Today on Reuters (1/5)
Citigroup shares dive
Citigroup shares plunged as much as 25 percent as a new investment by its largest shareholder failed to revive confidence in the beleaguered bank. Full Article | Full Coverage
No growth until late '09
The economy will not grow until the third quarter of 2009 and is currently shrinking much more sharply than previously expected as the recession tightens its grip, a Reuters poll shows. Full Article | Full Coverage
Oil dives below $50
Oil plunged below $50 a barrel as battered financial markets reflected ever lower confidence in the world economy and evidence mounted of falling fuel demand. Full Article
Bailout prospects fade
Chances dim that a last-minute plan to provide a $25 billion aid package to U.S. automakers will receive enough backing to pass before the end of this week. Full Article | Full Coverage
Walgreen eyes growth
Walgreen says it expects to increase its share of prescription sales even as "anxious" consumers rein in spending in the tough economic climate. Full Article | Full Coverage
AIG asset suitors eye U.S. aid
Some buyers interested in AIG's assets see the government as a potential source of financing, but such help is not likely to be forthcoming. Full Article
The Great Debate (1/4)
Don’t junk the auto industry
The auto industry is everyone’s favorite whipping boy, and its problems have been growing for decades, but we cannot blithely accept its failure as somehow inevitable or deserved, writes Eugene Ludwig. Commentary
Don't delay restructuring
By assisting the Detroit Three, Congress can delay Chapter 11 reorganization but it may be better to let them go through that process, writes Peter Morici. Commentary
Petrodollar drought blow to banks
Banks in Europe and Britain, and their unfortunate would-be borrowers, face another blow as plunging oil prices tighten the spigot of petrodollar deposits, writes James Saft. Commentary
Green New Deal unlikely
A growing chorus is calling for massive public investment in green energy to revive economic growth while fighting climate change. But it may not happen fast enough, writes Paul Taylor. Commentary
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Crisis in Credit
Follow the financial crisis using our interactive video timeline. Track the global impact on our interactive map. Full Coverage
A million years of nuclear planning
Columnist Bernd Debusmann asks if the EPA is engaging in scientific fantasy by setting impossible hurdles over nuclear waste. Commentary
Consumer Credit
The mortgage-inspired crisis infecting markets may be followed by even bigger problems borne out of growing credit card debt. Take a closer look. Full Coverage
Pig Ink
Conceptual artist Wim Delvoye leads a team of professionals who tattoo pigs so they can be displayed at art exhibitions and their skins sold to collectors after they are slaughtered.
Sailors prefer pirates to no job
Nov 20 - Seafaring Filipinos worry more about landing work in a shrinking global economy than being hijacked by pirates off Somalia. Play Video
