Rising Powers Challenge U.S. on Role in I.M.F.

By MARK LANDLER

As world leaders gather this week, China and other rising powers are expected to seek a greater voice in global economic affairs.

Times Topics: I.M.F.

For Peugeot Chief, History Repeats Itself

By DAVID JOLLY

Christian Streiff lasted just over two years as chief executive of PSA Peugeot Citroën — but the worst auto market in years set the stage for an acrimonious separation.

A wine tasting in Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte in southwestern France on Monday. The wine trade is presenting and auctioning the first samples of the 2008 harvest to customers this week.

Wine Market Struggles to Adjust in New Era

By DAVID JOLLY

What is a wine worth? That question will dog the connoisseurs gathering in Bordeaux this week to sample the 2008 vintage of the world’s finest wines.

LONDON A protest of the Group of 20 meeting on Saturday. Trade unions and foes of globalization and war have planned marches.

Obama Will Face a Defiant World on Foreign Visit

By HELENE COOPER

Economic woes in the U.S. are emboldening allies and rivals as they question American power on multiple fronts.

Week in Review: Anglo-American Capitalism on Trial

Kazushi Saito in a Yamagata rice field. He complains that the nation’s Liberal Democratic government has resisted needed reform.

Japan’s Rice Farmers Fear Their Future Is Shrinking

By MARTIN FACKLER

As rice imports grow, an aging work force is struggling to eke out a living on tiny plots of land.

Bankers Pledge Cooperation With Obama

By ERIC DASH

The chief executives of the nation’s largest banks told President Obama on Friday that they were committed to helping spur an economic recovery.

CNBC Interviews: Bank of America's Lewis | JPMorgan Chase's Dimon | Morgan Stanley's Mack and Goldman Sachs's Blankfein

Madoff’s London Office Accused of Role in Fraud

By LANDON THOMAS Jr.

British authorities said that they were making progress in their investigation into whether workers in London helped Bernard L. Madoff carry out his Ponzi scheme.

Australia Blocks China’s Purchase of Mining Company

By BETTINA WASSENER

Australia cited national security as the reason, but the move is likely to stoke concerns about rising protectionism.

Commercial planes at the dismantling site of Bartin Aero Recycling at Chateauroux-Deols airport in France last year.

Where Old Airplanes Go to Die

By CAROLINE BROTHERS

At a windswept airport, the issues plaguing global aviation, from high oil prices to delays in new aircraft, are played out.

Video: Where Airplanes Go to Die

Friday Slide Is Not Enough to Stop 3rd Week of Gains

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Caution reasserted itself on Wall Street, sending stocks sharply lower but not enough to prevent the market from posting its third consecutive weekly advance.

U.S. Consumer Spending Up Slightly

Digging for the subway expansion in Guangzhou, China, proceeds around the clock, every day.

Clash of Subways and Car Culture in Chinese Cities

By KEITH BRADSHER

Auto sales are jumping while immense subway systems are being built for commuters in China’s metropolises.

Video: China's Tunnel Vision

Li Ka-Shing reported on Thursday that his companies had severe profit declines in 2008, but he said that “if you buy in a slow market, in the medium term you get good returns.”

Hong Kong Billionaire Says It’s Time to Buy

By BETTINA WASSENER

Li Ka-Shing refuses to say whether the stock markets have bottomed out, though, and he advises against borrowing to invest.

Hurt by Economy, Europeans Vent Their Anger

By JULIA WERDIGIER and MATTHEW SALTMARSH

A former British banker’s home was vandalized and French workers barricaded a factory manager in his office, as the economic pain deepens and tempers flare.