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Industrial production in the eurozone dropped 2.3 percent in February according to data released Thursday, as the economic contraction in the 16-nation region showed no sign of letting up.
The controversial genetically-modified corn produced by Monsanto is 'safe' for human consumption, France's food watchdog says. The growing of Monsanto corn was temporarily last year over heath concerns.
Chinese media reported that, in 2008, nearly half of the country's toy makers had to file for bankruptcy due to the global crisis. The number of companies shrunk from 8,610 to 4,388. A six-month ban on toys by India didn't help matters.
Japan's industrial production plummeted at the fastest pace on record in December, setting the unemployment rate at a three-year high while consumer spending has slumped, according to Japanese government figures.
Toyota Motor Corp., the biggest Japanese carmaker, has announced that it will shut down production at all of its US and Canadian plants for two days at the end of December, due to sluggish demand.
A spokesman for Shell said the Anglo-Dutch oil major had shut down production at a major oil facility in Nigeria following the latest in a series of attacks by local militant groups.
World oil output fell by 130,000 barrels per day last year to 81.53 million according to BP's 2008 Statistical Review of World Energy. The increase in prices reflects supply constraints as demand from emerging markets is growing strongly.
Ethanol production in the United States has more than doubled in the last three years despite growing concerns over its benefit to the environment and doubts raised by ecology groups over its long-term sustainability.
