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A worker carries building materials inside an under construction ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A worker carries building materials inside an under construction apartment in Athens February 9, 2010. Greece proposed an overhaul of its near-bankrupt pension system on Wednesday by raising the pension age and banning early retirement, defying pressure from unions on the eve of a 24-hour strike to protest at austerity measures. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A man walks in front of a banner calling for a 24-hour strike ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man walks in front of a banner calling for a 24-hour strike in Athens February 9, 2010. Greece proposed an overhaul of its near-bankrupt pension system on Wednesday by raising the pension age and banning early retirement, defying pressure from unions on the eve of a 24-hour strike to protest at austerity measures. The banner reads 'Hands off our income, we are penniless, the haves should give'. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A sign is pictured outside Nortel's Carling Campus in Ottawa ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A sign is pictured outside Nortel's Carling Campus in Ottawa August 10, 2009. REUTERS/Blair Gable

A general view of the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa in this ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A general view of the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa in this July 21, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Blair Gable

France's Minister of the Economy, Industry and Employment, Christine ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - France's Minister of the Economy, Industry and Employment, Christine Lagarde (L), listens to Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney during a ceremony at the G7 Finance Ministers meeting in Iqaluit, Canada. Finance ministers from leading industrialized nations vowed to continue epic deficit spending to bolster a fragile global recovery at the end of G7 talks in Canada's far north. Photo:Geoff Robins/AFP

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney (L) and Canada's Minister ...

(AFP) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney (L) and Canada's Minister of Finance, Jim Flaherty prepare for the start of talks at the G7 Finance Ministers Meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. Finance ministers from leading industrial nations wrapped up two-day talks Saturday in northern Canada by vowing to continue massive public spending to bolster a shaky global recovery. Photo:Geoff Robins/AFP

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney (top) takes a ride on a ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney (top) takes a ride on a dog sled before the start of the G7 finance ministers' meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut, February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

British Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King (left)takes ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:33:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - British Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King (left)takes a dogsled ride just on the outskirts of the northern community of Iqaluit, Nunavut, Friday February 5, 2010. Iqaluit is the site of the G7 Finance Ministers meeting. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Japan's Finance Minister Naoto Kan (R) watches a cultural performance ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Japan's Finance Minister Naoto Kan (R) watches a cultural performance with Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney (C) and France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde during the G7 finance ministers' meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (CANADA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)

Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (L) talks with France's ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (L) talks with France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (C) and Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney at the G7 finance ministers' meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (CANADA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)

The apartment building that is the home of accused swindler ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The apartment building that is the home of accused swindler Bernard Madoff is pictured on New York City's upper east side, in this January 12, 2009 file photo. A buyer has signed a contract to buy Madoff's penthouse apartment, U.S. Officials confirmed on February 5, 2010. The three-bedroom, four-bath duplex was most recently listed for sale at $8.9 million, down from its original asking price of $9.9 million. Picture taken January 12, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW BUSINESS SOCIETY)

The dining room of imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff's penthouse ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The dining room of imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff's penthouse apartment is pictured during a U.S. Marshals' media tour in New York, in this September 8, 2009 file photo. A buyer has signed a contract to buy the apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side, U.S. Officials confirmed on February 5, 2010. The three-bedroom, four-bath duplex with a wraparound terrace was most recently listed for sale at $8.9 million, down from its original asking price of $9.9 million. Picture taken September 8, 2009. REUTERS/US Marshals/Pool/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY BUSINESS)

The living room of imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff's penthouse ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The living room of imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff's penthouse apartment is pictured during a U.S. Marshals' media tour in New York, in this September 8, 2009 file photo. A buyer has signed a contract to buy the apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side, U.S. Officials confirmed on February 5, 2010. The three-bedroom, four-bath duplex with a wraparound terrace was most recently listed for sale at $8.9 million, down from its original asking price of $9.9 million. Picture taken September 8, 2009. REUTERS/US Marshals/Pool/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (front), and Bank of ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (front), and Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney arrive at the airport in Iqaluit, Canada, for the G7 Finance ministers meeting. One by one, G7 finance ministers and central bankers arrived in Canada's far north Friday for two days of talks aimed at keeping a tentative global economic recovery on course. Photo:Geoff Robins/AFP

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney (top) takes a ride on a ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney (top) takes a ride on a dog sled before the start of the G7 finance ministers' meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (CANADA - Tags: ANIMALS BUSINESS POLITICS)

The Bay Street sign is pictured in the heart of the financial ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The Bay Street sign is pictured in the heart of the financial district as people walk by in Toronto, May 22, 2008. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Traders work at the Stock Exchange in Hong Kong. Global equites ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - Traders work at the Stock Exchange in Hong Kong. Global equites tumbled and the euro hit a nine-month dollar low as investors ran for cover on fears that soaring European state debt could damage a fragile economic recovery. Photo:Mike Clarke/AFP

A cyclist passes by a home belonging to Bernard Madoff after ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A cyclist passes by a home belonging to Bernard Madoff after it was seized by U.S. Marshals in Palm Beach, Florida, April 1, 2009. REUTERS/Hans Deryk

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney is shown in this file photo. ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:12:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney is shown in this file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel Dwulit

CIBC says its CEO Gerry McCaughey made $6.24 million in ...

(CBC) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:17:20 GMT

(CBC) - CIBC says its CEO Gerry McCaughey made $6.24 million in 2009 a drop of almost 24 per cent from the $8.16 million he made the year before.

A view of a branch of a TD Canada Trust bank in Toronto November ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A view of a branch of a TD Canada Trust bank in Toronto November 9, 2007. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney speaks to the media in Toronto ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney speaks to the media in Toronto December 16, 2009. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Bank of America Corp, former Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis speaks ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp, former Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis speaks during the Wall Street Journal Deals and Dealmakers conference, in New York, in this file image from June 11, 2008. Lewis and former Chief Financial Officer Joe Price were charged with fraud by New York's attorney general over the bank's acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo accused the defendants of intentionally failing to disclose massive losses that Merrill was racking up prior to Dec. 5 shareholder votes on the merger. REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)

People walk past a Royal Bank of Canada branch in Ottawa August ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People walk past a Royal Bank of Canada branch in Ottawa August 27, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

The Wall Street Journal on sale in New York. The newspaper is ...

(AFP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - The Wall Street Journal on sale in New York. The newspaper is currently the only major newspaper in the News Corp stable to charge readers an online subscription fee. Photo:Stan Honda/AFP

A girl is seen during a rally held by supporters of presidential ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A girl is seen during a rally held by supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich, who are demanding that Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko implement pension increases, in front of the Ukrainian government headquarters in Kiev February 3, 2010. Presidential candidates Yanukovich and Tymoshenko will face each other in a runoff vote for president on Feb. 7. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS)

A supporter of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich takes ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A supporter of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich takes part in a rally demanding that Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko implement pension increases, in front of the Ukrainian government headquarters in Kiev February 3, 2010. Presidential candidates Yanukovich and Tymoshenko will face each other in a runoff vote for president on Feb. 7. The words in the picture read, 'Yanukovich is our president'. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS)

Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit (R) watches a lion dance ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit (R) watches a lion dance as he attends the opening of a new branch in Hong Kong February 3 2010. Pandit earlier said loan performance outside of the United States looks strong, adding to investors' perception that the bank is recovering after a toxic assets forced it to seek three different U.S. government rescues. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS)

(L-R) Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit, Citi Chief Risk ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - (L-R) Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit, Citi Chief Risk Officer Brian Leach, Citi Asia Pacific head of consumer banking and global cards Jonathan Larsen, Chairman of Citi Asia Pacific Zhang Shengman, Citicorp vice-chairman Hamid Biglari, Citi Asia Pacific Chief Risk Officer Brad Hu, Citi Asia Pacific CEO Stephen Bird and Country Business Manager of Citibank Hong Kong Weber Lo cut a roast pig during the opening of a new branch in Hong Kong February 3 2010. Pandit earlier said loan performance outside of the United States looks strong, adding to investors' perception that the bank is recovering after a toxic assets forced it to seek three different U.S. government rescues. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS)

Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit attends the opening ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit attends the opening of a new branch in Hong Kong February 3, 2010. Pandit earlier said loan performance outside of the United States looks strong, adding to investors' perception that the bank is recovering after a toxic assets forced it to seek three different U.S. government rescues. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit receives lettuce which ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit receives lettuce which symbolizes 'making wealth' in Chinese custom as he attends the opening of a new branch in Hong Kong February 3, 2010. Pandit earlier said loan performance outside of the United States looks strong, adding to investors' perception that the bank is recovering after a toxic assets forced it to seek three different U.S. government rescues. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS)

Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit speaks during the opening ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit speaks during the opening of a new branch in Hong Kong February 3 2010. Pandit earlier said loan performance outside of the United States looks strong, adding to investors' perception that the bank is recovering after a toxic assets forced it to seek three different U.S. government rescues. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS)

News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch listens to ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch listens to morning discussion session during the Wall Street Journal CEO Council on 'Rebuilding Global Prosperity' in Washington, November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang

Irving Picard. the bankruptcy trustee in the Bernard Madoff ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Irving Picard. the bankruptcy trustee in the Bernard Madoff case, speaks to the press outside the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York February 2, 2010. The Picard and victims of convicted schemer Bernard Madoff will wait to find out what compensation they'll be able to recieve from his estate during hearings in Manhattan's Bankruptcy court. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW BUSINESS)

David A. Sheehan, an attorney for court-appointed trustee in ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - David A. Sheehan, an attorney for court-appointed trustee in the Bernard Madoff case Irving Picard, speaks to the press outside the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York February 2, 2010. The Picard and victims of convicted schemer Bernard Madoff will wait to find out what compensation they receive from his estate during hearings in Manhattan's Bankruptcy court. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW BUSINESS)

People wait to enter U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York February ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People wait to enter U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York February 2, 2010. The trustee and victims of convicted schemer Bernard Madoff will know the amount of compensation they receive from his estate during hearings in Manhattan's Bankruptcy court. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW BUSINESS)

A copy of the London Evening Standard newapaper is pictured ...

(AFP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - A copy of the London Evening Standard newapaper is pictured outside the office of Madoff Securities International in London in 2008. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has said it had insufficient evidence to justify legal action against the British arm of Wall Street conman Bernard Madoff's investment scheme. Photo:Shaun Curry/AFP

File photo shows the tailfin of a British Airways jet in front ...

(AFP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows the tailfin of a British Airways jet in front of the control tower at Gatwick airport. South Korea's state pension fund, the world's fifth largest, said Tuesday it would buy a 12 percent stake in Gatwick airport -- its second major investment in the country in three months. Photo:Adrian Dennis/AFP

French Labour Minister Xavier Darcos answers questions during ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - French Labour Minister Xavier Darcos answers questions during an interview with Reuters in Paris, February 1, 2010. A planned reform of France's pensions system will inevitably lead to people retiring later, Darcos told Reuters on Monday. Darcos is due to meet union leaders and the French employers' federation on February 15 to work out a timetable for what looks likely to be difficult negotiations, with the government hoping to reach a deal by the end of the year. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

People walk by a Bay Street sign at the financial district in ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People walk by a Bay Street sign at the financial district in Toronto, October 10, 2008. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney speaks during a session ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney speaks during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 30, 2010. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND)

Head of RBC Wealth Management, George Lewis, poses for a portrait ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Head of RBC Wealth Management, George Lewis, poses for a portrait in the RBC offices in Toronto, January 29, 2010. Royal Bank of Canada plans to expand its global asset management business and will look for acquisitions in the United States and Europe which have distribution networks in emerging markets, Lewis said on Friday. To match INTERVIEW RBC/WEALTHMANAGEMENT REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: BUSINESS)

A businessman uses his mobile phone before a share prices board ...

(AFP) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - A businessman uses his mobile phone before a share prices board in Tokyo. World equities powered higher after the US Federal Reserve indicated that American interest rates would remain near zero for some time. Photo:Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP

In this Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 picture, U.S. Federal Reserve ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:09:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 picture, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on his renomination. Bernanke, a lightning rod for anger over Wall Street bailouts, is expected to overcome Senate opposition and win a second term as head of the nation's central bank. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jose Luis Magana)

The Royal Bank of Canada building in Saint Helier on the Anglonorman ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - The Royal Bank of Canada building in Saint Helier on the Anglonorman island of Jersey. The Royal Bank of Canada and Swiss drugs giant Roche won the dubious honour Wednesday of an award for the worst firms for the environment and social responsibility, announced in Davos. Photo:Alain Jocard/AFP

US President Barack Obama announced on January 22 that he will ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama announced on January 22 that he will limit the size and scope of US banks in a new offensive against Wall Street excesses. Obama will seek to rekindle the spirit of possibility and change that swept him to power, in the first State of the Union speech of a presidency sagging under economic gloom. Photo:Timothy A. Clary/AFP

British Columbia Finance Minister Colin Hansen. THE CANADIAN ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:15:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - British Columbia Finance Minister Colin Hansen. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Traders John Panin, left, and Bobby Gray work on the floor of ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:05:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Traders John Panin, left, and Bobby Gray work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. A rally on Wall Street follows a three-day retreat as U.S. stocks on Friday closed out their worst week since early March 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Richard Drew)

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (seen here in July 2009) ...

(AFP) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (seen here in July 2009) will garner enough votes to win US Senate confirmation for a second term despite opposition from key Democrats, President Barack Obama's top adviser has said. Photo:Karen Bleier/AFP

US President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting ...

(AFP) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:30:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting on jobs and the economy at Lorain County Community College, in Elyria, Ohio. Obama vowed on Friday to keep on fighting for health care reform, admitting he always knew it would be a hard battle. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP