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| Assault on America - Comment & Analysis |
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Multinationals may face a new economy
American companies are this week treading the long road back to business as usual. Telephones will ring more often than last week. Meetings cancelled in the aftermath of September 11 will be reconvened. Executives will begin to address in earnest one important question: how has the business environment changed in the wake of the terrorist assault on America? | Read | |
Fed's awkward position
In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the dotcom frenzy and the Y2K crisis seem trivial. | Read | |
Opec's dilemma
The cartel can ill afford to see recession knock oil prices far below today's levels. But neither can it risk higher prices, which would offend the US and its allies. | Read | |
Lex: Insurance
Eleven days after the attacks on the US it remains impossible to quantify the impact on the insurance industry. The biggest insurers and reinsurers have sharply increased estimates of their exposure. | Read | |
The great bear
Stock markets have been in decline since early 2000. The investor uncertainty produced by the terrorist attacks has made recovery a distant prospect. | Read | |
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