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10 biggest US foundations and what they do
What are the 10 biggest foundations in the United States? Here they are in ascending order, based on their assets, along with a little bit about what social problems each addresses.
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15 hidden meanings of popular food phrases
Discover the hidden meanings of some of your favorite food phrases.
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Get irrational: 3.14 things to do on Pi Day
March 14 is Pi Day, which celebrates the mathematical constant measuring the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (beginning with 3.14). Pi Day is celebrated internationally, and in 2009 it was decreed an official holiday by the US House of Representatives. Here are 3.14 ways to celebrate.
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4 mysteries with great locations, finely detailed plots
From 18th-century Sweden to contemporary Japan, these thrillers take readers around the globe.
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How the world is reacting to Obama's reelection
From China to Iran, President Obama's reelection elicited everything from celebration to doubt about his second-term agenda. Here are 11 responses:
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In hopes of steadying eurozone, G-20 leaders to advocate growth proposals
European leaders' response to the economic crisis has failed to calm markets, but G-20 leaders are hoping that their strong backing of growth policies will bring some relief.
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Second day of power-sharing talks begin in Greece (+video)
At the core of any administration will be Antonis Samaras' New Democracy party, which came first in Sunday's vote and won 129 of Parliament's 300 seats — but not enough to govern alone.
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Keep Calm French envoy: Russia is key player in Syria crisis
Russia supplies Syria with arms and protects it from military intervention by UN forces. But the French ambassador to US, François Delattre, says Russia may be more flexible than it seems.
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Greece election gives Europe scant breathing room
While Greece is unlikely to withdraw from the Euro zone, Europe still needs to get its financial house in order quickly.
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US stocks meander as European debt crisis festers
US indexes opened lower, then drifted between modest gains and losses. Homebuilders rallied after a measure of confidence rose to a five-year high. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 25 points, to 12,741.
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Focus In Spain, public distrust feeds economic meltdown
In Spain, misinformation and cover-ups have undermined Spaniards' trust in their government and its plan for economic recovery, with repercussions that could resonate all the way in Brussels.
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Greece vote tempers threat of eurozone departure (+video)
Greece's New Democracy party, which favors meeting European Union bailout demands, won the largest percentage of votes and is preparing to form a coalition.
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Opinion In Greece – and elsewhere in Europe – the moderate center holds
Greeks voted to continue reform, austerity, and staying in the euro zone. It was a vote based largely on fear of the alternative. But at least it produced a workable result that Greece's creditors should now support by adjusting the timeline for debt repayment.
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US stocks down early as Europe takes center stage
US stocks slipped Monday as the markets remained focused on the news in Europe. US stocks futures on the Dow fell 65 points to 12645 as optimism over Greek elections failed to dim worries over the eurozone's continuing debt issues.
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Latin America Monitor Hosting the G20, Mexico is 'Greece no more'
Mexico is increasingly speaking as a world leader as it shed its image as the 'Greece of the '80s and '90s,' when it suffered excruciating debt and monetary crises.
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Oil prices slide as hopes for Greece fade
Oil prices fell near $83 per barrel Monday as worries lingered over the eurozone debt crisis despite optimism over Greek election results. Benchmark oil prices for July were down $0.75 to $83.28 a barrel.
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Stocks at 1-month high; now all eyes turn towards Greece
Stocks recorded their third big gain of the week and closed at a one-month high because of expectations that the fall-out from the debt crisis in Europe may be slowing. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 115 points to close at 12,767.
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As Greece votes, Europe holds its breath
Greeks vote Sunday in an election that many say could determine whether it stays in the eurozone. The prospect of a departure has much of Europe on edge.
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The Monitor's View Aung San Suu Kyi brings timely message for Europe – and Egypt
In her trip to Europe, Aung San Suu Kyi shares lessons learned in Burma (Myanmar) on how one's inner freedom can overcome despair. That's timely, especially for Greece as well as Egypt, as 'The Lady' also picks up her Nobel Peace Prize.
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Stock market up early as Europe awaits Greek elections
Stock market futures in the US rose Friday after a volatile week, as Europe brased for the results of elections in Greece. The stock market is anticipating action by major European central banks to head off a crisis in the region.
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Romney, Obama square off with Ohio speeches
The Democratic and Republican candidates took aim at each other and the economy in back to back speeches lobbed across the state of Ohio.
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Stocks surge on expectations of central bank help
Greece's upcoming elections had investors around the world on edge today, but a report that major central banks were readying to pump money into the troubled country gave the Dow Jones average a late surge, closing up 155 points.
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Keep Calm Good Reads: Globalization and the glass half full
Here is a survey of a few good articles to explain global doom, the globalized taste in literature, and the peculiar mental shortcuts and errors that smart people make.
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Help for Greece and the eurozone
A Christian Science perspective.
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US stocks end lower as Europe teeters
The Dow average shed 77 points to end at 12,496 after another day of volatile trading around the globe. The Dow had been down as much as 120 points and up as much as 24 points. This follows triple-digit gains on Tuesday and losses on Monday.
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Gas prices fall amid lower US retail sales
Gas prices in the US fell less than a penny to $3.539 per gallon overnight Tuesday, dropping 16 cents below gas prices a year ago.
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Monitor Breakfast CBO director: more eurozone turmoil would be 'bad news for US economy'
Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf, at a Monitor breakfast Wednesday, said the challenges Europe faces now are 'larger than ever' and weighing on the US stock market.
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Stefan Karlsson Correcting Krugman: Setting the record straight on Latvia labor
In response to recent comments by US economist Paul Krugman, Karlsson clarifies and explains the concept of labor mobility, along with its potential for lowering unemployment rates across the eurozone region.
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Focus Recession in America? 10 questions assessing the threat.
Concerns about weak economies in Europe have already rattled global financial markets, and things are hardly rosy at home. Is America heading into a recession? Here are answers to 10 questions about that risk.
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The Reformed Broker Wall Street's high-stakes love affair with Europe continues
Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley among the Wall Street giants that have continued to buy up bonds in debt-laden Italy and France. Hopefully these risky moves pay off. Because Wall Street never makes bad decisions.
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