NATO strike kills Gadhafi’s son but leader escapes

A NATO missile struck a house in Tripoli where Moammar Gadhafi and his wife were staying on Saturday, missing the Libyan leader but killing his […]

Kia recalls small cars due to fuel tank problem

Kia Motors Corp. is recalling more than 58,000 Spectra compact cars registered in cold-weather states because the gas tanks could drop to the ground and […]

Bernanke Says Ending Bond-Buying Unlikely to Have Major Impact - Bloomberg

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the end of the Fed’s $600 billion bond-buying program in June probably won’t have a “significant” effect on […]

Nicklaus: Interest rates draw keen attention

When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke holds a news conference Wednesday, he almost certainly won’t announce an increase in interest rates.
Listeners, though, will parse his […]

Nicklaus: Gas price query likely to fizzle

When the going gets tough, Americans get conspiracy-minded.
So, when we see gasoline prices near $4 a gallon, we want to blame somebody. If that somebody […]

Kansas-Missouri border war, college students, underemployed

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“(I)t is hard at the age of 45, after more than a dozen years of success, to feel like you are starting […]

New DOT rule tackles fees, bumping, flight delays

Airlines will soon be required to refund bag fees if they lose luggage, and they’ll pay travelers more for bumping them from a flight.
The federal […]

Yemeni police open fire on protesters, killing 2

Yemeni security forces opened fire on anti-government protesters on Tuesday, killing at least two amid rising international concern over the strategically located nation.
The United Nations […]

Nowotny, Coene Signal Investors Right to Expect Higher ECB Rates This Year - Bloomberg

European monetary policy is too stimulative given the economic outlook for the region, and Greece doesn’t need to restructure its debt, European Central Bank Governing […]

China Vows to Punish Those Responsible for Leaking Economy, Inflation Data - Bloomberg

China’s statistics bureau said it “condemns” leaks of economic data and those responsible will be punished, after the office released economic indicators that matched rumors […]