Euro zone rot spreads
The euro zone's biggest member Germany is being sucked into the bloc's worsening economic quagmire, business surveys suggest. Full Article | Euro Zone Live Blog
Government turns up heat on BBC over sex abuse scandal
LONDON - The government warned the BBC on Wednesday that a growing sex abuse scandal was raising "very real concerns" about public trust in the broadcaster.
Drop in UK factory orders fuels recovery doubts
LONDON - British factory orders posted a surprise fall in October, the CBI's industrial trends survey showed on Wednesday, fuelling fears that a recent timid economic recovery may not last. Full Article
Ford to close Belgian plant by end-2014
GENK, Belgium - Ford will close a factory employing 4,300 workers in the Belgian town of Genk by the end of 2014, shifting production to Valencia in Spain, as the U.S. automaker tries to stem European losses. Full Article
China making slow, steady economic recovery
BEIJING - China's economy is making a slow, steady recovery from its weakest period of growth in three years, a survey of purchasing managers signals, with new orders and output at their highest in months. Full Article
Apple unwraps mini-iPad to take on Amazon
SAN JOSE - Apple will begin selling an 8-inch version of the iPad on Friday to compete with Amazon.com's Kindle and other smaller tablets, but it has set a higher-than-expected price tag of $329 that Wall Street fears could curb demand. Full Article | Video
Syrian bombardments create new refugee wave
ATIMA, Syria - Hundreds of Syrian refugees have poured into a makeshift refugee camp overlooking the Turkish border, fleeing a week of what they say are the most intense army bombardments since the uprising began 19 months ago. Full Article
UK bookies see Obama back in White House
U.S. President Barack Obama will be elected for a second term next month if Britain's bookmakers are to be believed. Full Article
Shark kills California man at surf spot
Oct. 24 - A shark kills a male surfer at a popular surf spot off Santa Barbara, California. Sarah Sheffer reports.
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Unrealistic Nobel economics
The latest Nobel economics prize rewarded the study of stable pairwise matching. Like so much of game theory, the winning idea is simple, slightly illuminating for economists, occasionally useful for everyone - and profoundly misleading. Commentary
Last U.S. debate neglects foreign policy realities
Listening to Barack Obama and Mitt Romney spar, it would have been easy to forget that Europe exists, free trade matters or global coordination of finance remains a priority. Worse, the politically facile China-bashing suggests both men are missing the big opportunity. Commentary
Japan's exporters should fear slowdown, not boycott
Ire over islands has hit Chinese consumers’ yen for things Japanese. But China’s slowing economy is having an even bigger impact. And while China has toppled the U.S. as Japan’s biggest market, it’s plunging demand from Europe that’s dragging trade down the most. Commentary
Europe doesn't need a "Disziplin union"
European leaders have nudged forward plans for a fiscal union with discipline as its leitmotif. But such a union is neither desirable nor necessary. It may not be politically feasible either. Commentary
To escape the Great Recession, embrace contradiction
Where will jobs and growth come from? As we enter the fifth year of the Great Recession, people all over the world are asking this question, but their political leaders are not providing any convincing answers. Commentary
Can we trust economic data?
Whereas China is sometimes accused of overstating its economy, in typical British understated style we could be making things worse than they actually are. If the UK economy is not in as dire straits as the GDP data suggests then imagine all of the wasted investment opportunities in 2012. Commentary
Sunni-Shia divide threatens Pakistan from within
GILGIT, Pakistan - Across Pakistan, violent Sunni radicals are on the march against the Shi'ite minority. Secretive groups like Lashkar-e-Jhangvi are aiming to stoke the intense sectarian violence that has pushed countries like Iraq close to civil war. Full Article
U.S. Election - Bridging the Divide
America is divided. That at least is the message from the two parties in the run-up to the U.S. presidential and congressional votes. With Barack Obama and Mitt Romney neck-and-neck in polls, the latest e-book from Breakingviews examines how we got here, and the main fiscal and economic challenges facing the next American president. Download the PDF
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