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Hard dollars: putting the devalued greenback to work
Like declining real estate or stock terms, the diminishing dollar is neither uniformly beneficial nor harmful. Consider Accor North United States, Inc., a division of Paris-based Accor, a global hotel operator. When the company needs extra funds, possibly
Mar 13 2008

Home loans and mortgages - the selection can be bewildering
For years, when person wanted to purchase or refinance a home, the pick were simple. The buyer chose either a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage or a 30 year fixed-rate mortgage. That was it. Of course of study, those were also the days of 20 percent down paymen
Mar 3 2008

How to create a fraud repellent culture
Preventing, detecting, and investigation fraud is as much an art as a scientific discipline because of the ever-changing nature of fraud strategy and the inventiveness of the people who perpetrate them. Steven Skalak, a PwC advisory partner, shares some p
Mar 28 2008

How to recession-proof your business
It's just economic science 101: All concern is cyclical, and that's true even when, as seems the case in the new century, the cycles are speed up. Finance executives need to be prepared to meet the challenges of bad times as well as good. Companies that r
Mar 13 2008

How will the bailout bill's ceo comp provision play out?
The $700 one million million bailout bundle approved by United States Congress carries executive director compensation bounds for executive director of the companies that benefit from the Treasury's program, and that is sparking debate among compensation
Oct 8 2008

Hp's technology services power play
Hewlett Packard Co.'s acquisition of global technology services company Electronic Data scheme Corp., say analysts, will challenge IBM's place as marketplace leader -- if HP with success integrates the two companies. As everyone knows, integrating is wher
May 17 2008