When money gets short, quiet pursuits are the first things to go.
Business Strategies: Starbucks hopes to buck the trend
Starbucks has lost half of its share value since the beginning of 2007. Are customers swapping value-added for value?
Economics: Bear Stearns sale - trend or glitch?
After previous bailouts have come to nothing, Bear Stearns has at last succumbed to its injuries. It's being bought for the apparently bargain basement figure of USD234 millio...
Economics: banks keep up pressure on Carlyle
The Carlyle Group says it has failed to agree terms with bankers to try to stave off margin calls and demands for liquidation of assets to reduce banks' exposure to falling a...
EU: Mandy stamps his feet over gambling
E.U. Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson's fortunes are likely to be in freefall unless his best pal Tony Blair succeeds in his current endeavours to garner support to be appointed President of Europe - something he thought had been lost to him....
The Carlyle Group is one of the world's largest investment companies, and it is generally regarded as one of the less risk-averse of fund groups....
Economies: your tiny rate is frozen
The fear of stagflation is causing central banks to hold interest rates.
Outsourcing: payroll services company defrauded customers
A US based outsourcing company has demonstrated that trust is a dangerous thing.
Economics: Is Singapore's booming economy holed below the waterline?
Singapore has published its figures for Q4 2007 and they make very interesting reading. The PPP figure is up but The Big E is down. Now that's a...
The Chief Officers' Network – Can you write about World Trade?
If you know about the world trade, and hold a senior position in that industry, The Chief Officers' Network wants to hear from you.
