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Recession in America? 10 questions assessing the threat.

Concerns about weak economies in Europe have already rattled global financial markets, and things are hardly rosy at home. Is America heading into a recession? Here are answers to 10 questions about that risk.
Facebook IPO: Six key dates in its debacle

Facebook's first week as a publicly traded company will go down as a terribly botched corporate launch, perhaps one of the worst in recent history for such a highly visible entity. Eight days ago, it was the tech world's most highly anticipated initial public offering in eight years. Now, the social media company faces mounting legal woes and serves as an embarrassing example of how not to run an IPO. Despite rising insider pessimism about its growth prospects, Facebook kept boosting its asking price and the number of shares it would sell. The result: billions of dollars in losses; investigations by two congressional committees, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), an industry watchdog, and the state of Massachusetts; at least 13 class-action lawsuits; and thousands of resentful shareholders who days later still were unsure how many Facebook shares they had or at what price. Here are six key dates in Facebook's unfolding IPO disaster.
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Wall Street woes: why world's investors sit on sidelines

Job No. 1 for central bankers: restore confidence in markets.
Lehman: This time, feds let a big bank fall

As venerable Wall Street firms succumb to the home loan crisis, focus shifts to limiting taxpayer cost.
U.S. financial crisis spreads toward your wallet

Banking woes, rising debt levels, and unemployment will put consumers in greater trouble, economists say.
A global war on inflation

Many nations have begun to tighten their credit reins in an effort to curb rising prices.
As price of oil soars, stock markets slump

Uncertainty over oil prices is a factor in Wall Street edginess.
Investing: Latin America bucks dour trends

Markets there produce healthy returns, but some analysts expect a correction.
Proxy ballots: your chance to make a difference

Don't toss that envelope. Shareholder resolutions address issues ranging from executive pay to human rights.
Banking woes seem to ease. Is it a sign?

Evidence of stability includes easing US bond prices and bank moves to raise capital.
In Europe, widening probe targets tax haven

Some 10 countries are investigating suspects, including the US, which estimates that it loses up to $100 billion a year in unpaid taxes.
Banks' losses could put $900 billion squeeze on consumers

Troubled loans – from homes to cars – could trim economic growth by 1 percentage point, a new forecast says.
Subprime fallout: Who's stuck with $400 billion in losses?

How asset-backed securities tied to risky mortgages and US consumer debt are affecting investors around the world.
Opinion: Female leadership: changing business for the better

Workplaces today use more direct communication and less hierarchy. Women helped effect this change.
Opinion: A better way to pay CEOs

Smarter incentives could reduce the risks they pursue.