Best Small Business to Start: Financial Adviser
Best Small Business to Start: Financial Adviser.

Putin Pledges to Prevent Financial Collapse in Russia (Update1)
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed to do ``everything'' to prevent the kind of financial crises that shook the country after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

John Lewis Weekly Sales Drop Most in a Year on Financial Crisis
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- John Lewis Partnership Plc, owner of the largest U.K. department-store chain, said sales fell the most in at least a year last week as the global financial crisis prompted shoppers to economize.

Putin Promises Russians to Prevent Another Financial Collapse
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed tax cuts, defense of the ruble and ``everything'' needed to prevent the kind of financial crises that shook the country after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Zegna Sees Slower China Growth on Financial Crisis (Update1)
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Ermenegildo Zegna SpA, the century- old Italian clothing maker, said sales growth will slow in China next year as the financial turmoil erodes demand for luxury suits in the world?s most populous nation.

Olympic Sponsor Search for London 2012 Hit by Financial Crisis
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The International Olympic Committee has lost another sponsor and is struggling to find replacements because of the financial crisis.

Stanford Financial tees up golf sponsorship
Stanford Financial Group has been named title sponsor for a major women?s professional golf tournament.

U.S. Stocks Open Sharply Lower; Auto, Financial Woes In Play
U.S. Stocks Open Sharply Lower; Auto, Financial Woes In Play

Latvia Prepares For Possible Foreign Financial Assistance
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- The Latvia Ministry of Finance Thursday said the Government of Latvia has decided about further steps to minimize the expenses of the state budget for 2009 and preparation works for possible attraction of foreign financial assistance if it would be needed in case the effects of global financial crises would affect Latvia more severely.

TD Bank Financial Sees Fourth-quarter Profit At 96c Share
TD Bank Financial Sees Fourth-quarter Profit At 96c Share

Global Financial Crisis Will Peak In 2009 -Russian Fin Min
MOSCOW (AFP)--Russia's finance minister Thursday said the economy would take a hit in 2009 at what he predicted would be the peak of the global financial crisis but said a recovery would come in 2010.

World Bank's Zoellick:Financial Crisis Obstructs Global Trade
FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- The global financial crisis obstructs international trade as banks are cautious to finance deals, the President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick said Thursday.

Financial concerns may threaten wind farm projects
FARMERSVILLE -- Noble Environmental Power's wind-energy projects in Cattaraugus and Allegany communities face an uncertain future both because of the global financial crisis and a legal snag.

Financial crisis to be top agenda item at APEC
(AP:WASHINGTON) President George W. Bush doesn't see his final Asia-Pacific summit this week as a farewell but rather a chance to enlist more nations in the battle against a financial crisis that threatens to pull the world economy into a severe economic recession.

Liberia: Government Strategizes On Financial Crisis
Liberia, as part of the global community, is not out of the claws of the ongoing threatening global financial crisis, and is therefore endeavoring on a way out, as it holds a roundtable think-tank today in Monrovia to advance formulas, suggestions and solutions.

Financial Crisis May Worsen Poverty in China, India
By year's end, the impact of the global financial crisis of 2008 was starting to be felt in the developing world, with slowdowns expected in all emerging economies. These growth declines could have significant effects on the world's poorest populations.

Des Moines-Based Principal Financial Seeks $2 Billion From U.S. Treasury
Des Moines-based Principal Financial Group has applied to the U.S. Treasury for $2 billion from a capital purchase program. The retirement, insurance and financial services company says it would i

Financial issues expected to top  agenda of APEC leaders? meeting 
LIMA: The international financial crisis, which has spread to most economies in the world, including those in the Asia-Pacific Rim, is expected to top the agenda of the upcoming APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Economic Leaders? Meeting.

Nearly 90,000 Financial Jobs Cut Since September
Banking giant HSBC will lay off 500 staff in Asia, a spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest in a wave of cuts that has seen nearly 90,000 financial jobs axed since September.

Ambac Financial Unloads $3.5 Billion in Risky CDO Obligations
Late yesterday, bond insurer Ambac Financial Group (ABK: sentiment, chart, options) said it reached a deal with counterparties to commute %243.5 billion in collateralized debt obligations (CDO) in exchange for %241 billion in cash...( Read More )