Fast-growing Amazon cities are attracting retail developers. By 2011, four of the five biggest Amazonian states will have American-style malls.
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
An Internet start-up in Japan connects landlords with farmers and sidewalk vendors by converting pockets of dead space into short-term rental properties.
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
The French bank said it would incur a $2 billion hit from risky assets, leading to just a thin fourth-quarter profit. CEO Frédéric Oudéa said the move will give the bank a bigger cushion and help it become a "consolidator," rather than a target.