World Economy >>

Nonfiction shelves are full of memoirs by people who can't actually write. They're brought to you by authors who suppress their own ego to write in a famous voice — in exchange for a hefty check....

The stock market endured a volatile week as investors sold off technology stocks. Weak bank earnings added to the sour mix. But the selloff hasn't triggered alarm, and indicators for the broader economy are mostly positive....

God Gazarov, a Russian immigrant who owns a jewelry store in Brooklyn, says Equifax won't give him a credit history, suggesting he change his first name to resolve the problem....

Repaying college debts prevents many Americans from investing in homes or retirement. The impact can add up — for individuals and the economy as a whole, a researcher says....

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Leviathan of last resort Fly Title:  Charlemagne Rubric:  German legalism is hampering rational crisis-management Main image:  20140412_EUD000_0.jpg SOME say economics in Germany is treated as a branch of moral philosophy. More often it is the worst sort of contract law. Throughout the euro crisis legal pettifogging has hampered rational...

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Leviathan of last resort Main image:  20140412_INC707.png Last year developing countries received $134.8 billion in aid, the highest ever, according to the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Donations fell in 2011 and 2012 as rich countries adopted austerity budgets. Five DAC member countries, including Denmark, Luxembourg (not...

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Leviathan of last resort Fly Title:  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Rubric:  America’s huge mortgage-market distortions seem likely to endure YOU could argue that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two “government-sponsored enterprises” (GSEs) in the mortgage business which received the biggest bail-out of the financial crisis, have paid their debt...

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Leviathan of last resort Fly Title:  Aid for health care Rubric:  Chronic diseases and a cash squeeze are prompting donors to rethink spending IN 2000 policy wonks from governments and aid organisations agreed on what would become the Millennium Development Goals, an ambitious set of development targets for 2015. Surprisingly, the fine...

Let the tourists stare at the cherry blossoms. This week, with its World Bank and IMF meetings, is for the true, serious wonks who just can't get enough of lecture halls and soggy hors d'oeuvres....

Over the past 4 years, Greece has endured a crippling debt crisis, and was bailed out twice. David Greene talks to Nick Malkoutzis, editor of Macropolis, an economic and political website in Athens....

When Morning Edition asked millennials what their concerns are, almost two-thirds responded college debt. David Greene talks to three women, who are wading through massive college debts....

There were 300,000 applications filed last week. That's the fewest since May 2007. Economists say the data are another sign that the labor market is gaining some strength....

This week, President Obama signed executive orders aimed at narrowing the gender wage gap, but some critics say they don't actually address the issue....

The number of "stay at home" moms in the U.S. has been on the decline for decades. But a newly released Pew Research Center survey shows a 6 percent increase from 1999 to 2012....

If you know Ciroc and Patron, you may well be listening to a lot of songs that name-check brand-name alcohol. And if you're a teenager, you may be binge drinking a lot more, researchers say....

The pay equity issue, which President Obama and Democrats are using as a central campaign theme, could also gain traction with male voters....

Banking regulators at the FDIC and the Fed are voting on whether to impose tougher rules on big banks. Analysts think that the new regulations, which are expected to pass, will hurt growth prospects....

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is fining the automaker for not answers all of its questions about ignition switch problems, but General Motors says it's doing its best to comply....

More people are using prepaid debit cards, but not all the cards work the same way, especially when it comes to the fees they charge. Money Coach Alvin Hall gives some tips....

A deliberately non-economic measure of well-beingTHE Skoll World Forum begins today in Oxford, bringing together the most prominent people in the area of social entrepreneurship. When they want to evaluate how well they've performed over the past year, many can turn to a new metric, the Social Progress Index (SPI). Established in “beta” form last year, the latest version tracks 132 countries across...