The destructive effects of the financial crisis may be waning, but your retirement account won’t soon forget. And while the recent stock-market recovery may feel good, it’s done little to stem a mounting crisis in the retirement system in the United States

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Retirement Living: Retirements in peril: U.S. system is full of holes

The name of Prince Otto von Bismarck may be raised, as the 19th century German leader’s surname forms the acronym of a league of emerging market nations.

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Marsh on Monday: Bismarck may be raised — in new monetary order

China Metallurgical, the second-largest initial public offering this year, rises 25.5% in debut trade in Shanghai, easing slightly after rising as much as 35% in the early going.

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China Metallurgical jumps 26% in Shanghai debut

Shares of chip makers head higher, with Korea’s Hynix and Taiwan’s Nanya among the standouts, after market analysts say the semiconductor industry is poised for a lasting recovery.

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Asia Markets: Asia’s chip shares climb on multiple upgrades

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Forget somber reflection on the one-year anniversary of the Lehman crash — Hong Kong’s initial public offerings are receiving record subscriptions, luxury property prices are in the stratosphere, and the equity market is at a 2009 high.

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Craig Stephen’s This Week in China: Hong Kong goes into speculative overdrive

A festive spirit is gripping Indian markets, as stocks make a dash toward lofty valuations after nearly two years of struggle, but shares may not have too much further to climb in the immediate term unless next month’s corporate earnings turn out to be even better than has been been priced in.

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V. Phani Kumar’s This Week in India: Earnings optimism to be put to test

British home sellers increased asking prices in September, encouraged by growing demand amid a low supply of homes on the market as the autumn moving season gets under way.

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U.K. home sellers boost asking price 0.6% in Sept.

Kraft Foods’ surprising $16.7 billion cash-and-stock bid for U.K. confectioner Cadbury’s just over a week ago could be the icing on the cake for European mergers and acquisitions, as conditions for capital raising perk up and the global recession eases, say fund managers here

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European Stocks to Watch: Looking for the next big M&A deal in Europe

Wynn Resorts Ltd. reportedly increases the size of the initial public offering of its Macau casino operations, and now seeks to raise about $1.6 billion from the stake sale.

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Wynn Resorts aims to raise $1.6 bln from Macau IPO

A top-ranked Democratic senator is preparing plans that, if approved, would pull together the major four bank agencies in the U.S. into one regulatory agency, according to a media report.

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Senator aims to consolidate U.S. banking agencies