August 9, 2011

The Federal Reserve is back in the spotlight, and whether it is ready to plunge into uncharted waters is in question.

The government filed a multibillion-dollar fraud suit against Education Management Corporation, backing claims that it violated the law by paying recruiters based on how many students it enrolled.

Residents of a town in the nuclear disaster zone expressed fury that unpublished radiation forecasts could have prevented them from harm.

The president said a refusal to put what’s the good of the nation ahead of self-interest or party had to change so a solution could be reached.

Despite the great interest in the agency’s decision, it has remained tight-lipped on what happened in their deliberations.

When businesses and households think conditions are too tumultuous for expansion, they pull back, which can make things even worse.

Stocks fluctuated wildly after an announcement by the Fed, first shedding the day’s gains, then rising sharply as the market headed toward its close.

The advent of YouTube, Skype, Facebook, Flip cameras and widely available video equipment has given technology a greater role in theater casting.

BookStats, a large survey conducted by two major trade groups, revealed that sales of e-books and juvenile and adult fiction have helped the publishing industry expand.

All manner of documentary and feature films have tried to illuminate the civil rights era. An adaptation of “The Help,” a best-selling novel, is just the latest cinematic endeavor.

Do we have a problem with the traditional European examples of this type of art today?

The Federal Reserve’s hope is that a showman’s gesture will spur investment and risk-taking.