Obama wins historic US election
Barack Obama has become the first black US president after a landslide election victory.
Obama victory sparks profit-taking in US, European stocks
Wall Street and European stocks fell back Wednesday as investors buckled down for an expected gloomy economic ride after the euphoria of Democrat Barack Obama's US presidential election victory.
German government tries to jump-start growth
The German cabinet approved a 23-billion-euro stimulus package Wednesday to help Europe's biggest economy and the world's top exporter avoid the worst effects of a sharp global slowdown before a hoped-for recovery in 2010.
Oil prices slump on as US energy demand weakens
Oil prices tumbled almost five dollars on Wednesday as the latest data pointed towards weakening demand in the United States, the world's biggest energy consuming nation.
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Barack Obama has become the first black US president after a landslide election victory.
Obama victory sparks profit-taking in US, European stocks
Wall Street and European stocks fell back Wednesday as investors buckled down for an expected gloomy economic ride after the euphoria of Democrat Barack Obama's US presidential election victory.
German government tries to jump-start growth
The German cabinet approved a 23-billion-euro stimulus package Wednesday to help Europe's biggest economy and the world's top exporter avoid the worst effects of a sharp global slowdown before a hoped-for recovery in 2010.
Oil prices slump on as US energy demand weakens
Oil prices tumbled almost five dollars on Wednesday as the latest data pointed towards weakening demand in the United States, the world's biggest energy consuming nation.
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