2009 Ernst & Young Business Risk Report Business is increasing its focus on a wide variety of risks as global economic conditions worsen in the aftermath of the credit crunch, according to
. The global economy and financial markets are being transformed, a result of the huge growth in easy credit over recent years slamming into the credit crunch buffers and meeting head-on with
By Crispian Balmer French President Nicolas Sarkozy has gone from hero to villain in the European Union within just six weeks, the plaudits for his deft leadership of the 27-nation bloc giving
For all classes Details of the tax provisions contained in the $789 billion U.S. economic stimulus package negotiated between the House of Representatives and the Senate have been released. The bill provides
By Chris Buckley China's abrupt economic slowdown has prompted official warnings that the country faces a dangerous upsurge of social unrest in 2009. But how big are the risks, how could unrest
By Tabassum Zakaria President Barack Obama may think words like "catastrophe," "crisis" and "disaster" help sell his economic rescue plans, but U.S. history has shown that scare tactics can backfire. Having campaigned
Meeting in Rome to be attended by Russia The Group of Seven countries meet in Rome on Friday, with attempts to move forward with regulatory reform agreed in Washington last November up
By Foo Yun Chee France's plan to aid its two carmakers risks breaching EU rules and getting a thumbs down from Brussels unless it can enlist political support from other European countries
Says pent-up demand for residential starting to grow Grainger Plc, Britain's biggest housing landlord, said it had started to see a gentle pick-up in demand for residential property but bargain-hunting buyers continued
By Jeff Mason U.S. President Barack Obama arrived at his first White House news conference on Monday with a message to sell: government has the keys to fix the economy. With that
