By William Echikson. The US continues to lead the world in total stock-market return, even more so after the the financial crisis in Southeast Asia gripped global markets. By Guy Halverson. And it expects even more explosive growth. By William Echikson.
American economists see a bit of d j vu in Asia's financial crisis.
That's because banking problems behind the noise in the foreign financial markets remind them of home - specifically the three bouts of financial troubles in the 1980s and '90s. The United States weathered those banking crises, and analysts expect Asia to struggle through its present crisis with limited damage. By David R. Francis. That's what Terry Novak did last March. Ore. So she quit and went into business for herself as a full-time freelance writer.