Fortress Investment: Better Times Ahead

Zachary ScheidtZachary Scheidt submits:

Shares of Fortress Investment Group (FIG) are trading higher after comments made at the Goldman Sachs (GS) US Financial Services conference. The private equity company has benefited from the equity market rebound and the return of liquidity to…

Australia…escaped a total meltdown, but still far from healthy

by Rebecca

Australia is another on the short list of countries that “escaped recession” (another is Poland, which I wrote about earlier). As much of the developed world struggles with job loss and weak economic groundwork, Australia managed to push through…