October 9, 2012 Comments Off on IMF offers bleak assessment of stalled recovery
TOKYO — Plagued by uncertainty and fresh setbacks, the world economy has weakened further and will grow more slowly over the next year, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast. Advanced economies are risking recession, the international lending ...
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Read More »October 3, 2012 Comments Off on D.C. police chief could be called in IMF case
WASHINGTON — D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier may be asked to testify in a lawsuit stemming from mass arrests of hundreds of protesters 10 years ago, according to a federal judge overseeing the case. U.S. Magistrate John Facciola said in ...
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Read More »March 13, 2012 Comments Off on Lawyers say IMF protests in D.C. were recorded
WASHINGTON — Newly produced photographs show that a weekend of protests about a decade ago were recorded on video, contradicting earlier claims that no footage existed of the demonstrations where hundreds of people were arrested, lawyers said in court filings. ...
Read More »September 22, 2011 Comments Off on Dow falls more than 400 points on fears about economy
NEW YORK — Stocks have closed sharply lower after investors sold stocks with abandon, convinced that the U.S. and the world are headed for a new recession. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 527 points, the second ...
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Read More »July 26, 2011 Comments Off on IMF chief urges US to raise borrowing limit
WASHINGTON — The impact of a failure to raise the U.S. borrowing limit could extend beyond America’s borders and damage the global economy, the chief of the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. In a speech at the Council on Foreign ...
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Read More »July 25, 2011 Comments Off on Strauss-Kahn accuser tries rare path: Going public
NEW YORK — The hotel housekeeper accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her is telling her story publicly, she says, because she wants the former International Monetary Fund leader behind bars. But it’s hard to say whether her striking move ...
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Read More »June 29, 2011 Comments Off on IMF urges U.S. lawmakers to raise $14.3T debt limit
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund urged U.S. lawmakers Wednesday to raise America’s borrowing limit. It warned that inaction could lead to a spike in interest rates that would harm the U.S. economy and world financial markets. The debt limit ...
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Read More »June 6, 2011 Comments Off on Ex-IMF leader Strauss-Kahn pleads not guilty to sex assault
NEW YORK — Dominique Strauss-Kahn formally asserted his innocence Monday to charges he tried to rape a hotel maid, but the drama unfolded outside the Manhattan courtroom as protesters jeered the former International Monetary Fund leader and lawyers for the ...
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Read More »May 19, 2011 Comments Off on Prosecutor: Former IMF leader Strauss-Kahn indicted
NEW YORK — A prosecutor in New York says a grand jury has indicted former IMF leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn in connection with an alleged attack on a hotel maid. The assistant district attorney did not specify the charge. Strauss-Kahn was ...
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