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Milestones : “A currency bloc including Japan and China could be created by the end of the decade, ultimately leading to a currency union.”

ASIA JAPAN EASING CHINA DOWN ROAD TO ASIAN CURRENCY BLOC As Japan and China increase their economic ties, currency issues...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Bank of America Becomes Second-Biggest US Bank

Bank of America and FleetBoston Financial agreed to merge in a $47 billion stock-swap deal that will create the second-...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Taiwan Flat-Screen Maker Raises $573 Million in GDRs

ASIA Taiwan-based Chi Mei Optoelectronics, which produces thin-film transistor, or TFT, liquid crystal displays for flat-screen computers, cell phones and...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Will Stronger US Economy Act as Parachute for Dollar?

THE AMERICAS The US dollars headlong plunge has suddenly slowed dramatically in response to better-thanexpected reports on the economy, including...

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Features : Rising Stock Markets and Rule Reforms Give Pensions a Lift — For Now

Surging stock markets and some long-awaited rule changes are making the United States underfunded pension funds look healthier. But the...

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Milestones : Bankers Add Uncertainty To Argentina Debt Restructuring

ARGENTINA There was a time when investment banks lined up to participate in emerging market debt restructurings that gained them...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Analysts Fear Dollar Decline Could Spin Out of Control

FOREIGN EXCHANGE THE AMERICAS Analysts Fear Dollar Decline Could Spin Out of Control The Bush administration is seeking an orderly...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Canada’s Manulife Acquires John Hancock Financial

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS THE AMERICAS Canadas Manulife Acquires John Hancock Financial The theory that bigger is better in financial services...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Deutsche Bank Study Shows ADRs Boost Stock Prices

GLOBAL DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS EUROPE Deutsche Bank Study Shows ADRs Boost Stock Prices German blue-chip companies with American depositary receipt programs...

Banking

Cover Story : The Best Companies In Asia

ANNUAL SURVEY AIRLINES Singapore Airlines CEO: Chew Choon Seng It is a measure of Singapore Airlines strength that it took...

Banking

Cover Story : The Best Companies In Europe

ANNUAL SURVEY AIRLINES Ryanair CEO: Michael OLeahy Despite a setback in the French courts recently over aid from local governments,...

Banking

Cover Story : The Best Companies In North America

ANNUAL SURVEY AIRLINES JetBlue Airways CEO and Director: David Neeleman JetBlue has added some frills to the no-frills airline sector,...