Financial Outlook

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva raised His Majesty the King’s sufficiency economy philosophy in his address on food security at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos yesterday.

Sometime in the next few weeks, Uncle Sam may start spending more than $800 billion in a frantic attempt to pull the economy out of its worst nosedive in decades.

Australians could help kick start the economy out of recession by getting out and renovating, architects say. Robert Caulfield, managing director of Archicentre, the building advisory service of the A

Team mergers made necessary by the difficult economy and Tony Stewart’s move to an owner-driver role have contributed to the biggest alignment shakeup in years. Here are the major changes:

Team mergers made necessary by the difficult economy and Tony Stewart’s move to an owner-driver role have contributed to the biggest alignment shakeup in years. Here are the major changes:

The economy shrank at its fastest pace in nearly 27 years in the fourth quarter, government data showed, sinking deeper into recession as consumers and business cut spending.

Jim Flaherty, federal Finance Minister, said on Wednesday at least $12-billion set aside for infrastructure projects in the federal budget must be spent over the next two years so that it can begin aiding the economy as quickly as possible.

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Jan. 31 — Mexican President Felipe Calderon said the government may need to take additional steps to stimulate an economy he said is likely to contract this year.

Jan. 31 — Mexican President Felipe Calderon said the government may need to take additional steps to stimulate an economy he said is likely to contract this year.