Fed view improves rates stay near zero
The Federal Reserve Wednesday gave a slightly more upbeat reading.....

Japan gets negative outlook
A credit-rating firm issued a warning to Japan’s new government about the country’s borrowing.....

Recovery hinges on exit strategies
Massive interventions by governments and central banks are helping the world economy recover from the Great Recession. At some point.....

"Many performance ratios lie about a company's health
IN BUSINESS AS IN LIFE, BE CAREFUL what you wish for. I know a company that wished for a better return on equity. What could be wrong with that? It paid its executives according to that measure.....

New dangers for the world economy
LAST year it was banks; this year it is countries. The economic crisis, which seemed to have eased off in the latter part of 2009, is once again in full swing as.....

Room for More Inn?
Visitors are arriving in Malaysia in droves. Foreign hotel chains are arriving to meet the demand. But local hospital companies are mostly looking abroad.....