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Henry Paulson’s Holiday Wish List

The U.S. Treasury Secretary will be asking Beijing for faster appreciation of the yuan and reforms that will let foreigners in on the country's investment banking boom

Does the Housing Plan Go Far Enough?

Even as Paulson unveils his long-awaited plan to help homeowners, there are many questions

Chinese B-Schools Lift their Game

As the schools' reputations improve, more local students are choosing to study at home rather than earn degrees abroad

An Embarrassment of Succession Fiascoes

The main cause of the messes at Citigroup and Merrill Lynch is their boards' failures to develop authentic leaders and succession plans

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Why Japan Is Wary of Foreign Cash

As Chinese and Arab investors weigh big stakes in Japanese companies, concerns grow over corporate raiding and sharing tech knowhow

The Analyst Who Rocked Citi

Meredith Whitney's dire predictions shook the financial giant to the core and brought death threats. But Wall Street seems to think she got it right

Behind Freddie and Fannie’s Free Fall

Analysts slash ratings and investors trounce share prices as the home financiers post huge third-quarter losses

Target: Cheap Chic Out of Style

The retailer missed quarterly forecasts due to soft sales of apparel and home goods as pinched consumers rejected higher-margin, designer offerings

The Economy’s $2 Trillion Worry

The subprime spread continues: A Goldman Sachs report says the overall impact of mortgage losses on economic activity could be huge

Finance Stocks to Buy Now

Gene Marcial talks to investors who believe opportunities remain amid the wreckage at the Wall Street financial houses