Bolivia To Expel Coca-Cola
The global brand will no longer be welcome at the end of the Mayan calendar.
Economics
France Passes New Budget
The new budget includes the introduction of a financial transaction tax and an increase on taxes for businesses and the wealthy.
Farmers: EPA Regulations Driving Food Prices Up
Subsidizing the production of ethanol would raise the price of food? Can you even call that an unintended consequence?
Samsung Gets a Repreive: Can Keep Selling Galaxy Nexus For Now
A judge extended the suspension of a preliminary injunction that would prohibit the company for selling its smartphone in the U.S.
Republicans Say White House Hiding Sequestration Lay Offs
Why would the Department of Labor ever want to wait till after the election for layoffs to be announced?
World Gone Wrong
Eurozone manufacturing outlook grows even dimmer while exports and output stall in Asia
India Blackout an Economic Reality Check?
Questions about India's superpower aspirations abound after largest power outage in history
Samsung-Apple Trial Getting Little Play in South Korea
Samsung is South Korea's largest company, and smart phones are its future
Freedom Makes All the Difference
Mitt Romney's controversial comments about economic development overlooked a key variable.
Metro Atlanta Voters Say No To Transportation Tax
Voters rejected a 1 percent tax to fund a transportation project pushed by both parties and "business leaders," as the mayor of Atlanta vows to keep trying to convince them.
Portuguese Tax Man Falls Short
Weak tax collections mean that Portugal will have to rework its budget to meet deficit-reduction goals
France To Squeeze Businesses
The new socialist government in France has its eye on balancing the budget by putting the screws to businesses and the wealthy
Aussie Manufacturing Hits the Doldrums
Relatively immune until recently, Australia has joined the international pity party as manufacturing sinks to the lowest level in three years
Channeling Tax Money to Private Groups Under Challenge
In Ohio, the libertarian 1851 Center for Constitutional Law joined liberal ProgressOhio in a lawsuit opposing the state government's policy of turning public money over to a private job-creation organization
Military Exempted from Possible Pay Cuts
About $135 billion is requested in fiscal 2013 for military personnel accounts.
Atlanta Votes Today on Tax for Transportation Projects
One cent sales tax for 10 years would fund 157 projects.
Tragic News: Washington Will Not Be Shutting Down
Boehner, Reid reach agreement to fund six more months of federal spending
Only 14 Percent of Parents Say Things Will Be Better For Their Children
A lower percentage than was found in similar polls during the Great Depression.
Regulator Bans Fannie, Freddie From Reducing Principals
The FHFA resists the Obama Administration's attempt to further distort the housing market.
UBS Blames Facebook For Slumping Profit
The bank says it bought more Facebook shares than clients wanted, and blamed the mismanaged IPO for its second quarter performance.
Gas Prices Up Fourth Consecutive Week
It's summer and the government intervenes, after all
Mitt Romney: Vladimir Putin Turning Back Clock on Progress
Uses Poland as an example of benefits of freedom
Deutsche Bank Cuts Jobs
The moves comes as an attempt to makes savings amid profit loses and a worsening situation in the eurozone.
Euro-Area Unemployment Highest on Record
The 11.2 percent unemployment rate is the highest since 1995.
Greenland Thaw Could Prompt Mining Rush
Rare minerals could provide a boost to the local economy as China's reserves drop.
Congress Pushing For More Sanctions Against Iran
Negotiators from the House and Senate have approved additional sanctions that target shipping and energy.
US Pharmaceuticals Big in The Gray Market
A joint Congressional investigation has found that some US pharmacies use the "gray market" to increase profits by thousands of percent.
Moody's Cuts British Growth Forecasts
Move looks to put pressure on Cameron to change his "austerity" program.
Monti Praises Progress on the Euro, Says End is in Sight
The Italian Prime Minister is traveling to France, Finland, and Spain to further develop Europe's recovery plan.
Why London Is Yawning Over the Olympics
Have Western countries finally outgrown the sports socialism of the Olympic Games?
Government Did Not Build Your Business
Obama is wrong-entrepreneurs, not bureaucrats, created "this unbelievable American system."
