Word’s out on nationalizing banks
Each new term we add to the lexicon of financial disaster is a scary next step into the unknown. Last fall, there was the bank bailout, then the Detroit bailout....
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Worldwide economic turmoil muddies water for Singapore
On a typical day, more than 500 ships sail in or out of the harbor here, an armada of mercantilism that makes Singapore one of the busiest ports in the...
The view from Southeast Asia
In the northwest mountains of Thailand, separated from neighboring Myanmar by a shallow strand of the Moei River, this town is geographically remote but still connected to the global economy....
Indonesia in cross hairs amid global slowdown
Customs officer Tiko Murtiadji is no economist, but as he watches a truck-size X-ray machine inspect a cargo load of car tires here, he knows evidence of the global economic...
Tide seems to be turning on big paydays
The word in the markets about President Barack Obama's effort to cap executive pay on Wall Street and at the big banks is that it won't work: Like water finding...
AT&T U-verse should reverse public programming snub
AT&T has cutting-edge technology and a beefy balance sheet, but the company's handling of community programming channels in Illinois and other states is putting a big black blot on its...
State needs more than the gadfly in Quinn
After the solemn but lickety-split ouster of Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday, we witnessed the swearing in of our state's new leader: Gov. Gadfly. Gov. Gadfly is not meant as...
Despite ‘crisis,’ Chicago slow to make case for stimulus money
There they were, power people in power suits gathered around the mayor of the City of Chicago, and all seemed nearly powerless in the face of the economic downturn. Mayor...
If Geithner helps fix economy, tax follies will seem worth cost
For many people, there comes a point in life when it is time to think seriously about hiring an accountant. Some start a new business. Some buy a vacation property....
Professor heeds call to challenge the Chicago Way
No print reporters and just two TV cameras showed up last week when Charles Wheelan stood before the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and announced he is running to fill...