1. Bank crisis puts New York office market on precipice data: 27.03.08
The New York office market can withstand the fire sale of Bear Stearns, but if other financial firms disintegrate, the market could face a sharp decline.
2. Asian shares drop on concern over bank earnings data: 27.03.08
Bank stocks like Mitsubishi UFJ and Macquarie Group were among the biggest decliners following the bank downgrades, a profit warning from Deutsche Bank and comments from European central bankers that there was no end in sight to the global credit crunch.
3. Economic slowdown hits Silicon Valley data: 10.04.08
Job growth has slowed, start-up companies are spending more cautiously, and early-stage investors who nurture the start-ups are growing more frugal.
4. Dollar falls below 7 yuan data: 10.04.08
The milestone underlined China's growing economic strength and its increasing use of the currency as a policy tool.
5. What is next for the U.S. economy? data: 10.04.08
While the rest of 2008 looks tough and the fire sale of Bear Stearns to JPMorgan Chase has added to pessimism, the darkest clouds may be lifting on the horizon.
6. U.S. Senate panels to investigate Bear Stearns deal data: 27.03.08
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. defended the takeover even as he called for more transparency on the part of Wall Street.
7. Rich nations seek action on rising food prices data: 07.04.08
Development ministers from the Group of 8 industrialized nations called Sunday for action on high food prices, which they said have hurt developing nations as well as efforts by aid donors.
8. Accounting firm under fire in collapse of subprime lender data: 27.03.08
A sweeping investigation found that KPMG enabled New Century Financial's "improper and imprudent practices."
9. Can the Group of 7 fix the system itself? data: 10.04.08
When the Group of 7 reveals its response to the global financial markets crisis on Friday, one question they will find hard to answer is: Can you fix the system itself? History suggests not.
10. Motorola divides into two separate companies data: 27.03.08
Motorola's chief executive said he hoped that by spinning off the unprofitable mobile phone unit, the company would have better luck attracting a new chief executive to revive it.
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