Converium to cut back on U.S. business
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Converium Holding Ltd. has announced plans to raise $420 million in capital and restructure its North American operations.
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US economic growth should slow over the coming year as consumers cut back on spending but improved business confidence should help beef up hiring, a wide-ranging survey of forecasters found.
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Individuals and businesses are likely to see their borrowing costs drop further as the Federal Reserve weighs another interest-rate reduction to bolster a sagging economy.
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Policy makers and Wall Street analysts are being forced to scale back their expectations for growth in the overall economy.
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NEW YORK/LONDON  - Higher interest rates in Europe and growing uncertainty over the cost of borrowing in the United States could slow down parts of the global mergers and acquisitions boom, experts say.
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Wall Street profits from U.S.   operations may fall 23 percent next year as the economy slows,   corporate earnings growth moderates and fees decline, a new   study shows.
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Business & money: US will bear brunt of slowdown in economic growth, global stability report says.
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Company delays divestiture of manufacturing assets, as it focuses on its financial restatement.
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American retailers have revealed further evidence that US shoppers are cutting back amid fears of a recession.
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Investor's Business Daily - When the U.S. began slowing last year some analysts began hoping for a trade-off.
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US economic growth should slow over the coming year as consumers cut back on spending, but improved business confidence should help hiring, a wide-ranging survey of forecasters found.
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Responding to complaints that the  United States is losing its edge to foreign markets, a panel  set up by the nation's biggest business lobby has recommended  structural changes at the Securities and Exchange Commission,  the end of quarterly earnings guidance and a boost in the  nation's retirement savings, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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U.S. economic growth should lose steam in coming months, a research group said Thursday, indicating a clampdown on credit markets will continue to take its toll on the broader economy.
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Europeâs biggest bank said it would close an American unit as it scales back risk-taking after writing down the value of subprime mortgage investments by $14.7 billion last year.
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U.S. economic competitiveness fell significantly over the last year, as high budget and trade deficits hurt America's business environment, according to a survey released Tuesday by the World Economic Forum.
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Businesses are hoping that at least some post-Enron regulations can be rolled back in the name of making the U.S. more competitive.
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ACCOUNTING:The new rules, which can be struck down by Congress, will force companies to subtract the option expense from earnings.