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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange moments ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:22:59 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange moments before the closing bell in November 5. Wall Street's gravity-defying rally found new life over the past week, providing optimism for investors heading into what has historically been one of the best periods of the year.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange moments ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:22:59 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange moments before the closing bell on November 5. Wall Street's gravity-defying rally found new life over the past week, providing optimism for investors heading into what has historically been one of the best periods of the year.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, seen, during his media ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:11:31 GMT

(AP) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, seen, during his media conference at the conclusion of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on the G20 to ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:53:23 GMT

(AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on the G20 to consider a tax on global financial transactions but the proposal looked doomed amid US opposition.(AFP/Andrew Winning)

US Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner (left) speaks to British ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:53:23 GMT

(AFP) - US Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner (left) speaks to British Finance Minister Alistair Darling before a G20 Finance Ministers group photograph in St Andrews, Scotland. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on the G20 to consider a tax on global financial transactions but the proposal looked doomed amid US opposition.(AFP/Derek Blair)

Yemeni soldiers guard the Balhaf plant on the Gulf of Aden. ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:44:28 GMT

(AFP) - Yemeni soldiers guard the Balhaf plant on the Gulf of Aden. Yemen, one of the world's poorest countries, has joined the international club of gas exporters as pumping started at the newly-built liquefied natural gas plant in the Gulf of Aden.(AFP/Marwan Naamani)

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh (R) speaks with a tribal ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:44:28 GMT

(AFP) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh (R) speaks with a tribal official during the inauguration of the Balhaf plant on the Gulf of Aden. Yemen, one of the world's poorest countries, has joined the international club of gas exporters as pumping started at the newly-built liquefied natural gas plant in the Gulf of Aden.(AFP/Marwan Naamani)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks with British ...

(Canadian Press) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:36:13 GMT

(Canadian Press) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks with British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, right, as they pose for a group photo during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Chris Clark)

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling (R) ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:14:37 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling (R) chats with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as they gather for the family photo at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel in St. Andrews, Scotland, November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling (C), ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:05:21 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling (C), U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2nd L), France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (2nd R), Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (R) and Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble smile during the family photo at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel in St. Andrews, Scotland, November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

A Yemeni soldier stands guard at the Balhaf plant on the Gulf ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:03:38 GMT

(AFP) - A Yemeni soldier stands guard at the Balhaf plant on the Gulf of Aden. Yemen has begun exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its newly built LNG plant in Balhaf, with the first shipment destined for South Korea.(AFP/Marwan Naamani)

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, back left, and US ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:51:04 GMT

(AP) - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, back left, and US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, centre foreground, walk away after posing for a group picture session during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at St Andrews. Scotland. Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, adjusts the ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:28:47 GMT

(AP) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, adjusts the collar of British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, right, during a group photo session at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, and British ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:27:51 GMT

(AP) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, and British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, right, speak during a group photo session of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, chats with ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:22:44 GMT

(AP) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, chats with British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, center, and French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, right, after posing for a group photo during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, U.S. Treasury ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:18:52 GMT

(AP) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, center, and British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, right, are seen during a group photo session at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)

Governor of the Bank of Canada Mark Carney, left and US Treasury ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:16:06 GMT

(AP) - Governor of the Bank of Canada Mark Carney, left and US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner walk out towards a group photo session, during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at St Andrews. Scotland, Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, seen with the Chairman ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:09:41 GMT

(AP) - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, seen with the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, back to camera, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, right, and Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, background, during a break at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting, in St. Andrews, Scotland Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. The world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, met to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Andrew Winning, Pool)

The Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, left, ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:06:42 GMT

(AP) - The Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, left, U.S. Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner, centre and France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, seen, during a break at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting, in St. Andrews, Scotland Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. The world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, met to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Andrew Winning, Pool)

The Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, right, ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:04:17 GMT

(AP) - The Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, right, gestures, with U.S. Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner, in the background, during a break at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting, in St. Andrews, Scotland Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. The world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, met to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Andrew Winning, Pool)

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, seen here hosting the ...

(AFP/POOL) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:59:32 GMT

(AFP/POOL) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, seen here hosting the Mekong-Japan summit in Tokyo, says Japan is planning to increase aid to Myanmar gradually while hailing Washington's latest efforts to engage the military-ruled country.(AFP/POOL/Kiyoshi Ota)

Map locating the five Mekong River nations whose leaders are ...

(AFP Graphics) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:59:32 GMT

(AFP Graphics) - Map locating the five Mekong River nations whose leaders are in Tokyo for talks with Japan. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says Japan is to increase aid to Myanmar gradually while hailing Washington's latest efforts to engage the military-ruled country.(AFP Graphics)

Bar chart showing Japan's investments in the Mekong region ...

(AFP Graphics) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:59:32 GMT

(AFP Graphics) - Bar chart showing Japan's investments in the Mekong region since 2003. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says Japan is planning to increase aid to Myanmar gradually while hailing Washington's latest efforts to engage the military-ruled country.(AFP Graphics)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Left, talks with Britain's ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:42:16 GMT

(AP) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Left, talks with Britain's Treasury chief Alistair Darling during the group photo session of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Right, with German ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:39:39 GMT

(AP) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Right, with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble during the group photo session of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Left, adjusts the ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:38:58 GMT

(AP) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Left, adjusts the collar of Britain's Treasury chief Alistair Darling during the group photo session of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Right is French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)

An aerial view of Tower Bridge (left) and the "Square Mile" ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:11:44 GMT

(AFP/File) - An aerial view of Tower Bridge (left) and the "Square Mile" financial district in in central London. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on the G20 to consider a tax on financial transactions to make banks more accountable to society.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown -- pictured delivering a ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:11:44 GMT

(AFP/File) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown -- pictured delivering a speech on Afghanistan at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London -- has called on the G20 to consider a tax on financial transactions among other measures to make banks more accountable to society.(AFP/File/Oli Scarff)

A Sri Lankan stall holder waits for customners at The Sri Lanka ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:43:08 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Sri Lankan stall holder waits for customners at The Sri Lanka Apparel Show Gem and Jewellery Exhibition in Colombo in September. Sri Lanka's central bank has said it has been buying gold to diversify its reserves amid volatile currency markets, days after India announced it had purchased 200 tonnes of the precious metal.(AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara)

A worker displays gold bars at the National Indian Bullion Refinery ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:43:08 GMT

(AFP) - A worker displays gold bars at the National Indian Bullion Refinery (NIBR)'s gold and silver refinery in Mumbai. Sri Lanka's central bank has said it has been buying gold to diversify its reserves amid volatile currency markets, days after India announced it had purchased 200 tonnes of the precious metal.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)

Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, front, and ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:25:03 GMT

(AP) - Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, front, and US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at St Andrews. Scotland. Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. The world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, are meeting to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Chris Clark/POOL)

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, centre, speaks during ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:23:20 GMT

(AP) - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, centre, speaks during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at St Andrews, Scotland. Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. The world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, are meeting to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. At left is British Treasury chief Alistair Darling. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner talks with Thailand's ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:15:57 GMT

(AP) - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner talks with Thailand's Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at St Andrews. Scotland. Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. The world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, are meeting to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Chris Clark/Pool)

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, centre, talks with ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:15:54 GMT

(AP) - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, centre, talks with French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, right, with Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, seen at left, during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at St Andrews. Scotland. Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. The world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, are meeting to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Chris Clark/POOL)

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, centre, seen with Thailand's ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:14:54 GMT

(AP) - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, centre, seen with Thailand's Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at St Andrews. Scotland. Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. The world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, are meeting to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Chris Clark/Pool)

Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, left, talks ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:13:26 GMT

(AP) - Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, left, talks with US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, centre, and others unidentified, during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at St Andrews. Scotland. Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. The world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, are meeting to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Chris Clark/POOL)

Job seekers attend a seminar on finding jobs in San Francisco, ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:14:38 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Job seekers attend a seminar on finding jobs in San Francisco, California. The jump in US unemployment above 10 percent for the first time since 1983 will pressure President Barack Obama to find additional stimulus to keep a fragile economic recovery on track, analysts say.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)

Job seekers look over job listings in San Francisco, California. ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:14:38 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Job seekers look over job listings in San Francisco, California. The jump in US unemployment above 10 percent for the first time since 1983 will pressure President Barack Obama to find additional stimulus to keep a fragile economic recovery on track, analysts say.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)

A Shell refueling station in Los Angeles, California is pictured ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:11:06 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A Shell refueling station in Los Angeles, California is pictured in 2008. Shell Oil Company will pay California more than 19 million dollars because of environmental violations at service stations throughout the state, officials have said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner returns from an early ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:45:30 GMT

(AP) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner returns from an early morning run at the venue of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Potential rifts among the world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, are reported to be threatening attempts to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)

British Treasury chief Alistair Darling takes an early morning ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:44:54 GMT

(AP) - British Treasury chief Alistair Darling takes an early morning walk at the venue of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Potential rifts among the world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, are reported to be threatening attempts to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)

President and Managing Director of General Motors (GM) India ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:43:06 GMT

(AFP/File) - President and Managing Director of General Motors (GM) India Karl Slym is pictured during a press conference in Ahmedabad, in October. General Motors is in advanced talks with its Chinese partners on a proposal to bring their vehicles to India, according to the Press Trust of India.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)

British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, left, takes an early ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:11:57 GMT

(AP) - British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, left, takes an early morning walk, with an unidentified official, right, at the venue of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Rifts among the world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, are reported to be threatening attempts to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)

British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, Left, walks with an ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:10:32 GMT

(AP) - British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, Left, walks with an unidentified official at the venue of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Rifts among the world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, are reported to be threatening attempts to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)

A chart showing trade and investment data between Japan and ...

(AFP Graphic) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:20:21 GMT

(AFP Graphic) - A chart showing trade and investment data between Japan and the five Southeast Asian Mekong river nations(AFP Graphic)

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (centre) hosts the Mekong-Japan ...

(AFP/POOL) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:20:21 GMT

(AFP/POOL) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (centre) hosts the Mekong-Japan Summit meeting at his official residence in Tokyo. Hatoyama told a press conference on Saturday the Mekong region was a "priority area" for Japan's official development assistance (ODA) as it seeks to boost development in the resource-rich area.(AFP/POOL/Kiyoshi Ota)

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (3rd left) poses with ...

(AFP/POOL) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:20:21 GMT

(AFP/POOL) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (3rd left) poses with leaders of the Mekong river region (L-R) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the State Guest House, in Tokyo, on November 6.(AFP/POOL/Franck Robichon)

SKorea's Shin Ji-Yai is pictured during HSBC Women's ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:01:50 GMT

(AFP/File) - SKorea's Shin Ji-Yai is pictured during HSBC Women's Champions golf tournament in Singapore, in 2008. HSBC announced it was renewing its sponsorship of the Women's Champions tournament for the next three years, but prize money would be slashed.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)

The Beatles perform in 1964 at the Olympia in Paris. US online ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:06:20 GMT

(AFP/File) - The Beatles perform in 1964 at the Olympia in Paris. US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.(AFP/File)

FILE - In this March 27, 2009 file photo, the Federal Reserve ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:22:08 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this March 27, 2009 file photo, the Federal Reserve Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington. The Federal Reserve says borrowing fell at an annual rate of $14.8 billion in September. That's the biggest decline since July and is larger than the $10 billion drop economists expected. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)