HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares edged higher on Friday following record rate cuts by central banks in Europe, though plenty of caution remained, lifting the dollar ahead of what is expected to be dismal U.S. employment data.
NEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific policy makers scrambled to prepare fresh measures to prevent further economic deterioration next year as investors awaited a report on Friday expected to show the sharpest U.S. job losses in 26 years.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC said they would consider restarting merger talks if needed to win their slice of up to $34 billion in emergency U.S. government aid.
DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) - The year-long U.S. recession has taken a turn for the worse recently, two top Federal Reserve policy-makers said on Thursday, raising expectations for aggressive policy action by the central bank as soon as next week.
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States has made clear progress in steadying its financial system, thanks in part to a $700 billion bailout fund authorized by Congress, but the rehabilitation process still faces many challenges, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday.
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