news was never far off. The news came from Dubai, a wealthy Middle Eastern city-state that many Americans probably couldn't find on a map. NYSE, NASDAQ FOLLOW THE JOBS: Stimulus spending by industry and county TODAY'S BUSINESS NEWS ...
LONDON (AP) — European stock markets rebounded Friday after Wall Street didn't fall as much as feared on the news that Dubai is having trouble handling its debt.
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Developing-nations’ stocks dropped and currencies weakened as Dubai’s attempt to reschedule its debt drove investors away from higher-yielding assets and commodities retreated.
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