It's the economy (October 1, 2009)

A down day for the Markets, How Iceland melted down and COSCO continues to pick up ports, some of the items of note for Thursday.

Globe and Mail-- Stocks tumble on economic doubts
Globe and Mail-- Cenovus plans new oil sands project
Globe and Mail-- Fear bond, not stock, bubble: CIBC
Globe and Mail-- Economic pessimism running deep
National Post-- TSX tumbles almost 3% on U.S. economic gloom
National Post-- GM leads U.S. auto sales skid with 45% drop
National Post-- Canada to lead G7 performers in 2010: IMF
National Post-- Back to reality for Ford
New York Times-- Bernanke, in Nod to Critics, Suggests Board of Regulators
New York Times-- Chinese Economic Juggernaut Is Gaining on Japan
Times online UK-- What’s fairness got to do with anything, Gordon?
Times online UK-- Britain to make 'stronger' exit from recession
Times online UK-- Iceland exposed: How a whole nation went down the toilet
Telegraph online UK-- An inconvenient truth: financial crises are inevitable
Telegraph online UK-- Banks to tighten lending criteria on loans and reduce credit card limits
Telegraph online UK-- Britain's £215bn-a-year funding gap the worst in the world, says IMF
Telegraph online UK-- Banking crisis has cost UK taxpayers more than a quarter of GDP
Guardian UK-- Global economy on the slow road to recovery, says IMF
Guardian UK-- German jobs saved by short-time working subsidies, says IMF
Sydney Morning Herald-- At least our CEOs aren't as greedy as theirs
Sydney Morning Herald-- No place to call home
Sydney Morning Herald-- PepsiCo sees no recovery pop in snacks
Sydney Morning Herald-- Older people and work: the invisible discrimination
People's Daily on line-- China's COSCO takes over container business at Greek port
People's Daily on line-- China's PMI of manufacturing sector rises to 54.3% in Sept.
The Times of India-- Is the market nearing bubble zone?
The Times of India-- Indian economy to grow 5.4% in 2009: IMF