A-Systems

New York Times - 17 minutes ago

WASHINGTON — With the Federal Reserve under more intense attack than at any time in decades, Ben S. Bernanke, the professorial chairman of the central bank, was schooled last month in how to handle the increased political demands of his job. ...

SINA - 18 minutes ago

(Beijing Time) Xinhua English VANCOUVER, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- When Iris Shao landed Vancouver, Canada with her 14-year-old daughter Theresa Gong from Beijing as new immigrants last fall, to find a secondary school for Theresa became her top priority. She ...

BusinessWeek - 25 minutes ago

Posted by: David Henry on November 10 Because jury acquittals are absolute and cannot be appealed in the U.S., the not-guilty verdicts of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers on Tuesday ought to have provided a sense of closure. They did not. This ...

CNN - 31 minutes ago

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New York Times - 31 minutes ago

CARACAS, Venezuela — This country may be an energy colossus, with the largest conventional oil reserves outside the Middle East and one of the worlds mightiest hydroelectric systems, but that has not prevented it from enduring serious electricity and ...