Asian leaders at this week’s economic summit will demand a greater voice in the way global financial institutions make crucial decisions. Likewise, the world’s established powers will have some demands of their own.

Asian leaders at this week’s economic summit will demand a greater voice in the way global financial institutions make crucial decisions. Likewise, the world’s established powers will have some demands of their own.

President Barack Obama says the world’s leading economic powers have made progress in stabilizing the global financial system but much work remains to produce needed jobs and growth.

Keep going. You don’t have to fix all of it now. Just please don’t let it stall. That’s the essence of the message that Senate Democratic leaders have for their Finance Committee senators, who plan to start voting Tuesday on a remake of the nation’s health care system.

Dial back the pie-in-the-sky projections. Last month, the Obama administration launched a program to help homeowners with loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration. About 850,000 FHA borrowers are behind on their payments or in foreclosure, yet the program will assist just 45,000.

LONDON, Ontario—-Ontarians overwhelmingly value biotechnology’s contribution to their lives and the economy, BIOTECanada told Minister Milloy and an audience of over 150 business leaders at the launch of the sixth annual National Biotechnology Week.

China’s central bank said on Saturday it had done a good job promoting economic growth and would keep implementing pro-growth policies as set by the country’s top leadership at a meeting this week.