World Markets- In Focus

  

Chinese court rules against Microsoft

11/17/2009

A Chinese court ruled this week in favor of software firm Zhongyi, which alleged that Microsoft (Read the full story

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China sees booming growth, spurred by government lending
-11/11/2009
The World Bank and the International Development Fund both expect China''s growth to exceed 8 percent in 2009, fueled largely by government action.

The economy - still largely export-driven...  Read the full story

EU in for a slow recovery, European Commission says
-11/03/2009
European Union gross domestic product should grow in the second half of 2009, an economic report from the European Commission predicts.

The commission, the EU''s executive arm, suggests that...  Read the full story

IMF reports improvement in global investment losses
-09/30/2009
The rising value of securities around the world has led the IMF to revise its estimate of how much money investors lost in the recession.

A recent announcement from the world financial...  Read the full story

OECD warns of international unemployment
-09/16/2009
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is calling on world governments to continue taking steps to combat unemployment.

This week, the organization warned that 57...  Read the full story

World equities encouraged by market signs
-09/16/2009
World stock markets are apparently responding favorably to recent signs of an economic improvement.

A Reuters report this week noted that world equities have now hit 11-month highs, in part...  Read the full story