May 4, 2012

American policy makers have made decisions in the last year that strengthened the nation’s economy, while their European counterparts have made costly missteps.

A handful of bonds backed by yearly payments from tobacco companies under a landmark settlement with 46 states are in the earliest stages of default, and more distress is expected.

Research suggests President Obama’s mixed-race heritage can still be a powerful factor in economically distressed regions with high proportions of white working-class residents.

Facing criticism amid fraying relations with China, American officials privately acknowledged missteps in the handling of the Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng.

For the first time, according to senior American officials, Chinese policy makers said they would commit to removing advantageous financing and regulatory conditions to state-owned enterprises.

Chinese officials will allow Chen Guangcheng to travel to the United States with his family, American officials said, but Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton cautioned that this case still unresolved.

Mariano Rivera’s pledge to return to the field next year adds another character trait to his already-impressive list: defiance.

Economists cited various possible factors behind the addition of only 115,000 jobs in April, but none are likely to comfort 13.7 million jobless workers.

Several young authors of financial advice books say they were taught at an early age to be mindful about money.

It is a wise mother who remembers the lessons that once came out of her mouth about how to be a good houseguest.

The Metropolitan Opera’s HD broadcasts to movie theaters brings its productions to the rest of America and the world, with a range of consequences for audiences and other opera companies.

A new breed of condominium investor — who buys a second apartment in their own building to become an owner/resident/landlord — has emerged.