Leaders need vision and energy, but they also share four unexpected qualities: 1) They selectively reveal their weaknesses; 2) They rely heavily on intuition to gauge the appropriate timing and course of their actions; 3) They manage employees with...

In a major break in a massive tax-evasion investigation, UBS AG and the governments of Switzerland and the U.S. have reached a settlement that could force UBS to turn over thousands of identities of account holders. The Internal Revenue Service has...

Moldova has removed the last ruling Communist party in Europe. The four main opposition parties in Moldova have collectively won just over half the vote in parliamentary elections, to the Communists’ 45 per cent. A coalition government with a pro-EU...

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way." Babe Ruth The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas." Linus Pauling A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.

Consumers slashed their borrowing in July by the largest amount on record as job losses and uncertainty about the economic recovery prompted Americans to rein in their debt. Economists expect consumers will continue to spend less, save more and trim...