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CNNMoney: Stocks peek up, look to advance

Stocks were headed for a higher opening on Tuesday morning as investors reacted to Moody's saying it will maintain the United States' credit rating at triple-A. They also awaited the beginning of the two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve.

CNNMoney: Economic fears slam stocks

Stocks sank Monday, ending at three-week lows, as the World Bank's weak outlook on global growth and a selloff in commodity prices sent investors heading for the exits.

CNNMoney: Global trade to fall 10% this year

Worldwide trade will plummet by nearly 10% this year, and output will fall by 2.9%, the World Bank predicted in a report released Monday.

CNNMoney: Stocks likely to continue slump

Markets were looking for a fall when they open Monday, as the World Bank said a global recovery was 'unusually uncertain' and cut growth forecasts for most countries.

CNNMoney: Stimulus working in China, World Bank says

China can expect 7.2% growth in 2009, according to the World Bank, which says the country's fiscal policies in the face of a global financial slowdown have kept the Chinese economy "growing respectably."

Boost global funding for developing countries, India says

India's prime minister, in a speech ahead of the G-20 economic summit, called for added funding to developing nations as a way to maintain demand in a troubled global economy.

Remittances expected to fall by $15B

The money that foreign workers send home will shrink by $15 billion this year, as the global economy limps along, the World Bank projects.

World Bank downgrades China's growth forecast

The World Bank cut China's economic growth forecast in 2009 to 6.5 percent Wednesday, down a full percentage point from November's projection.

CNNMoney: World Bank: Economy worst since Depression

The world economy is on track to post its worst performance since the Great Depression, with developing countries bearing much of the economic pain, the World Bank said Monday.

CNNMoney: World Bank to 'fast-track' financial aid

The World Bank announced its 'fast-track' economic assistance program Wednesday, which aims to make $2 billion in financial aid available quicker to countries in dire economic condition.

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