Europe’s reaction to the big non-tapering Fed news. Companies now will have to report how their CEOs’ pay stacks up against the pay of their other employees. And with Mexico close to missing out on next year’s World Cup, a look at how important soccer is to the country’s economy. 

Wednesday afternoon, we will learn just how much the Federal Reserve has decided to scale back on stimulus spending. The vulnerability of social security numbers — the simple nine-digit code that holds so much of our private information. And lists, lists, lists. Why is the media obsessed with lists? We read off a list to explain. Just kidding, of course. 

Is this the week the tapering begins? And a look at the middle class as the Census releases new data this week on what Americans typically earn. 

Now that Larry Summers has officially withdrawn his name from consideration for the Federal Reserve chairman, international markets are responding in a big way — global stocks are near five year highs. And in just two weeks, millions of Americans will start enrolling in the new health exchanges. But many still remain confused about the process. Now the government is hiring special navigators to help consumers enroll. 

The short-message social media company Twitter wants to sell many little slices of itself to the public.  It announced its IPO idea in a tweet, of course. And as we approach the fifth anniversary of the day Lehman Brothers went bust, a look at the continuing global effects of the financial crash. 

Millions of Syrian refugees have fled into Jordan and the extra strain may be proving to be too much for a host country that is suffering from its own economic problems. The UK’s Royal Mail service may go private. And what happened to all the salespeople who sold subprime mortgages leading up to the Lehman collapse?

President Obama’s remarks on Syria and a look at Russia’s long term investment in the Middle Eastern country. And a former Lehman executive talks about the company’s collapse and how his life has changed in the last five years.  

American investors are pouring money into European stocks as the Euro crisis seems to be subsiding. And now vital signs in China, like retail sales and factory output, are improving. And a look into how taxes play into Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia.

Investors have been shifting away from emerging markets, but where are they going instead? The answer may be Europe. Americans are retiring later and later in life and now there’s a new industry growing that of helps people find more rewarding jobs as they age. And an accomplished late night TV host is coming back–Arsenio Hall. Will he be a hit in the right demographic?