KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia’s economy will be broad-based next year, with growth expanding by 5.4 pe rcent from the anticipated 5.7 per cent this year on strong domestic demand, the Finance Ministry said.

In the week’s business news: the Czech government goes out of its way to reassure the public that the Czech economy will not be directly threatened by the global economic crisis, although a fall in growth is expected. A leading Czech glass maker axes tw

China's massive government spending package to boost domestic demand is "good news" that will help the global economy ride out the financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund's managing director said on Sunday.

Analysts point to global economic woes and its pinch on price-conscious consumers as negative points for the higher-priced Macs. Apple stock gets bruised.

LONDON - Britain's economy shrank in the third quarter as the global credit squeeze took its toll, according to figures out Friday, confirming that the country is on the brink of its first recession since 1991. The pound plunged.