You may be aware about the fact that great leaders aren’t born, but made in this very earth, and the same implies to backers and traders too. If you have self-confidence, the right incentive, persistence, discipline and confidence you can battle out all percentages in the net share market. But those that lack basic confidence and endurance will be losers over the long run.

While most states struggled to break even this year, tight-fisted Arkansas had enough in the bank to cover its bills and, as it turns out, end the year with a more than $90 million surplus.

Securing aid from Europe is just one of the challenges ahead for Evangelos Venizelos.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — Six strategic reforms initiativesannounced today, which includes the Public Finance SRI, aims to create RM13billion in fiscal space and complete the framework for the EconomicTransformation Programme. The SRIs are the second critical component of the ETP in addition to the 12National Key Economic Areas in a bid to boost the nation”s …

Lawmakers have required big-city school districts to post campaign finance documents. Others should do so even without that mandate.

The new government has room to raise debt-financed spending, but should ensure that its investments will create economic gains, the Finance Ministry said yesterday.

FOR finance workers Michael Scobie and Alan Pollock, the credit crunch really put them through the wringer.

WASHINGTON — The comedian Stephen Colbert flew down to Washington last week to parody the nation’s campaign-finance laws. But there was a flaw in his plan: The campaign-finance system already is a parody.

BRUSSELS: European finance ministers have staved off an imminent Greek default, agreeing to release a vital instalment of financial aid to Athens, while delaying a deal on a second large rescue, possibly until September.

Arizona’s public campaign-finance system will continue, observers say, but the future of Clean Elections varies with your viewpoint.