DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales are expected to plunge to the lowest levels of the year in October and possibly the slowest running rate in two decades, with no certainty of when consumer confidence will return.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama’s lead over Republican rival John McCain held steady at seven points as the race for the White House entered its final four days, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Friday.
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six U.S. governors and a group of chief executives on Thursday urged the Bush administration in a letter to aid the embattled auto industry while the White House rebuffed a request for direct support of a merger between GM and Chrysler.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has opened a 7-point lead over Republican rival John McCain with five days left in the race for the White House, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose for a third day on Thursday, led by a 12 percent surge in South Korea, on international efforts to provide liquidity to emerging markets and global prospects of lower borrowing costs.
LONDON (Reuters) - World stock markets put in a second consecutive session of strong bargain-hunting gains on Wednesday, following a huge rally on Wall Street and amid widespread expectations of a sharp cut in U.S. interest rates.