Venezuela central bank denies transactions with Wall St

Nov 28 (Reuters) - Venezuela's central bank president denied on Thursday that Caracas is carrying out any transactions with Wall Street banks, a day after a senior government source said it was evaluating a swap agreement involving its gold reserves.

Rising middle class brings retail boom to Russia

MOSCOW — Shoppers who find that 250 stores aren't enough can go ice skating, watch movies or even ride a carousel, all under a single roof. While it sounds like the Mall of America, this mall is outside Moscow, not Minneapolis.

THL’s Sperling Says New U.S. Regulations Weighing on Wall Street

Scott Sperling, co-president of private-equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners LP, said new financial regulations are hurting the U.S. economy and increasing costs at Wall Street banks and asset managers.