5 injured during protest in Iceland over economic meltdown

CBC - At least five people were injured in Iceland's capital Saturday during a protest over the country's economic meltdown.

Curtain call for Bush as trade summit wraps

AFP - LIMA (AFP) - Asia-Pacific leaders on Sunday were to wrap up a summit in which they vowed a united front against the world finance crisis but with bold initiatives looking unlikely to emerge...

Islamic finance yet to capture Germany's imagination

AFP - FRANKFURT (AFP) - Despite a huge potential client base, Germany has proven reluctant to adapt its legal and tax systems to attract Islamic finance, which has enjoyed stellar success in...

Investor fear remains deep despite 1-day rally (AP)

Since the Nov. 4 election, investors have been abandoning stocks in a kind of slow-motion crash that experts say underlines just how anxious they are about what is likely to be a long and deep...

Isle of Man resists growing pressure on tax havens

AFP - DOUGLAS, Isle of Man (AFP) - The global banking crisis is shining a spotlight on this windswept island in the Irish Sea as world leaders including US president-elect Barack Obama threaten to...