Allegations the NSA has hacked networks in Hong Kong and China are generating a big reaction among China’s state-run media. Accountable care organizations are supposed to be one of the money-saving saviors of health care reform, but some worry they could drive prices up. And a look back at housing bubbles past.

In Turkey, Prime Minister Erdogan has lashed out against the business community for supporting protesters. People in their 20s are often stuck in part-time and temporary jobs. How does the loss of income in their first working years affect the rest of their life?. And the NSA surveillance story has been good to one author: George Orwell.

The use of government contractors involved in surveillance work has grown tremendously since 9/11. We take a loook at how big the business has become. And we visit another business that’s growing: E-cigarettes. Finally, can money and planning stop severe flooding in Europe?

The uproar over U.S. surveillance of Internet and telephone records could hit transatlantic trade. European lawmakers and privacy campaigners say the revelations might derail plans for a U.S.-EU free trade deal. President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping have finished their California summit. If there was a breakthrough, it wasn’t on cybersecurity or trade — it was on fighting climate change. And standing desks — love ’em, hate ’em, gotta try ’em?

Two world leaders — China President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama — beset by cyber-controversies, have a summit in the desert. The world’s richest country, Qatar, has been splurging on international acquisitions. Now that it’s landed the 2022 World Cup, the tiny Arab nation is starting to focus more on spending at home. And happy jobs day! The Labor Department will release its latest unemployment estimate this morning.

A trade spat between China and the EU threatens the exports of solar panels and wine. As the IRS comes under fire for its expensive team building conferences, we take a look at how common these events are these days. And how far should states go to lure businesses?

Latvia is set to become the newest member of the eurozone. But with all the region’s crises, why would a country still want to join? Last year, for the first time in a decade, Denver-based Frontier Airlines turned a profit — and it’s on track to do the same this year. We check in with the company’s CEO. And Ikea gets a new chairman.

The Obama administration slaps Iran with fresh trade sanctions in its ongoing effort to halt Tehran’s nuclear program. The new penalties are likely to hit Iran’s currency and its car market. A fight over oil tax cuts in Alaska heats up. And New York City’s 57th street is becoming an ‘it-place’ for hedge fund titans and other global executives to buy castles in the sky.

Amid a surge of anti-government protests in Turkey today, the Turkish lira fell 0.6 percent compared to the U.S. dollar. But the story doesn’t end there, many emerging market currencies are down as U.S. interest rates increase. Disasters, it is said, are great equalizers, striking rich and poor alike. But do the bonds forged in crisis survive recovery? And, guess which country has the most tippers.