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Obama's Green Ambition: Good, Bad or Ugly?

There is an urgent need to transition to a low carbon economy. Not only would such a shift address the global challenges of diminishing fossil fuel reserves and climate change but it would create jobs.

Record iron production for miner BHP Billiton

Mining giant BHP Billiton has said that its iron ore production rose by a record amount in the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

China manufacturing sector growth

The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing's purchasing managers' index rose 54 points in August, up from 53.3 in July to reach a 16-month high.

Machinery order outlook bodes ill for Japan

By Tetsushi Kajimoto

Alcoa's loss smaller than expected

By Steve James

Massachusetts bill would seek ban of Big Dig contractors from stimulus jobs

Eighteen months after its official completion on December 31, 2007, the aftermath of Boston's notorious Big Dig project is still being felt.

China's economy stabilizing

By Jason Subler and Zhou Xin

Japan factory output jumps

By Tetsushi Kajimoto

China confident on upturn

By Natsuko Waki and John Wallace

Rio Tinto still wants to do Chinalco deal

Investors have speculated Rio might have to amend the deal after its shares last week climbed above the $45 conversion price on the first of two tranches of convertible notes that would be issued to C

Brown confident G20 will commit to growth

By Adrian Croft and Darren Ennis

U.S. output plummets, manufacturing at record low

Adding to economy's problems, the U.S. Treasury said foreigners were net sellers of U.S.

Obama to set up auto task force

Obama is appointing Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as his "designee" for overseeing auto bailout loans and as co-head of the new high-level panel together with White House economic adviser Lawren