Dow and Kuwait Petro: Profit-Margin Play
The U.S. chemical giant hopes the joint venture will help it become a specialty player to avoid down-cycle margin squeezes
Small Business Catches the Green Bug
Climate policy and customer demand are spurring growth for small and medium-sized companies to supply green materials to their corporate clients
Barclays Tries to Soothe the Street
In an interview, the British bank's president discusses the early results statement aimed at reassuring investors about its investment banking division
Carbon Offset Credits: Caveat Emptor
As concerns about climate change heat up, more people are buying carbon credits. Are they paying too much, and where is the money really going?
A Record Year for Layoffs in Finance
Wall Street is hacking jobs in huge numbers due to the subprime mortgage crisis and resulting credit crunch. The purge may not be over yet
Wall Street in the Desert?
Dubai's deal to buy into Swedish exchange OMX and NASDAQ furthers its ambitions to be the money center of the Middle East
Cleaning Up on the Meltdown
By anticipating problems in the credit markets, a Yale-trained computer scientist and other asset managers are producing healthy returns
Going Global with ETFs
Here are some choice exchange-traded funds that can boost your international exposure—without hefty costs
Will Beijing Honor a WTO Promise?
China agreed to open its banking sector to competition from foreign banks, but the reality maybe be somewhat less liberal
Slow Growth, Bad Loans Weigh on HSBC
Shares continued their decline Wednesday after the company reported softening revenues and rising credit losses