Attempts at austerity and deleveraging in Europe have converted an economic problem into a political dilemma, with leftist governments rising against Germany's austerity-laced rescue packages. Germany now faces a tough economic decision that will involve choosing between a breakup of the current euro system and a movement toward a common fiscal policy in Europe.

The number of schools ranked highly in guides such as Barron's Profiles of American Colleges is increasing, without any evidence that these schools' instructional quality is also increasing. Applicants and their families should be wary of letting these rankings serve as the main criteria in their college decisions.

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In the months ahead, there will be a renewed intensification of the European debt crisis that could have major implications for the US economy.

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Over the past few months, there has been a marked intensification of the Eurozone debt crisis that could have major implications for the United States economy in 2012.

Ignoring Deutsche Telekom’s needs, the DOJ and FCC blocked the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. As a result, an uncompetitive firm is now trapped in a market it wanted to leave.

S&P lowered the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+ amidst concerns about the government's budget and the rising debt burden. Does this mean the United States is on the verge of default?

The euro is in trouble, and one needn't have looked any further than the regime shakeups of 2011 for proof: both Greece and Italy lost prime ministers over the fury of the economic crisis. How did Europe's debt crisis so bad?