Argentina Crisis Puts Focus On Role Of Distressed-Debt Funds
The legal battle between Argentina and its creditors grinds on with no sign of a resolution anytime soon. The dispute pits the government against two New York hedge funds that specialize in buying...
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To Make A Move North, Burger King Eyes Buying A Canadian Icon
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View ArticleBK's Big Deal Could Bring The King To Canada, Controversy Close Behind
Burger King is buying Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee-and-donut chain, in a deal valued at $11 billion. The new company will be headquartered in Ontario, Canada, allowing Burger King to take advantage...
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JPMorgan's Been Hacked, But Answers — And Fraud — Are Hard To Find
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Robert Siegel.MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And I'm Melissa Block. One...
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Federal Regulators Impose Tough New Rules For Banks
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Today, federal regulators approved tough new rules for banks. Starting in 2016, banks of a certain size - the...
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Speculation Abounds Over Who Will Win Economics Nobel
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Nobel Prize for economics this year goes to Jean Tirole of France for his analysis of market power and...
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French Economist Wins Nobel For Market Power And Regulation Research
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The last of the Nobel prizes will be awarded this morning, and they come in the field of economics. The prize...
View ArticleTurmoil Continues In Financial Markets As Dow Plunges
It was another stomach-churning day on Wall Street. At one point, the Dow industrials were down 460 points — a huge drop that followed four consecutive days of stock market losses.The decline more than...
View ArticleDrop In Unemployment Raises Debate On Optimal Rate
The U.S. unemployment rate has been falling steadily over the years. Down from the recession peak of 10 percent in 2009, it reached 5.9 percent in September.That's getting close to what economists call...
View ArticleWhy Deflation Is Such A Big Worry For Europe
Growth is slowing all over the world right now, and that's especially true in Europe. Much of the continent is on the brink of another recession, and even the German economy is sputtering to a...
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