Japan Enters Nuclear Recess After Sole Working Reactor Shut Down - Bloomberg

Japan began a recess from nuclear- generated electricity, its first in more than four decades, after its sole operating power reactor was halted for scheduled […]

US stocks dip after conflicting economic reports

Wall Street gnawed on a muddle of economic data and corporate earnings Thursday, pushing stocks lower after a brief rise.
The American consumer’s buying power was […]

Bakken oil booms _ and so does crime on the Plains

Drug crimes in eastern Montana are up 172 percent. Assaults in Dickinson, N.D., have climbed 300 percent. And in once-sleepy Plentywood, Mont., there have been […]

Geithner: Romney claim on job losses ‘ridiculous’

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says a claim by Mitt Romney about disproportionate job losses by women during the Obama administration is “misleading and ridiculous.”
Romney said […]

UK report analyzes risks of Arctic development

A British report is warning that new opportunities for economic development in the Arctic are fraught with high risks of environmental disaster.
The report was released […]

US stock futures dip on China manufacturing data

Stock futures are slipping after the latest manufacturing report out of China which suggests that one of the world’s biggest economies may be slowing.
The Dow […]

Free Lunches Pushing U.S. to Insolvency, Columbia

Political competition for votes and lack of fiscal discipline are pushing the world

AOL is 8th advertiser to pull Limbaugh ads

AOL Inc. says it is suspending its advertising on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show in reaction to his derogatory comments about a law student who testified […]

Obama budget: $901 billion deficit in 2013

President Obama will propose a budget on Monday that forecasts a $901 billion deficit in 2013, and includes plans to make targeted investments in […]

Papademos to Ministers: Back Bailout or Quit - Bloomberg

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos told members of his government they must back deeper budget cuts needed to prevent financial collapse or quit, as political […]