Monday, September 24, 2007

In U.K., credit woes loom (The Wall Street Journal Europe, 24 Sep 2007, Page 1)

In U.K., credit woes loom
By Carrick Mollenkamp And Mark Whitehouse
The Wall Street Journal Europe
24 Sep 2007

The immediate danger for depositors of British mortgage lender Northern Rock may have passed, but the company’s troubles highlight a greater threat ahead: the broader impact of the global credit crunch on the U.K.’s housing market and the world’s... read more...
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Fed cuts rate a half point to prop up U.S. economy (The Wall Street Journal Europe, 19 Sep 2007, Page 1)

Fed cuts rate a half point to prop up U.S. economy
By Greg Ip
The Wall Street Journal Europe
19 Sep 2007

The U.S. Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates for the first time in four years to counter a freeze-up in financial markets that threatens to deepen the housing slump and drag down the U.S. economy. The Fed cut its target for the federal-funds... read more...
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Monday, September 17, 2007

How to Fill the Talent Gap (The Wall Street Journal Europe, 17 Sep 2007, Page R2)

How to Fill the Talent Gap
By Douglas A. Ready and Jay A. Conger
The Wall Street Journal Europe
17 Sep 2007

It’s no secret that global companies are finding it harder to fill critical jobs these days. They’re struggling to land top recruits in emerging markets, for instance, and haven’t prepared people in their own ranks to step seamlessly into management... read more...
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Ethical, hard-working students are key for top M.B.A. schools
By Ronald Alsop
The Wall Street Journal Europe
17 Sep 2007

IT’S AN ECLECTIC mix atop this year’s Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive rankings of M.B.A. programs: an Ivy League college in New England that created America’s first graduate business school, a Mormon university in Utah whose mission is to... read more...