Turkey recognizes Libya rebels, promises more aid

Turkey’s foreign minister recognized Libya’s rebel leaders as the country’s legitimate representatives and promised them an additional $200 million in aid during a visit Sunday.
The […]

Greece’s Cabinet Approves Asset Sales - Bloomberg

Greece’s Cabinet endorsed another package of spending cuts and state asset sales after the worsening bond-market selloff across the euro region forced the government to […]

Fed Favors Exit Strategy of Higher Rates Before Asset Sales, Minutes Show - Bloomberg

Federal Reserve policy makers began to coalesce last month on a strategy to reverse record monetary stimulus by first ending their reinvestment policy and later […]

Bernanke: Moderate recovery to last through year

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says Fed officials expect a moderate economic recovery to continue through this year after weak growth in the first three […]

Japan’s Government Lowers Its Economic Assessment as Quake Damage Mounts - Bloomberg

The Japanese government cut its assessment of the economy for the first time in six months after the March 11 earthquake killed more than 12,000 […]

Bank of Japan Pumps Cash, Boosts Asset Purchases by $61B - Bloomberg

The Bank of Japan poured a record amount of cash into the financial system and doubled the size of its asset-purchase plan to shield the […]

National health care reform: a primer

A primer on national health care reform
The Legislation: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Provisions Already in Place

Euro Is Near Two-Week Low Versus Yen on Ireland Vote, Middle East Unrest - Bloomberg

The euro traded 0.1 percent from its lowest level in two weeks against the yen on speculation a new Irish government will seek to share […]

New Zealand Quake May Prompt Central Bank to Hold Rates on Economy Concern - Bloomberg

New Zealand’s central bank may delay interest-rate increases until next year as the nation’s deadliest earthquake in 80 years threatens to tip the economy into […]

Stocks hit by China’s tightening, Portugal jitters

China’s move to clamp down on lending and dampen inflation risks hurt stocks Friday, while European investors worried that debt market tensions will force Portugal […]