Elsewhere on Tuesday,
- Government of Haiti falls, riots spread: the crisis of surging food prices could mean “seven lost years” in the fight against global poverty.
- Interview with the new managing director of the World Bank.
- House price crash reportage, global edition.
- “Hanging the worldwide economic recovery on reigniting consumer spending is like investing in used fireworks.” The stimulus that cant stimulate.
- How to get the buyers back: government intervention in the mortgage markets is warranted.
- “The only solution is for the federal government to offer a temporary 5 per cent tax rebate – up to $25,000 for first-time buyers.”
- The 73 biggest brains in business.
- Amaranth’s Brian Hunter… doing well.
- “Maybe you’ll like him, maybe you won’t. No strings attached.” A private equity interview.
- The latest on the Clear Channel lawsuit: bad for the banks, good for the buyout firms.
- Going, going, gone – are clients at Sotheby’s paying up?
- Some will applaud, more some will shudder: Ayn Rand as required reading.
- John Thain: “he’s anything but slick”.
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