Topic: Group of Eight

Chaotic start to Berlusconi's G8 summit

The G8 summit got off to a chaotic start today with its host Silvio Berlusconi being accused of failing to fulfil his pledges on overseas aid.. Gordon Brown wants to use the summit, held in the earthquake-hit town of L'Aquila in Italy, ...

Gordon Brown flies to G8 leaders summit

The G8 summit got off to a chaotic start today with its host Silvio Berlusconi being accused of failing to fulfil his pledges on overseas aid.. Gordon Brown wants to use the summit, held in the earthquake-hit town of L'Aquila in Italy, ...
Will Tuesday bring gain without more pain? Traders will be anxious to see if this afternoon's rally can extend into Tuesday morning's session.. Shares of Clorox ( CLX - news - people ) could move after Standard & Poor's raised its outlook ...

IMF says worst not over

LONDON (Reuters) - The head of the IMF questioned on Monday debate about when to roll back stimulus spending, saying the world economy had yet to weather the worst of a recession that claimed a record number of European jobs.The 16-country euro ...

World awaits recovery as G8 finance chiefs meet

Finance ministers from the G8 leading world powers meet for talks in Italy on Friday as populations hit by the worst economic crisis in decades wait for firm evidence of an upcoming recovery.The International Monetary Fund is forecasting faster-than-expected global growth of ...

Geithner wants G8 to do more on stimulus, reform

The US will press G8 finance ministers to stay the course on economic stimulus and financial reforms despite signs the global recession is easing, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday. "I think it is fair to say the force of the global ...
Geithner says global recession is easing a bit but serious risks to recovery remainTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday that the global recession is easing but serious risks remain to a prolonged recovery.Geithner told reporters there were a number of signs that ...
Japan is looking at easing accounting rules as an emergency step to soften the blow on companies from stock price falls, joining other global authorities to contain the fallout from the global credit crisis. 'What we must do first is to maintain ...

Leaders eye finance overhaul as markets tumble

Emergency measures to tackle the financial crisis provided little relief for nervous investors Thursday, as stock markets around the world took a battering on fears of a global recession ahead.With most analysts now considering a US recession inevitable, markets looked beyond the ...

Fears of world recession mount

ATTENTION - UPDATES with Australia stocks at open ///Growing fears that the financial crisis will morph into a worldwide recession prompted a new bloodbath on stock markets Wednesday as EU leaders pushed for swift moves to overhaul global finance. "With most analysts ...