Euro Reaches Two Month High
Draghi's bond buying announcement has helped the single currency
Economics
China Approves Massive Infrastructure Spending
Announcement of $156 billion worth of spending welcomed by markets
South Korea Drilling Around Disputed Islands
Japan also claims Takeshima (or Dokdo, depending on who you ask)
Asian Markets Rally After Draghi Announcement
Implied borrowing costs for Italy and Spain fell after the ECB president outlined his bond buying plan
Shadow of Old Soviet Bonds Falls Over Russia
To meet the old regime's obligations, the country must scratch together $785 billion
Greece Freezes Assets in Grab for Tax Money
The country's government should be digging through the sofa cushions next
Texas City Digs Deep To Offset Bass Pro Sales Shortfall
This is what you call a public-private partnership
Euro Bailout Hinges on German High Court Decision
Hold the presses! One legal decision could stop everything.
Kamala Harris Has Usefully Poor Memory of How Mortgage Settlement Was Spent
It's just as well. How California is spending its portion of the money is slightly better than what Harris wanted.
British Labour Leader Proposes Permanent Wealth Tax
Because being seen a haven for French money and entrepreneurs sucks
Unions Dominant at DNC, But Losing Clout Elsewhere
Percentage of cars purchased that were built by unionized crews dropping
China's President in Russia for Eastern Economic Conference
It's the annual economic leaders' meeting of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
U.S. Stocks Soar over Euro Bond Plan
Dow up more than 200, S&P at highest level in four years
Democrats Lose Their Grip on Reality
Apparently, America was an awful place before Obama showed up.
World Stocks Remain High Following Europe's New Bond-Buying Plan
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi unveiled a fresh package of measures
Former NY Chief Unemployment Judge Claims He Was Squeezed Out in Lawsuit
Says he was removed from his position for trying to stop the use of state and federal unemployment money on audits for decades-old compliance orders
The Party of Corporate Welfare vs. the Other Party of Corporate Welfare
Elizabeth Warren picks the wrong evening to make a point.
Gas Prices and Political Mythology
If there is any issue you can be sure will come up during a presidential election campaign, it's gasoline prices.
Obama's Claimed 4.5 Million Jobs Don't Exist
Overall, fewer people are employed now than when the president took office
Saudi Arabia May Stop Exporting Oil
The country's growing needs are expected to gobble up a greater share of the supply
Australian Government Accused of Spending To Hide Economic Slump
That sounds oddly familiar
A Flood of Insurance Claims Follow Isaac
Only 31 percent of Louisianans have flood insurance
Neither Party Wants to Address Harsh Truths about US Debt
Dealing with actual details about how to reduce $16 trillion makes everybody squirm
Solyndra In the House at DNC
Both supporters and Cassandras of the failed green pork project represent in Charlotte.
Americans Too Dumb to Vote, Says Time National Correspondent
A 500 page defense of the stimulus fails to make the case that Obama is just misunderstood.
