Economy worst since Great Depression, World Bank says - Mar. 9, 2009

How bad? Real bad.Economy worst since Great Depression, World Bank says - Mar. 9, 2009: "'The global economy is likely to shrink this year for the first time since World War II,' the bank said, noting that global industrial production, by the middle of 2009, could be as much as 15% lower than in 2008.Based on those projections, world trade is on track to record its largest decline in 80 years,