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As Russia tries dead man, cover-up alleged
Stephen Beard Mar 21, 2013
Russian legal specialist Sergei Magnitsky is due to be tried tomorrow for tax offenses, even though he died in prison more than 3 years ago. Critics of Russian business practices say he was killed to cover up corruption by officials.
In Cyprus bailout, what's Russia got to do with it?
Stephen Beard Mar 15, 2013
European finance ministers are meeting in Brussels today, and at the top of their agenda is Cyprus. The small Mediterranean island nation, which has 850,000 people, is in desperate need of a bailout.
Global Corruption Quiz: Which countries are best and worst?
Stephan Richter Mar 13, 2013
When it comes to public sector corruption, which of the BRIC countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, and China -- ranks the best and the worst?
The economy + Valentine's Day = True Love?
Kai Ryssdal Apr 2, 2013
On Thursday, American Airlines and US Airways officially announced their long-rumored merger. And Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said it made a match with Ketchup giant Heinz, in a deal worth billions.
The economics behind the new FX show 'The Americans'
Kai Ryssdal Feb 13, 2013
"The Americans" is set in the 1980s and revolves around two Russian sleeper agents living in the U.S.
Delay of federal Sandy relief package to squeeze state budgets
Dan Bobkoff Jan 3, 2013
A $60 billion Sandy relief package passed the Senate in December, but House leadership reneged on its pledge to pass the bill before the end of the session.
U.S. still awaits a final fiscal cliff deal
Jeff Horwich Jan 1, 2013
The Senate deal permanently raises income taxes for individuals making more than $400,000 a year. It delays -- for just two months -- most of those automatic spending cuts that were set to kick in. And it includes a number of other provisions to stave off the most pressing aspects of the fiscal cliff.
Would 'earmarks' have helped fiscal cliff talks?
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Dec 31, 2012
'Bridges to Nowhere' and other pork-barrel spending used to be the grease for deal-making in Congress.
Time for Plan C? Fiscal cliff solution stalls
Jeremy Hobson Dec 21, 2012
It was called "Plan B" -- a way to avoid some of the tax increases that are part of the fiscal cliff without putting together a
broad bipartisan deal before the New Year.
Brothel sponsors Greek soccer team
Mark Lowen Dec 21, 2012
As local and national funding is slashed, two soccer teams in Greece are turning to some unusual sponsors to make ends meet.
