When money gets short, quiet pursuits are the first things to go.
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...
Economics: Carlyle Group tries to stop rot at Capital
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. But even so its exposure to the US property market has brought its Carlyle Capital to the brink of...
Economies: your tiny rate is frozen
The fear of stagflation is causing central banks to hold interest rates.
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...
Economics: UN says stability under threat
If you think that you are insulated from the effects of the US subprime lending mess, the UN has some worrying news for you.
Economics: Is the US positioning its big businesses for a buying spree?
Everyone loves conspiracy theories. So here's one of our own. The USA is about to come into a position where its big businesses will be able to m...
Hong Kong's Back
Hong Kong's been a bit down in the dumps but in the past year or so, things have improved dramatically. The world's most exciting city is back on...
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