Global Markets

Pessimism may finally be abating. More than 70% of the senior financial executives surveyed say the worst of the financial crisis has passed.

Companies say the plan to corral derivatives activity on exchanges will increase costs and make hedge accounting difficult.

Vital signs of a new economic environment.

If convergence with global accounting standards doesn't obliterate LIFO, the Obama administration's craving for revenue could.

Economists Milton Ezrati of Lord Abbett, David Levy of the Jerome Levy Forecasting Center and John Lonski of Moody's Investors Service look at what comes next for the economy.

Amid the ongoing furor about executive pay, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed changes to what companies must disclose about top officers' pay.

Preventing another meltdown requires understanding global interdependence, how value relationships evolved and network theory.

Interest reflects increased need for global visibility and concern over counterparty risk