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Nobody would claim the U.S. economy is healthy right now. After all, we are in the worst contraction since the Great Depression, and poor numbers are being posted for almost every economic indicator.

In September 2008, the financial storms that had battered global markets since spring began to threaten the legendary investment bank Goldman Sachs. The 139-year-old financial titan had seen its stock plummet nearly 50 percent in a matter of weeks.

The U.S. unemployment rate went up again in June, rising to 9.5 percent (seasonally adjusted).

The Kearny Alliance and Arizona State University are co-hosting a series of forums in the U.S. and in China to explore global trade challenges and their impact on the evolving trade infrastructure.

Bernie Madoff. AIG. Allen Stanford. When Marianne Jennings talks to her undergraduate students about business ethics these days, those are the subjects they want to talk about.

A case study on the green redesign of the U.S. Postal Service's expedited shipping products shows the importance of supplier collaboration in meeting sustainability requirements and keeping cost increases at bay.

From seasoned real estate writer Steve Bergsman comes this message: Proceed with caution, be patient and realize that there are many kinds of real estate markets — each with particular potentials and pitfalls.

Sales data from March indicate that a trend change in housing prices might be underway in the beleaguered Phoenix metro market.

Each year, the W. P. Carey School evaluates the annual accuracy of projections from the 50 national economists that contribute to the consensus forecast reported monthly in Blue Chip Economic Indicators.

Compensation practices at financial institutions receiving federal bailout money raised the ire of citizens and lawmakers this winter, but the huge salaries and bonuses paid to some corporate leaders are not new. How did executive compensation reach such lofty levels?