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A trader leans on a phone post on the floor of the New York ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:40:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A trader leans on a phone post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets fell Wednesday amid ongoing worries about sovereign credit risks and ahead of a key budgetary policy statement from the British government. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Richard Drew, file

A man uses an ATM at a Bank of America branch in Pasadena, California ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man uses an ATM at a Bank of America branch in Pasadena, California in July 2009. Bank of America said Wednesday it had completed repayment of 45 billion dollars to the US government from a capital injection under a program to stabilize the financial system. Photo:David Mcnew/AFP

The AOL logo is displayed in front of its corporate headquarters ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - The AOL logo is displayed in front of its corporate headquarters on Broadway in New York City. AOL finalized its divorce from Time Warner on Wednesday, ending one of the most disastrous marriages in corporate history and leaving the Internet pioneer facing an uncertain future. Photo:Mario Tama/AFP

Time Warner Center is seen in May 2009 in New York City. AOL ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - Time Warner Center is seen in May 2009 in New York City. AOL finalized its divorce from Time Warner on Wednesday, ending one of the most disastrous marriages in corporate history and leaving the Internet pioneer facing an uncertain future. Photo:Mario Tama/AFP

Workers put up Christmas decorations in front of a commercial ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - Workers put up Christmas decorations in front of a commercial retail and office building in Beijing on December 5. China will next year maintain policies put in place to tackle the global economic crisis, in a continued bid to boost domestic consumption and stimulate growth, state media said Wednesday. Photo:Frederic J. Brown/AFP

Ireland's economy will shrink by a smaller-than-expected 1.25 ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:54:00 GMT

(AFP) - Ireland's economy will shrink by a smaller-than-expected 1.25 percent in 2010 after contracting by 7.5 percent this year, Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan forecast on Wednesday. Photo:/AFP

Ireland is 'turning the corner' after 18 months that almost ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:54:00 GMT

(AFP) - Ireland is 'turning the corner' after 18 months that almost sank its economy, the country's finance minister Brian Lenihan, pictured in April 2009, said Wednesday as he unveiled a new four-billion-euro (5.9-billion-dollar) austerity budget. Photo:/AFP

A general view shows the harbor of the port of Henningsvaer ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:43:00 GMT

(AFP) - A general view shows the harbor of the port of Henningsvaer on one of the northern Norwegian Lofoten islands in 2008. European Union and Norwegian fishing fleets have been booted out of each other's waters, which they normally share, after talks on quotas collapsed, Brussels said on Wednesday. Photo:Pierre-Henry Deshayes/AFP

European Union flag. Tax fraudsters have targeted the EU's carbon ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:32:00 GMT

(AFP) - European Union flag. Tax fraudsters have targeted the EU's carbon emissions trading system, pocketing about five billion euros (7.4 billion dollars), the Europol police agency said Wednesday. Photo:Gerard Cerles/AFP

US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, seen here in January 2009, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, seen here in January 2009, on Wednesday extended the authority of a 700-billion-dollar financial bailout to October 2010 even as he noted the program would cost less than expected. Photo:Jim Watson/AFP

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, seen here in October ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, seen here in October 2009, said Wednesday he was extending the authority of a 700-billion-dollar financial bailout to October 2010 even though the program would cost less than expected. Photo:Tim Sloan/AFP

German car giant Volkswagen will take a nearly 20 percent stake ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:17:00 GMT

(AFP) - German car giant Volkswagen will take a nearly 20 percent stake in Japan's Suzuki for more than 2.5 billion dollars, giving VW a solid footprint in the Indian automarket, the companies said Wednesday. Photo:David Hecker/AFP

Osamu Suzuk (L), chairman and CEO of Suzuki Motor Corporation, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:17:00 GMT

(AFP) - Osamu Suzuk (L), chairman and CEO of Suzuki Motor Corporation, pictured with Martin Winterkorn, chairman and CEO of Volkswagen AG, in Tokyo. The German car giant Volkswagen will buy nearly 20 percent of Japan's Suzuki for more than 2.5 billion dollars, giving VW a solid footprint in the Indian automarket, the companies said Wednesday. Photo:Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP

A bar of Cadbury's milk chocolate. Europe's competition watchdog ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:17:00 GMT

(AFP) - A bar of Cadbury's milk chocolate. Europe's competition watchdog on Wednesday extended its probe into Kraft Foods Incorporated's hostile takeover bid for British confectionery group Cadbury after the US giant offered 'remedies' to antitrust concerns. Photo:Leon Neal/AFP

People go shopping in a mall in downtown Toronto, December 23, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People go shopping in a mall in downtown Toronto, December 23, 2008. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

An Emirati man follows the market's movement at the Dubai Financial ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Emirati man follows the market's movement at the Dubai Financial Market on December 1. Share prices in the United Arab Emirates were battered again on Wednesday over Dubai's worsening debt woes, as the Gulf country insisted it was coping with the global economic crisis. Photo:Karim Sahib/AFP

Natural gas producer EnCana Corp. has received approval to buy ...

(CBC) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:19:47 GMT

(CBC) - Natural gas producer EnCana Corp. has received approval to buy back up to five per cent of its own shares.

Greece's Finance Minister Georgios Papaconstantinou arrives ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - Greece's Finance Minister Georgios Papaconstantinou arrives prior to an Informal Meeting of ministers of Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) at the EU headquarters in Brussels, December 2. Greece revealed on Wednesday that it is working on radical action to reverse a deepening financial crisis which is straining eurozone cohesion and focusing market anxiety on emerging economies. Photo:Georges Gobet/AFP

A man peers out from the door of the Bank of Greece in Athens, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man peers out from the door of the Bank of Greece in Athens, marked with an 'A' for anarchy, on December 7 during a demonstration commemorating the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos'. Greece revealed on Wednesday that it is working on radical action to reverse a deepening financial crisis which is straining eurozone cohesion and focusing market anxiety on emerging economies. Photo:Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP

A Canadian one dollar coin, also know as a loonie, is shown ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Canadian one dollar coin, also know as a loonie, is shown in Montreal in this April 28, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Shaun Best

File photo shows people queueing to enter a job centre in Bromley, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:44:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows people queueing to enter a job centre in Bromley, south of London. Britain forecast a far deeper recession than thought on Wednesday, with the economy set to shrink 4.75 percent this year, while it used a budget statement to also unveil a tax on bankers' bonuses. Photo:Carl de Souza/AFP

The London skyline showing the financial district of Docklands ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:44:00 GMT

(AFP) - The London skyline showing the financial district of Docklands in the east of the capital. Britain forecast a far deeper recession than thought on Wednesday, with the economy set to shrink 4.75 percent this year, while it used a budget statement to also unveil a tax on bankers' bonuses. Photo:Bertrand Langlois/AFP

In this combo, packages of Kraft American cheese singles, top, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:43:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this combo, packages of Kraft American cheese singles, top, and Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bars are shown. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, file)

In this Sept. 13, 2009 photo a metro train passes by the Jumeirah ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:41:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this Sept. 13, 2009 photo a metro train passes by the Jumeirah Lake towers district which a part of it owned by Nakheel development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Kamran Jebreili, File)

File photo shows people queueing to enter a job centre in Bromley, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:39:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows people queueing to enter a job centre in Bromley, south of London. Britain's recession-mired economy will shrink by a bigger-than-expected 4.75 percent this year, the government forecast on Wednesday in a keenly-awaited budget announcement. Photo:Carl de Souza/AFP

Calgary-based Nexen Inc. said Wednesday it plans to spend $2.5 ...

(CBC) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:14:14 GMT

(CBC) - Calgary-based Nexen Inc. said Wednesday it plans to spend $2.5 billion next year on capital projects in Canada and abroad.

A Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) logo is seen in Toronto in this ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) logo is seen in Toronto in this November 9, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

The VW logos of German car maker Volkswagen are ready to be ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:51:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - The VW logos of German car maker Volkswagen are ready to be assembled in a production line. Volkswagen AG will buy a 20 per cent stake in Suzuki Motor Corp. for US$2.5 billion, forming one of the world's biggest auto alliances and giving the two carmakers a boost in fast-growing Asian markets. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Fabian Bimmer, File)

Oil rigs extract petroleum in the Los Angeles area community ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - Oil rigs extract petroleum in the Los Angeles area community of Culver City, California. Oil futures rebounded slightly on Wednesday from recent losses, ahead of the latest update on energy inventories in key consuming nation the United States, analysts said. Photo:David McNew/AFP

The euro recouped some of its recent losses against the dollar ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:32:00 GMT

(AFP) - The euro recouped some of its recent losses against the dollar on Wednesday, but analysts warned that selling pressure may return on renewed debt worries surrounding Dubai and Greece. Photo:Joel Saget/AFP

British-based emerging markets bank Standard Chartered said ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - British-based emerging markets bank Standard Chartered said on Wednesday that it did not expect 'material' charges arising from the Dubai debt crisis -- and forecast record profits this year. Photo:Richard A. Brooks/AFP

Britain's finance minister Alistair Darling holds his pre-budget ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - Britain's finance minister Alistair Darling holds his pre-budget report at his desk in the Treasury in London, December 8. Darling unveils his latest taxation and spending plans in the pre-budget report -- a curtain-raiser to the main budget in March or April -- before parliament at 1230 GMT. Photo:Lewis Whyld/AFP

A construction worker stands near the Burj Dubai, the world's ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - A construction worker stands near the Burj Dubai, the world's tallest man-made structure. Across in the Middle East on Wednesday, Dubai share prices plunged 6.39 percent and Abu Dhabi shed 2.82 percent, even as the United Arab Emirates said it was coping with the global economic crisis. Photo:Karim Sahib/AFP

A stock trader stands in front of a graph plotting the evolution ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - A stock trader stands in front of a graph plotting the evolution of Germany's share index DAX at the stock values in Frankfurt. European equities fell further on Wednesday, extending recent heavy losses amid mounting anxiety about government debt in Dubai and Greece, and ahead of a key budget statement in London, dealers said. Photo:Martin Oeser/AFP

Thousands of people march through the streets of Dublin to protest ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Thousands of people march through the streets of Dublin to protest government plans for tough austerity measures, November 6. Recession-ravaged Ireland is set to unveil a four-billion-euro (5.9-billion-dollar) austerity package for its 2010 budget on Wednesday to stabilise a huge gap in public finances and reassure financial markets. Photo:Peter Muhly/AFP

Offices to let are pictured in the Irish capital, Dublin. Consumer ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Offices to let are pictured in the Irish capital, Dublin. Consumer spending has plummeted in the country as it staggers through a recession prompting more people to save, property values to plummet and the banking sector to enter crisis mode. Photo:Miguel Riopa/AFP

Cranes load containers onto a freightliner at a quay in Tokyo. ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - Cranes load containers onto a freightliner at a quay in Tokyo. Japan's economy grew at a much slower rate than previously thought in the third quarter, fresh data showed Wednesday, as the country's fragile recovery from recession was hit by a soaring yen. Photo:Toru Yamanaka/AFP

Businessmen pass a share prices board in Tokyo. Japan's economy ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - Businessmen pass a share prices board in Tokyo. Japan's economy grew at a much slower rate than previously thought in the third quarter, fresh data showed Wednesday, as the country's fragile recovery from recession was hit by a soaring yen. Photo:Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP

A currency dealer seen at a foreign exchange market in Tokyo. ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - A currency dealer seen at a foreign exchange market in Tokyo. Japan's economy grew at a much slower rate than previously thought in the third quarter, fresh data showed Wednesday, as the country's fragile recovery from recession was hit by a soaring yen. Photo:Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP

Graphic charting Japan's GDP growth rate, which has been revised ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - Graphic charting Japan's GDP growth rate, which has been revised down to 0.3 percent in the July-September period compared with the initial estimate of 1.2 percent, the government has said. Photo:/AFP

The German car giant Volkswagen and Japanese vehicle maker Suzuki ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - The German car giant Volkswagen and Japanese vehicle maker Suzuki have announced an alliance that one analyst said could accelerate restructuring of the global automobile industry. Photo:Jacques Demarthon/AFP

A Qatari trader follows stock market activity at the Doha Securities ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:31:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Qatari trader follows stock market activity at the Doha Securities Market. Share prices in Dubai have been battered in early trading, falling 6.54 percent with the Financial Times reporting the Gulf emirate is struggling to halt the spread of an alarming debt crisis. Photo:Karim Jaafar/AFP

North Korean soldiers are seen in the Demilitarized Zone which ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - North Korean soldiers are seen in the Demilitarized Zone which divides the Korean peninsular. There have been widespread reports in South Korean media of public anger in North Korea at the regime's decision to devalue the currency at the rate of 100 to one. Photo:Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP

Combination photo released by Free North Korea Radio in Seoul ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - Combination photo released by Free North Korea Radio in Seoul shows the fronts (left) and backs of North Korea's new currency. Private markets on which North Koreans rely heavily for necessities have been paralysed since the communist state's shock currency revaluation last week, a report has said. Photo:Jung Yeon-Je/AFP

Volkswagen AG's Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn (R) ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn (R) shakes hands with Suzuki Motor Corp Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Osamu Suzuki during their joint news conference in Tokyo December 9, 2009. REUTERS/Issei Kato

A view of Zurich and the Limat river. Unemployment in Switzerland ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - A view of Zurich and the Limat river. Unemployment in Switzerland soared to a five-year high of 4.2 percent in November, official data has shown. Photo:Sebastien Bozon/AFP

Christmas shoppers crowd a pedestrianized zone in Dortmund, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - Christmas shoppers crowd a pedestrianized zone in Dortmund, Germany. The inflation rate in the European nation in November was 0.4 percent compared to the previous year, the Federal Statistics Office has said. Photo:Philipp Guelland/AFP

A Mercedes employee works on the auto-maker's assembly line ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Mercedes employee works on the auto-maker's assembly line at a car plant in the southern German city of Sindelfingen. The country's trade surplus climbed to 13.6 billion euros (20 billion dollars) in October, figures released on Wednesday by the national statistics office showed. Photo:Michael Latz/AFP

Banners advertising Dubai's property giant Nakheel line a road ...

(AFP) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:42:00 GMT

(AFP) - Banners advertising Dubai's property giant Nakheel line a road in the Gulf emirate. The vast real estate firm, at the centre of a major debt crisis, has reported a 13.4 billion dirhams (3.64 billion dollar) loss for the first half of 2009 after a large writedown of asset values. Photo:Karim Sahib/AFP