Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The biggest round of Australian interest-rate cuts since a recession in 1991 and government cash handouts will cushion the economy against slower global growth and falling commodity prices, a central bank official said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Any efforts to undermine the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will bring adverse effects to the country's economy and foreign investors confidence, said Malaysia OIC Trade Chamber president D

Oil prices slid to a three-month low on Monday, and lower oil and metals prices dragged on stocks around the world, along with an increasingly pessimistic view of the global economy.

Today's global economic and financial system is characterized by increasingly interconnected financial markets and expanding cross-border capital flows.

Carriers Say That Many Business Customers Are Traveling Less or Flying Coach. Growing worries about financial markets and the global economy are starting to weigh on the travel industry. Airlines, which had appeared to dodge a bullet when oil prices decli