Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:47:07 GMT
Dollar dips against euro, yen in Asian trade (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The dollar dipped against the euro and yen in early Asian trade Friday ahead of a meeting of Group of Seven finance chiefs, with investors nervous over the turbulence in the global financial system.

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:00:41 GMT
Japan, SKorean markets dive in early trade (AP via Yahoo! News)
Japan's Nikkei index has fallen more than 10 percent in early trade following massive losses on Wall Street.

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:24:44 GMT
U.S. Trade Deficit Probably Narrowed on Drop in Fuel Imports (Bloomberg)
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. trade deficit probably narrowed in August as the retreat in oil prices cut the import bill, economists said ahead of a government report today.

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:54:33 GMT
McCain, Obama campaigns clash on trade deals, China (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama would ramp up pressure on China and other countries that violate trade rules and put less emphasis on cutting new trade deals if he captures the White House, a representative of the Obama campaign said on Wednesday.

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:42:29 GMT
Malaysian Trade Minister to Stand for Party's Deputy Leadership (Bloomberg)
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said he'll stand for election as the party's deputy leader, as competition increases for top posts following the premier's decision to stand down.

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:41:59 GMT
Reed Elsevier Trade-Magazine Bids May Have Dropped Since August (Bloomberg)
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Bids for Reed Elsevier Plc 's trade- magazine unit have fallen to about $1.7 billion from $2.3 billion in August as banks struggle to arrange financing and the economy slows, two people with knowledge of the deal said.

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:07:39 GMT
Agriculture futures trade higher on CBOT (AP via Yahoo! News)
Agriculture futures traded higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:48:34 GMT
U.S. urges NATO to target Afghan drugs trade (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The United States called on NATO allies on Thursday to allow the alliance to attack the Afghan opium trade, which it said was bringing the Taliban up to $80 million a year.

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:03:40 GMT
U.K.'s Trade Union May Split Up Amid Leader Tension, Times Says (Bloomberg)
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Unite, the U.K.'s biggest trade union, may be headed for a breakup amid tension between its joint leaders, the London-based Times reported, without saying where it got the information.

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:00:41 GMT
Japan, SKorean markets dive in early trade (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Japan's Nikkei index has fallen more than 10 percent in early trade following massive losses on Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index has plunged 991.82 points, or 10.83 percent, to 8165.67.

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