As M&A activity builds, better methods of evaluating a company's goodwill--often a huge chunk of its value--can make the difference between success and failure.

Corporate fitness and health programs seem to be paying off in bottom-line value as well as in improved productivity.

While the worries engendered by the financial crisis have receded, the recession has created new risks and enlarged others, making 2010 no time for complacency.

Multinational corporations are increasingly attracted to Brazil, which has surmounted political instability and hyperinflation to become one of the hottest emerging market economies.

Spurred by the Reserve Primary Fund's drop below $1 a share in the wake of Lehman's fall, proposed SEC rules on money market funds could end up curtailing many companies' ability to raise short-term funds.

With reduced liquidity and the increased cost of borrowing, including a savvy treasurer on a merger team can help ensure a successful union.

Maintaining staff demographics throughout layoffs and cutbacks can help companies stay out of court.

Although a few companies had made savvy moves with their plans before the crisis hit, the ailing economy is prompting many to freeze their pension plans and eliminate matches for 401(k)s.