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China uneasy with North Korea's threats
Apr 10, 2013
A steady drumbeat of threats from North Korea is making the world's second largest economy assess China's relationship with its neighbor.
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Italy's electoral circus continues, markets unfazed
Apr 9, 2013
No government emerges a month after Italy's last elections, markets seems to approve.
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Japan stimulus has investors eyeing Europe
Apr 9, 2013
The value of the Japanese yen fell to its lowest level in four years after a huge monetary stimulus package was unveiled last week, and the effects of the stimulus are starting to be felt far away from Japan.
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Margaret Thatcher's foes turned anger into big business, and a soundtrack for the '80s
Apr 8, 2013
From punk rock to TV satires such as Spitting Image, many of those who set out to pillory Margaret Thatcher for her policies made a nice living doing so. Listen to the soundtrack that hate created.
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Margaret Thatcher's legacy: Three things that changed for the U.K.
Stephen Beard and Chau Tu
Apr 8, 2013
There’s no question Margaret Thatcher wanted to remake the U.K. economy during her tenure, but did she succeed?
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U.S. ambassadors tapped for their connections, cash-raising
Apr 8, 2013
Forty percent of politically appointed envoys are big campaign donors. And unlike career diplomats, they get posts in desirable destinations, like Europe and the Caribbean. Caroline Kennedy's potential appointment in Japan would have more challenges.
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Bird flu scare in China: Bad news for KFC
Apr 8, 2013
As cases of a new strain of bird flu spread across the Shanghai region, fast food chains like KFC are taking a hit to their bottom line.
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Margaret Thatcher's economic legacy
Apr 8, 2013
Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female Prime Minister, died Monday from a stroke at age 87.
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Portugal court throws austerity cuts for a loop
Apr 8, 2013
Portugal's economic future is in doubt this morning after the country's high court ruled that many of the government's bailout cuts are unconstitutional.
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Burning paper iPhones: Transferring wealth to the afterlife in China
Apr 5, 2013
The Chinese are celebrating the annual tomb sweeping holiday, a day when people sweep the gravestones of their ancestors and burn money, paper villas, and cardboard consumer products in the belief that it'll comfort deceased loved ones.
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