World economy
Adidas shares soar despite financial troubles
08 Mar 2013
Europe, unemployment and instability
05 Mar 2013
The global financial crisis of 2008 has slowly yielded to a global unemployment crisis, that will, fairly quickly, give way to a political crisis, involving all three of the major pillars of the global system -- Europe, China and the United States. By George Friedman, founder and chairman of global intelligence analyst firm Stratfor
Latvia applies for eurozone membership
05 Mar 2013
Obama signs US budget cuts as Republicans have their way
02 Mar 2013
President Barack Obama has signed an order that starts putting into effect steep across-the-board budget cuts that would net the Treasury $85 billion, after hectic talks with the opposition over Friday for a compromise failed
Italian elections stoke euro crisis fears
27 Feb 2013
Wealth inequality between whites and blacks in US worsens
27 Feb 2013
The wealth gap between blacks and whites in the US has nearly tripled over the past 25 years, largely due to inequality in home ownership, income, education and inheritances
US sees larger role for India in Afghanistan
27 Feb 2013
Japan approves $142-bn extra stimulus
27 Feb 2013
The measure, approved by the lower house of parliament two weeks ago, was cleared yesterday by the opposition-dominated upper house.
Kerry pushes US-EU free trade
26 Feb 2013
Italian elections end on inconclusive note
26 Feb 2013
White House braces for sequester
26 Feb 2013
Eight million in UK without savings: Report
25 Feb 2013
ADB president Haruhiko Kuroda expected to head Bank of Japan
25 Feb 2013
Haruhiko Kuroda, with his overseas connections and language skills, is widely expected to win foreign understanding for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s monetary policy
Despite recession, Americans spent $53 bn last year on pets
23 Feb 2013
Unable to find a job, an owner even went to the extent of selling his home to raise money to continue to be able to keep caring for his pets
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