Broadcast: Jan 12, 2003 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has agreed to increase production to 24.5 million barrels per day to cover a shortfall of oil from Venezuela, where a six week
Broadcast: Jan 20 2003 Australia's budget airline Virgin Blue has placed orders for up to 50 Boeing 737 jets - in a deal worth about $3 billion. Australia's second largest air carrier says it plans to
Broadcast: Jan 11 2003 President Bush used his weekly radio address to press for Congressional action on $670 billion worth of proposed tax cuts. Democrats have a rival plan they say gives more help t
Broadcast: Jan 10, 2003 While President Bush is promoting tax cuts to stimulate the economy, some state officials are considering tax hikes to fix their budget problems. California's governor, faced w
Broadcast: Jan 10,2003 Bank workers joined the 39 day old strike against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Thursday, 1) tightening the stranglehold which has already come close to shutting down the cou
Jan 17, 2003 The head of 1) the International Monetary Fund in Africa says he expects to resume funding for Kenya by mid-year. The new Kenyan government is set to push through crucial 2) anti-corrupti
Broadcast: Jan 24 2003 The patriarch of the Italian car company Fiat, Giovanni Agnelli, died Friday after months of illness. His death is likely to bring more restructuring of the company. Fiat is Ita
- No World Oil Shortage, Says Saudi Minister
- US Expects Saddam Hussein to Order Destruction of Oil Fields
- US Commerce Secretary Expresses Optimism to 1)World Economic
- US-Central America Trade Talks Open Monday
- Security is Major Concern Along Panama Canal
- Hong Kong Exporters May Be Unready for Strict New Security M
- US Company Produces Scottish 1)Haggis
- US Treasury Secretary Nominee Touts Bush Tax Cut
- France Promotes Defense Cooperation with India
- Japan 1)Unveils Extra Spending Package
- Job Training for 1)Chronically Unemployed
- Millions of Tourist-Related Jobs Lost, says ILO
- Mexican President Seeks to Calm Farmer's Economic Protests
- Argentines Banking on Economic Upturn After Election
- Brazil's 'Lula' Still Confident on Economic Growth
- NY Remembers Worst Factory Fire in City's History
- US Aid to Turkey Boosts Istanbul Markets
- No Preference for American Companies in Iraq Reconstruction,
- Japanese Banking Giant Signals Looming Crisis
- US Concerned Over Firing of Gazprom Executive
- No World Oil Shortage, Says Saudi Minister
- US Expects Saddam Hussein to Order Destruction of Oil Fields
- US Commerce Secretary Expresses Optimism to 1)World Economic
- US-Central America Trade Talks Open Monday
- Security is Major Concern Along Panama Canal
- Hong Kong Exporters May Be Unready for Strict New Security M
- US Company Produces Scottish 1)Haggis
- US Treasury Secretary Nominee Touts Bush Tax Cut
- France Promotes Defense Cooperation with India
- Japan 1)Unveils Extra Spending Package
- Job Training for 1)Chronically Unemployed
- Millions of Tourist-Related Jobs Lost, says ILO
- Mexican President Seeks to Calm Farmer's Economic Protests
- Argentines Banking on Economic Upturn After Election
- Brazil's 'Lula' Still Confident on Economic Growth
- NY Remembers Worst Factory Fire in City's History
- US Aid to Turkey Boosts Istanbul Markets
- No Preference for American Companies in Iraq Reconstruction,
- Japanese Banking Giant Signals Looming Crisis
- US Concerned Over Firing of Gazprom Executive