A mysterious arms dealer lands Illinois golf course in legal “twilight zone”

MARION, ILL. — Until recently, people here had little reason to know the name John A. Bredenkamp or anything about his past, a tale […]

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CRE pros discuss challenges, opportunities

Panelists at today’s “2010: The Turning Point,” the 17th annual economic forum sponsored by the Nashville chapter of Women in Commercial Real Estate, agreed on […]

Summers Sees Labor-Market Rebound as U.S. Economy Strengthens

White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers expressed confidence the U.S. will see employment growth as the economic recovery strengthens.
“We’re not going to be […]

Philippines Raises Rediscounting Rate as Growth Accelerates

The Philippines increased its so- called rediscounting rate, one of the interest rates it charges lenders for borrowing money from the central bank, as […]

China deal worth $1M to RPCI

Roswell Park Cancer Institute signed a $1 million licensing deal with a Chinese pharmaceutical company.
The agreement for Roswell’s tumor imaging technology was signed with Zhejiang […]

Canada Jobs Unexpectedly Fall 2,600, Led by Transport

Canada unexpectedly lost jobs in December, led by transportation and public administration, keeping the jobless rate close to the highest in more than a […]

China Can Boost Growth as It Cools Property, Merrill Says

Chinese policies announced yesterday to reduce property-price increases should aid economic growth because the government will boost the supply of homes rather than limit […]

Morgan Stanley: India share sales to surge

Morgan Stanley’s India head expects share sales in the country to surge as companies seek to expand, and said Indian companies are poised to […]

Cadbury prefers merger with Hershey over Kraft: report

Cadbury Plc would prefer a merger with U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co rather than Kraft Foods Inc, the British company’s chairman Roger Carr told […]

Barclays, HSBC signal bad debts may have peaked

Britain’s top two banks, HSBC and Barclays, signaled bad debts may be past their peak, with HSBC declaring on Tuesday the first improvement for […]