Stocks plunge anew as recession worries resurface

"Wall Street falls sharply as investors, worrying about recess, ponder Obama impact on economy NEW YORK (AP) -- A case of postelection nerves sent Wall Street plunging Wednesday as investors, looking past Barack Obama's presidential victory, returned to their fears of a deep...

US budget deficit seen at $438bn

According to the latest Capitol Hill estimates, the US government will run a near-record deficit of $407 billion this year. However the actual figure is likely to be much larger than this, because it is not taking into account the recent bailout of the nation's two biggest...

Tension, disaster, turbulence - welcome to the Year of the Rat

Chinese New Year predicts bad times.  Can you put any of this in a fortune cookie?"The Year of the Rat threatens to see a build-up of international tensions, natural and air disasters, and a more turbulent stock market, soothsayers and analysts say."

Benazir, the steely and vulnerable

"She was hailed as one of the Muslim world's first democratically elected female leaders, and, at 35, one of the youngest ever prime ministers. I will remember many faces of the Benazir Bhutto I saw over 20 years of following her turbulent political career: a charismatic...

Massive Michael Jackson Robot

You would think that floating giant statues of yourself down the River Thames is the height of hubris. You'd be wrong.  Introducing this article, I must point out that no metal has yet been shaped nor circuits built for this robostrosity as of now, but it is planned as...