Topic: Southern Europe

In 2011, union membership increased 49,000 last year to 14.76 million. However, the Union membership rate declined by just 10 basis points in 2011...

Weekend Readings

Good Saturday to all of you:) I thought the image on the right was a great way to put it. It's an extremely difficult problem to tackle and clearly...
The German government wants Greece to cede sovereignty over tax and spending decisions to a eurozone "budget commissioner" to secure a second ...
We have a ton of new cartoons this week, and the star of the show has to be Newt Gingrich, he of the open-marriage and the status of both a...
MIAMI Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:38am EST . . MIAMI (Reuters) - Carnival Corp Chairman and Chief Executive Micky Arison on Friday made what was believed to ...
Apple has a boatload of dough and is worth a ton. . . Oh, just look here, via this cool infographic from...
Two amazing things about Lapo Elkann are his arms and his apartment. I was treated to a tour of both.. . Let's start with the apartment. Since Lapo...

Earthquake shakes northern Italy

Northern Italy has been hit by an earthquake of magnitude 5.3, the second tremor in the area this week.. . Residents of Turin and Milan were among ...

Italy Braces For Defense Cuts

Until last summer, it seemed that security and defense would be spared major cutbacks. The financial crisis in Europe, however, is forcing the...

Costa offers $14K per person for ship wreck

Passengers on board a cruise ship that ran aground and capsized in Italy are being offered $14,460 apiece for their trouble. . . . Costa Crociere...