Job growth has slowed, start-up companies are spending more cautiously, and early-stage investors who nurture the start-ups are growing more frugal.
2. Asian shares drop on concern over bank earnings data: 27.03.08
Bank stocks like Mitsubishi UFJ and Macquarie Group were among the biggest decliners following the bank downgrades, a profit warning from Deutsche Bank and comments from European central bankers that there was no end in sight to the global credit crunch.
3. Asian businesses and workers suffer from dollar's weakness data: 27.03.08
The sliding value of the U.S. dollar against most global currencies is putting many businesses and workers under increasing financial pressure.
4. New U.S. flight delays loom as safety reviews expand data: 10.04.08
Chaos at airports in the United States could go on for weeks as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the airlines expand their scrutiny of passenger planes.
5. Record oil price drags down U.S. stocks data: 10.04.08
Oil prices surged to a fresh record high, piercing $112 a barrel at one point, on Wednesday as a new spate of recession fears and a bleak corporate profit outlook pulled down U.S. stocks.
6. Open skies, cheaper fares â at least for now data: 07.04.08
The first phase of the open-skies agreement has added 20 percent more seats across the Atlantic than were available last April, bringing down prices.
7. Chaos complicates life for Walsh, chief executive of British Airways data: 07.04.08
The financial year just ended was supposed to mark a turnaround but just when Walsh should have been planning celebrations, he was juggling record fuel prices, economic malaise and Terminal 5 troubles.
8. For many Americans, the boom that wasn't data: 10.04.08
Since World War II, the buying power of most American families grew while the economy did. But in 2007, the median family seems to have made less.
9. Accounting firm under fire in collapse of subprime lender data: 27.03.08
A sweeping investigation found that KPMG enabled New Century Financial's "improper and imprudent practices."
10. Asian stocks drop on fears about U.S. economy data: 10.04.08
Companies like United Parcel Service, considered a bellwether of U.S. economic activity, have cut their earnings forecasts this week, highlighting the threat from a slowing U.S. economy.
11. EADS insiders knew of threats to profits before selling stock, regulator says data: 10.04.08
A report from the French market regulator details meetings in which senior executives learned about threats to profits.
12. 'Green collars' becoming a force in U.S. economy data: 27.03.08
The United States may have 8.5 million jobs in renewable-energy or energy-efficient industries now, with up to 5 million to be added over the next 10 years.
13. Fuel costs just part of airlines' list of woes data: 10.04.08
Even before the recent flight cancellations, airlines and passengers were facing a new wave of travel misery.
14. Asian businesses and workers suffer from dollar's weakness data: 27.03.08
The sliding value of the U.S. dollar against most global currencies is putting many businesses and workers under increasing financial pressure.
15. Europe shows resilience in face of U.S. downturn data: 27.03.08
Business confidence rose in Germany, France and Belgium, and the head of the European Central Bank dampened hopes for a cut in interest rates soon.
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