Dubai Debt Crisis Will It Cause Another Financial Panic
HONG KONG The fallout from Dubai's debt crisis rippled across the globe Friday, raising concerns of another wave of financial turmoil and showing how ... (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Another crisis looms over the world
Onlookers describe the uncertainty as a disaster, coming so soon after the financial crisis. For starters, the cause of the potential default is not ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Hedge funds mull ditching UK for Switzerland, Asia
The sector didn't cause the global financial crisis, but it has caught the eye of European governments and regulators looking to clamp down on the excessive ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

RPT-UPDATE 1-Dubai debt fears hammer Asia banks, builders
"Everybody's been playing the risk trade and this is a reminder of what went on during the global financial crisis. "This will cause a shifting back to a ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Cambodia Warming to Idea of Foreign Ownership
Economists here generally agree that Cambodia will emerge from its year-long recession in 2010. And the International Monetary Fund said in September that, ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Consumers less confident about jobs, personal finance: survey
The monthly Conference Board of Canada survey shows even as economists say they think the recession has ended, many Canadians are not so sure. ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

China Seen Facing Protectionist Backlash Next Year
... a longstanding situation that the chamber believes has grown more serious as a result of the global financial meltdown and Beijing's aggressive response ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Sharing the Privilege of Abundance
This year Thanksgiving strikes at a critical hour for families everywhere who have been hit hard by the global financial meltdown. In the United States, ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

No plans to intervene to curb yen: Japan
The government is also juggling a need for stimulus to prevent a second recession this year with investor unease about its huge debt pile. ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

UPDATE 1-Yen rise could hit steel industry -Japan steel body
... also said the current level of the yen, which jumped to a 14-year high against the dollar JPY= on Thursday, could cause a second recession in Japan. ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Preparing, and Bracing, for New Emissions Rules
By JAD MOUAWAD The nation's corporations have long been bracing for the day when they would be required to carry out sharp cuts in the emissions that cause ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

UK Government To Draw Up New Rules On Bank-Pay Disclosure
"One of the fundamental causes of the financial crisis was bad management of some our major banks," Darling said. "Too many people around board tables did ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Protecting Business | Fred Wilson | Voices | AllThingsDvia ...
Sentiment, fred wilson a vc. Web, Source, Voices httpvoicesallthingsdcom ... by Fred Wilson Blogger A VC Fred Wilson I went down to city hall yesterday to ... (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Worries about Budget Deficits and Inflation: Let's Avoid Repeating Our Mistakes
We need this type of investment activity to lead us out of the recession, so we want lots of funds to be available at a low interest rate. ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

US Weekly Jobless Claims Drop More Than Expected
Economists say the collapse of the US housing market was a key factor that led to the worst financial crisis in decades.See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Toyota Recalls in the US Test Promise to Make 'Better Cars'
The recalls add to the strain of slumping sales brought on by a recession. The Toyota City, Japan-based automaker's US sales fell 26 percent in the first 10 ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

A New Black Friday Tradition
Their hunger or lack of schooling might not seem connected to us, but eventually it is whether in the form of a global financial crisis or the spread of ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Europe moves to tighten hedge fund regulation
BRUSSELS Europe is moving towards tighter regulation of hedge funds -- blamed for exacerbating a global financial crisis -- with pay curbs to the fore. ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

US bank regulator hopeful in fight to save agency
Bowman said lawmakers are starting to understand that the US system of four bank regulators did not cause the financial crisis. ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Emerging-Market Bond Index Rises to Highest on Record
Central banks in developed economies, led by the US, cut borrowing cost to pull the world out of the worst recession since World War II. ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Is this time different? Not with all the debt
The Second Great Contraction (as the authors call the first global meltdown of the 21st century) is not different - and is far from finished. ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Fed Officials Watch Asset Prices for Signs of 'Excessive Risk'
The bust in home prices, along with borrower defaults, led to the worst recession since the Great Depression. Last week, policy makers in China and Japan ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

China Shipbuilding Plans 6.4 Billion Yuan Share Sale (Correct)
Shipowners have canceled new ships or asked for delivery delays as shrinking global trade and lower rates cause them to report losses. ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

FDIC Insurance Fund Goes Into The Red; Number Of Problem Banks ...
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Ireland hit by public sector strike against cuts
DUBLIN Recession-hit Ireland was severely disrupted by a one-day strike Tuesday as about 250000 public sector workers protested at planned austerity cuts ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Reports on GDP and consumers signal modest rebound
"Usually coming out of a recession you get growth more like a rodeo bull at a pace of 6 or 7 percent in the early quarters of recovery. ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Earnings rise in US banking industry, but bad assets could push them back down
"Today's report shows that while banks and thrift earnings have improved, the effects of the recession continue to be reflected in their financial ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Strategic management theory offers fresh take on the economic crisis
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (November 24, 2009) The recent financial crisis and resulting global economic downturn has ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Goldman Next as Perp Walk Fails to Satisfy: Brendan Moynihan
24 (Bloomberg) -- The worst thing that's happened to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. since the financial crisis started was the acquittal of former Bear Stearns ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Proposal to allow breakup of huge banks gains momentum
The dramatic idea -- unthinkable before the financial crisis -- carries important ramifications for the future of the economy and the ability of US ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Will Private Equity Be the Next Financial Meltdown?
In his new book, The Buyout of America: How Private Equity Will Cause the Next Great Credit Crisis, Kosman argues that private-equity firms not only pillage ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Dubai Surrenders Autonomy as Crisis Bolsters Oil-Rich Abu Dhabi
The global financial crisis that swept into Dubai last year not only put an end to a construction boom that saddled it with $80 billion of debt. ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Wall Street's Spin Game - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.com
It's undeniable that Wall Street has a public relations problem, as Goldman Sachs and others have learned all too well since the financial crisis. The New York Times's Graham Bowley collects some pointers from experts in the spin game....

What Niall Ferguson thinks now
"The other point I had in mind was that, after previous big financial crises, insecure governments have been tempted to rattle sabres for the sake of ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Paterson Letter Tells NY Lawmakers to Cut Education, Health
He said school cuts would cause districts to raise local property taxes. The letters were exchanged as the state continues to be battered by the recession, ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Climate Strife Comes to Light
Expectations for the summit have been scaled back, as the global recession, which has dampened enthusiasm for potentially costly environmental measures, ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Lean years require a shift in how you give to charity
The recession significantly cut charitable giving last year, and all indications are that this year will be worse. Roughly half of all charitable ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Michael J. Panzner: Economists: Wrong Again
... cause enough damage by espousing theories that failed to account for the inefficiencies and irrationalities of the real world, many economists are advocating aggressive spend-and-borrow policies to revive the financial crisis-hit US ... (via Google...

Age Bias at Work Is Harder to Prove
Behind the trend are the recession and the graying of the American work force. As of June, almost 20% of the labor force was 55 or older, up from 13% in ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

The Pit Bull in the China Shop
The more she is attacked for not being in possession of pointy-headed erudition, the more powerful she becomes as an avatar of the anti-elite cause. ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Wall Street's Spin Game
Just last week, Goldman announced that it would spend $500 million to help thousands of small businesses recover from the recession. At the same time, ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Money is tight; give wisely
A recession can make even the most altruistic person pull back. Fifty-one percent of charitable organizations responding to a poll by the Association of ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Why Are Tech Layoffs Rising in a Recovery?
Too many layoffs send a bad message to customers and partners, while chasing away the top talent. That can cause even more problems, and more layoffs, ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Sick go to work for fear of losing job
The survey results were included in the report Australian Financial Crisis: Implications for Health and Research, which collated data from economic ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

State Unemployment Rates: A Small Victory For Little Rhody
Little Rhody has gotten crushed in the recession. The last vestiges of its manufacturing base have been vaporized and the contraction in housing have ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Names Five Senior Staff
The US Congress created the commission earlier this year to investigate the causes of the financial meltdown. The group has the power to subpoena witnesses. ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Time for banks wean themselves off cheap money, ECB president says
The worst financial crisis since the Great Depression has sparked calls for a radical overhaul of banking supervision.See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Malaysia Economic Contraction Eases as Asia Recovers
20 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysia's economy shrank the least in three quarters as government stimulus boosted consumption and the global recession eased, ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

FOCUS: Greek Banks Bullish Despite Worries On Econ, Govt Bonds
By Alkman Granitsas Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES ATHENS (Dow Jones)--Greek banks, which have quietly survived the global financial crisis in relative health, ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Asia Considers Capital Controls to Stem Bubble Danger
Asia is leading the world's recovery from its deepest recession as demand for the region's goods rises. Policy makers are concerned that stronger currencies ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Malaysia's Economic Slump Probably Eased Last Quarter
23 that its recession eased last quarter, according to a Bloomberg News survey. Malaysia's $195 billion economy is forecast to shrink 3 percent this year, ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

FDIC May Tie Asset-Backed Performance to Underwriter, Rater Pay
The meltdown, fueled by demand for unsound mortgages, offers lessons in what needs to change, he said. The underwriters get all their cash upfront, ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)

Shelby Opposes Dodd's Financial Regulatory Bill
Mr. Shelby was also concerned that the committee did not delve deep enough into the root causes of the financial crisis and therefore might be writing ...See all stories on this topic (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)