Economics
Idaho Corrections Department To Take Over Privately-Run Prison
Prison, run by Corrections Corporation of America, has been the subject of lawsuits
At Least Four Dead After Cambodian Police Fire on Protesters
Striking garment workers are pushing for the minimum wage to be doubled
British Free Marketeers Should Welcome Romanian and Bulgarian Immigrants
Some self-described supporters of the free market in the U.K. wrongly oppose the free movement of people
Let's Make 2014 the Year of Freedom for Low-Wage Workers
Our regulations price low-income people out of greater job potential. That is a crime.
Pope's Comments on Free Markets May Upset Some Donors
Where does the Vatican think its money comes from?
Poll: Only 35 Percent Think US Should Sell Postal Service
Despite problems, the number has actually declined
Rhode Island May See More Pension Struggles in 2014
Repayments of loans connected to Curt Schilling's failed video game also source of debate
55 Tax Breaks Expiring Today, But Congress May Renew Them Retroactively Later
Breeding uncertainty in the business environment
Individual Bitcoin Miners Don't Have to Register with US Government
Not that they were going to, anyway
Initial IPhone Orders Through China Mobile Underwhelming
China Mobile not getting the same response as other carriers
SEC Investigating Calif. Public Pension Fund Purchases
Allegations of possible insider trading
China's Massive Local Debts Stir Concerns
Municipalities within the country owe and estimated $3 trillion
Dozens of Federal Tax Breaks Set to Expire
But may be renewed retroactively, as they are every year, creating all sorts of business uncertainty
French Constitutional Council Approves 75 Percent Tax on the Wealthy
What could possibly go wrong?
Al Qaeda Keeps Careful Track of its Members' Expenses
Recipts kept for small purchases, such as mustard
Minimum Wage To Increases in 13 States on Jan. 1
New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island among those to see the highest increase