"Wallstreet" Reader

"Wallstreet" Reader


Alpha CEO: Premium for Massey Worth It

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 07:16 PM PST

Alpha CEO Kevin Crutchfield said Massey has been at the top of Alpha's list of companies to acquire for a while because the combination would create a global leader in metallurgical coal reserves, production and sales.

Bankers Urge Europe Action

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:36 PM PST

Some of the world's leading bankers are pushing for a "shock-and-awe" approach to defuse Europe's simmering debt crisis.

Envoys Push for Trade Deal

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 08:11 AM PST

Top trade negotiators from the U.S. and the European Union said that emerging economies like China, India and Brazil must make large concessions to reach a global trade deal.

Capital Controls Stir Debate

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:28 AM PST

Capital controls, which were blessed by the International Monetary Fund last year as countries like South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey and Brazil moved to stem inflows, were a hot topic at this week's World Economic Forum.