Capital Region companies that do business in the global marketplace have had to contend with an increasingly difficult environment since the last quarter of 2007. The hard-put U.S. housing sector, the volatility of U.S. financial markets and the ongoing c

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OBAMA: Over the last few days, we have seen clearly what's at stake in this election. The news from Wall Street has shaken the American people's faith in our economy. The situation with Lehman Brothers and other financial institutions is the latest in a

WASHINGTON: The US economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in the third quarter, official figures showed yesterday, as Japan unveiled a US$277 billion package aimed at helping it ride out the global economic storm.

These are challenging times for America's small business owners. The combination of global competition and a bruised economy forces them to spend more time on operations and less time planning for their next phase in life. As a result, many of the nation