Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Finance Overhaul Falters as '08 Shock Fades - WSJ.com

Nearly one year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers sent shock waves across the globe, the world is a different place.
The investment bank's messy death intensified the deepest recession since the Great Depression. It helped open the way to a bigger role for government in managing the economy. It cast doubts in the public's mind about the wisdom of relying on markets to correct themselves.














War of Words Heats Up In Battle for Cadbury

War of Words Heats Up
In Battle for Cadbury

Kraft Foods ratcheted up the rhetoric in its takeover battle for Cadbury, as the two sides dug in for what is likely to be a months-long merger saga.