Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG’s need to backstop growth and its shrinking pile of unwanted assets complicate its ability to maintain the pace of capital improvement, Chief Financial Officer David Mathers said. The bank entered 2017 with a common equity Tier 1 ratio of 11.6 percent, up from 11.4 percent at the start of 2016 — this after a ...

  BANGKOK / AP The 49-story Bangkok high-rise was supposed to feature luxury condos for hundreds of newly affluent Thai families, but it was abandoned unfinished when the Asian financial crisis struck in 1997. Now called the “Ghost Tower,” it’s a monument to mistakes made and an object of curiosity to a steady stream of visitors. “Sathorn Unique,” named after ...

  NEW YORK / AP Melons going splat in slow motion. Drawn-as-you-go animation about machines. A behind-the-scenes look at winery operations. Not the usual viral videos, but small business owners have realized offering something to watch and having a sense of humor about themselves can help grab customers’ attention. In more than a hundred videos he’s posted on YouTube, Tom ...