Business and Economy
Rogue trader loses $2 billion, recently arrested
Swiss banking giant UBS says one of its traders lost about $2 billion in unauthorized trades -- the man has been arrested.
US frustrated with Eurozone's handling of Greek debt crisis
Germany and France have said they'll help Greece, as the United States urges Europe to figure it out....
Hedge fund uses Twitter to profitably predict market swings
The $40 million dollar fund made a profit of almost two percent in its first month of trading by using Tweets to gauge public's mood....
Why sidewalk dining is banned in Istanbul
Diners in the busy Istanbul district of Beyoglu are being forced to take their meals inside, as government regulations have banned outdoor dining....
Big cities may be best hope for American economy
Innovation and entrepreneurship are at higher levels in dense, metropolitan areas like San Francisco and New York, according to The Economist....
France's super-rich: Raise our taxes, s'il vous plait
Instead of avoiding taxes during tough economic times, France's super rich have signed a petition asking the government to raise their taxes. ...
Economic crisis pushes sports leagues to the edge
From America to Spain and Italy, how the threat of strikes and bankruptcy threatened sports teams this year....
Child poverty up 18 percent across the US
According to a study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 31 million children in the US now live in low-income families....
How Facebook can get you fired
The legal implications of firings that occur when online behavior meets the work place....
Robot trading blamed for wild swings in markets
Series of wild swings in financial markets in recent weeks blamed on high-frequency trading by computers....- With economy plummeting, food scavenging on the rise in Spain
- Small Greek community turns to local currency as economy struggles
- Obama's poll numbers suffer as Republicans, Democrats shift blame for high gas prices
- Greeks turn abroad as economy at home shrinks and sputters
- Historic Milwaukee bank caters to newly arrived immigrants
- Minister suggests honoring Martin Luther King Jr. by addressing structural poverty
- Bank of America agrees to pay $335M over discriminatory lending at Countrywide
- Columbia economist says to save our country, economy, we need to hike taxes
- In Spain, hair salons and nail salons finding success in a struggling economy
- 26 of 27 European Union countries indicate interest in tighter economic ties
- In the U.K., life's course dictated by results of a test taken at age 11
- Inventor works to save lives in the developing world
- Big Macs provide good glimpse of global economy
- Africa builds Great Green Wall to fight desertification
- Journalism soldiers on in Pakistan despite obvious dangers
- Nightlife returns to Ciudad Juarez as drug violence is more contained
- In Iowa, China's vice president will reconnect with friends made 30 years ago
- Building collapse in Pakistan a reminder of an uncomfortably common occurrence
- Peru's cash crop, asparagus is bleeding key region dry
- Nicaragua distillery trying to bring its rum to the world
- Susan G. Komen foundation reverses decision to defund Planned Parenthood
- California-based Cold War museum tries to preserve reminders of bygone era
- Peace Corps looking for more volunteers among AARP age group
- America's food pantries find rising need leading to empty shelves as Thanksgiving arrives
- The Tavis Smiley Show's "Poverty in America" – Children and Education
- The Tavis Smiley Show's "Poverty in America" – Seniors
- What PETA hopes its .XXX porn site will do for animal rights
- Refugees in Fargo face cultural and climate challenges
- Bird watching for the blind
- American civic clubs grow overseas
- Columbia University janitor graduates with degree in Classics
- 'Cash Mobs' profit locally owned stores
- Don't need your car today? How about renting it out?
- How organic food saved a hard-luck, Vermont town
- Skyscraper greenhouses could be farms of future
- Radio flourishing in post-Gadhafi Libya
- Copenhagen power plant turned into ski resort
- Lab in rural India solves community's unique problems
- Making mobile phones conflict-free
- 'Green' grocery store lets you package your own food
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Anthony Cloud (22 May, 2012 10:35:29)This is not a hate crime, it's an indifference crime. It is hard to say which is worse. There are no statutes covering "indifference crimes", ... -
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wavettore (21 May, 2012 12:10:25)Not the protests or the violence in the streets could ever stop one relentless Plan relying on its long tentacles and on the short memory ...