The Globe and Mail - Report on Business News

Financial leaders pledge to do more

JENNIFER LOVEN and MARTIN CRUTSINGER — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:26 EDT

Member countries of G7, G20 and IMF all say Saturday they will work together to overcome financial turmoil

Some countries ‘going overboard': Harper

STEVEN CHASE — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:15 EDT

Deposit guarantees are becoming backdoor subsidies for financial institutions, Conservative Leader says

Chrysler, GM discussing merger, acquisition

TOM KRISHER — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:40 EDT

Wall Street Journal report today also says GM approached Ford in recent months about a possible merger but Ford called off talks

Flaherty vows to speed up infrastructure projects

KEVIN CARMICHAEL — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:03 EDT

Move will have ‘beneficial effect' on economy, says Finance Minister, who is in Washington to meet with his international counterparts

GM, Chrysler exploring merger: reports

TOM KRISHER — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:40 EDT

New York Times and Wall Street Journal report auto makers have been in talks; companies won't officially confirm or deny discussions

Auto merger has many pitfalls, few advantages

GREG KEENAN — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:34 EDT

Possible Chrysler-GM deal could cut costs for ailing auto makers, but unlikely to solve bigger market issues

Don't drop the holiday bonus just yet

KIRA VERMOND — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:00 EDT

Make sure there is money available to those who deserve it

Near retirement, dealing with debt is priority

ANDREW ALLENTUCK — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:00 EDT

Woman's portfolio also heavily weighted to resource and financial stocks

Credit costs put EnCana breakup in doubt

ANDREW WILLIS AND NORVAL SCOTT — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:09 EDT

Executives rethink plan for separate oil sands and natural gas plays due to rising borrowing costs and scarcity of lenders

The Depression's history lessons

Derek DeCloet — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:41 EDT

It's far too early to know the impact of the past month's remarkable stock market plunge – but not too early to learn from the mistakes, and masterstrokes, that followed the greatest crash of all