Foundations control about $550 billion worth of charitable assets in the United States. In the next installment of our philanthropy series, we look at how many foundations have taken a page from the for-profit handbook. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
South America is going to launch its own development bank this weekend. The hope for Banco del Sur — the Bank of the South — is that it will spur economic growth in poorer countries like Bolivia and Ecuador. Dan Grech reports.
Many of the world's poorest nations are sitting on commodities which are now hugely valuable on global markets. Commentator Paul Collier says it's a moment they can't afford to squander.
Vietnam is one of the most promising of what have come to be called "frontier markets" — emerging economies that haven't quite emerged yet. John Authers of the Financial Times provides his insight.
In the midst of the subprime mess, can you trust money market funds, known for their stability, to keep your cash safe? Marketplace's Nancy Marshall Genzer examines some investors' concerns.
State and local governments say they're having trouble finding investors for their low-interest municipal bonds. That could lead to taxpayers paying higher interest rates on loans to build and maintain local infrastructure. John Dimsdale reports.
U.S. financial lobbyists are in China this week in hopes of attaining greater access into its market. Bill Marcus reports how Americans want to be specifically involved in the country's stocks and banking system.
Investors have had difficulty measuring and comparing private-equity funds due to their nature. But a new index will now be tracking them without relying on info from the funds themselves. Jill Barshay reports.
