In the interview for Wednesday’s Barbara Walters Special on ABC with Barack and Michelle Obama, excerpts of which were also shown on Wednesday’s World News with Charles Gibson, Walters asked few questions that put the Obamas on the defensive, in contrast with her January 2001 interview, aired on 20/20, with then-President-elect Bush in which she challenged him on a number of fronts. Most notably, she seemed to chide Bush for choosing John Ashcroft as Attorney General because he "openly opposes

Fund managers overseeing the government’s new pension scheme (NPS) may be allowed to invest only in stocks that comprise benchmark indices.

As sentiments remained negative, investor interest in stock markets waned as indicated by low trading volumes. Investors were unwilling to invest in stocks as they believed the worst was yet to come. Analysts too seem to reinforce the view that the markets will drop even further in 2009.

…growth will be determined by recovery from global financial crisis The forestry sector in Guyana has had a very challenging year and adding to that is the rippling effects of the current financial crisis. Several countries, particularly Canada, are facing severe hardships in this sector as a result of the global financial crisis. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Office for Investment (Go Invest), Geoffrey Da Silva, has said that if this year is compared with last year the export

India’s first terrorist attack against foreigners has done nothing to dent Mark Mobius’ confidence in the stock market of the world’s second-fastest growing major economy.