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...often work on projects unaffected by large-scale global banking travails. Recent studies have confirmed the robust reliability of borrowers at the bottom end of the global income scale. The world's poorest are affected, though, by commodity price volatility and fluctuating food and fuel costs. Mary Ellen Iskenderian, CEO of Women's World Banking, a global network of 54 microfinance institutions and banks in 30 countries, spoke to Time's Jeremy Caplan recently about how the financial crisis has affected those on the lower rungs of the world's economic ladder...
...When CEO's Bob Nardelli (Chrysler), Alan Mullaly (Ford), and Rick Wagoner (GM) appeared before Congress late last month in search of a bailout, they were basically told, "Get the hell out of here until you have detailed plans to get your industry in order." Well, here they are: Three business plans, numbering between 14 and 37 pages, providing a detailed outline of how each executive plans to turn his company around - and what the Federal government can do to help...
...Meanwhile, the European Investment Bank is set to pledge $2.5 billion to help the continent's auto industry develop more environmentally friendly cars, according to Reuters. That support could help struggling companies stay in the race to bring greener vehicles to market during a global economic downturn. Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne summed up the situation in simple terms: "Either [aid] is for everyone...
...Stanasolovich, CEO of Legend Financial Advisors in Pittsburgh, is eying a few reopened funds for clients - Artisan Mid Cap Value and Schneider Small Cap Value are long-time favorites - but he's not looking to buy anytime soon. "Historically speaking, three months before the end of a recession, when things feel the worst, it's usually a good time to buy," says Stanasolovich. "I just don't think we're coming out of this recession anytime soon...
...acres along the Great Peconic Bay was sold in 2006 because girls just weren't attending camp. In New Jersey, three councils merged into a single group with six camps - two of which weren't being used much. Those two probably won't operate next summer, says Mary Connell, CEO of Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey, which will do a cost-benefit analysis of all the region's camps...