Welcome to the Reuters live blog for the G20 summit in Pittsburgh. We'll be bringing you the complete picture as world leaders converge on Pennsylvania to talk about trade, banker salaries, the global economy and more.
The U.S. is getting prepared for the battle over executive compensation in Pittsburgh.
www.reuters.comEurope will call on rich countries among the Group of 20 to find up to 7 billion euros ($10.3 billion) annually for the developing world as an advance payment toward reaching a climate deal this year.
www.reuters.comJim O’Neill of Goldman Sachs contends that there is no need for a coordinated exit strategy among the G20 nations
www.ft.comPittsburgh sponsers G20 haiku contest. The winner? "we harvest leaflets / blown like autumn leaves: our hopes / speak truth to power"
online.wsj.comPittsburgh may clear out its jails to make room for G20 protesters:
www.wpxi.comGlobal Post G20 survival guide:
www.globalpost.comIt's all over: The banks have won
link.reuters.comFelix Salmon: The unhelpful “vulture” meme
blogs.reuters.comAnother nail in the Malthusian coffin?
link.reuters.comThe Baseline Scenario: "You Cannot Be Serious: US Strategy for the G20"
bit.lyObama to Toledo Blade: "having protests about abstractions ... is not really going to make much of a difference."
bit.ly"This morning at 1:30am the Cyberpunk Apocalypse writer's collective was rudely awakened."
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Will the G20 agree a framework to tackle imbalances in the global economy? Gordon Brown thinks so.
r.reuters.comG20 Pittsburgh: They meet again -- The world does not hold its breath.
www.globalpost.comG20 flash mob dances for peace:
bit.lyGraphic: GDP of the G20 Nations
link.reuters.comTelegraph: Nicolas Sarkozy may walk from G20 summit over failure to curb bank bonuses
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Sustainable investing and SWFs
link.reuters.comAnother kind of death panels
link.reuters.comG20: The two sides of the global economy
www.globalpost.comNail biting as Greenpeace activists are hanging from bridge in Pittsburgh
members.greenpeace.orgBonus Battle Makes a Comeback
www.thebigmoney.comThe man who heads the world's largest bank made just $234,700 in 2008, less than 2 percent of the $19.6 million awarded to JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon. The contrast illustrates the massive pay differences among CEOs of the world's top banks.
www.reuters.comIs there any chance of a meaningful consensus on the myriad of complicated items that face political and economic leaders? Reuters' Felix Salmon talks to KUOR radio.
www.scpr.org14 arrested as Greenpeace kick off G20 demos
www.google.comJust went thru extensive security sweep to get to G20 summit site. Bags sniffed by one dog, searched by hand, then sniffed by another dog.
It's like a double rinse cycle -- extra clean.
We were swept at the Mellon Arena then put on buses for drive to Convention Center. Downtown was basically deserted at the early hour.
Lots of police, National Guard troops at checkpoints throughout the city.
Pittsburgh's Homeless Forced to Move for the G-20 Summit
www.youtube.comOxfam: 100 people every minute pushed into poverty by economic crisis
bit.lyIn Pittsburgh, a Road Map for a Recovery
online.wsj.comFLASH: UK's Gordon Brown says G20 to become main economic council
bit.lyGoogle's CEO says Pittsburgh is an ideal environment for start-ups
bit.lyDaily Telegraph: "The Prime Minister was forced to dash through the kitchens of the UN in New York to secure a few minutes 'face time' with President Obama after five requests for a sit-down meeting were rejected by the White House."
blogs.telegraph.co.ukIs the Pittsburgh G20 meeting Michelle Obama's "time to shine" ?
bit.lyG20: Argentina Australia Brazil Canada China France Germany India Indonesia Italy Japan Mexico Russia SArabia SAfrica SKorea Turkey UK US EU
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