Investors keep eye on economy

UK to suffer 'severe' recession
The OECD says that the UK will suffer a deeper recession than any other major economy in 2009.

Global stocks fall sharply
Stocks around the world fell sharply Thursday as investors remained anxious about the grim outlook for the economy and corporate profits.

Global stocks shaky amid economic woes
Global stocks wavered Monday on news that Japan's economy, the second largest in the world, had fallen into recession.

Japan - world's No. 2 economy - in recession
Japan, the world's second-largest economy, is in a recession, government officials announced Monday.

Eurozone officially in recession
The eurozone officially slips into recession after new figures show that the economy contracted 0.2% in the third quarter.