Yellen's next move
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK - A rapid drop in unemployment will make re-crafting the Federal Reserve's easy-money promise a top priority for new Chair Janet Yellen. Full Article
U.S. consumer credit posts biggest jump in 10 months
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer credit in December grew by the most in nearly a year due to a sharp increase in credit card usage, a potentially positive sign for the economy.
Highlights: Sochi Winter Olympics dramatic debut
Scenes from of the opening ceremonies of Russia’s 2014 Winter Olympics Games in Sochi. Video
U.S. diplomat downplays leak; Merkel angry
KIEV - A top U.S. diplomat tried to play down the damage to Washington's diplomacy in Ukraine from a leaked telephone call, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel called an obscene remark about the EU "absolutely unacceptable." Full Article
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Pentagon eyes $4.5-billion missile defense hike
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Defense Department plans to ask Congress for $4.5 billion in extra missile defense funding over the next five years as part of the fiscal 2015 budget request. Full Article
Republicans seen trailing in election data wars
WASHINGTON - When Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election, many saw it as a triumph of the Obama team's technological prowess. Republicans vowed to nullify that advantage, but it has still not happened. Full Article
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Hollande puts on a new political face
PARIS - Against the backdrop of a sex scandal and plunging popularity numbers, French President Francois Hollande tries to merge a pro-business agenda with his socialist roots. Full Article
Leno bids farewell to 'Tonight Show'
BURBANK, California - Comedian Jay Leno said an emotional goodbye to the "Tonight Show" with a star-studded farewell led by actor Billy Crystal, after hosting the NBC late night program for more than 20 years. Full Article
Russian Winter Olympics kick off with minor glitch
Feb. 7 - The 2014 Russian Winter Olympic Games kick off with an opening ceremony one fan calls, "one of the greatest," even though one of the Olympic rings didn't light up. Gavino Garay reports.
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The farm game's new rules
Congress scrapped the old system. Now farmers have to grow crops to get a government check. Video
What unites Democrats? Republicans!
The Tea Party's radicalization of the GOP ended up splitting Republicans and unifying Democrats. Commentary
More Americans should work abroad
Revitalizing American innovation is just part of what emigration reform can do for us. Commentary
A crash course in growth economics
The mantra of most modern CEOs is to deliver maximum return to shareholders. Most gains go to the financial elite, while average Americans face frozen wages, cuts in benefits or jobs shipped overseas. Commentary
Apple, banking and taxpayer subsidy
Why does Apple have such high profit? Why does the banking system have a tendency to fail? The answer is the same: taxpayers subsidize business risks but the rewards aren't fairly distributed. Full Article
In emerging countries, focus on progress -- not market volatility
Financial markets aren't a good bellwether for progress in emerging markets. Instead, we should look at upcoming democratic elections, and the growing middle class, as a sign that these countries are moving forward. Commentary
Philip Seymour Hoffmann and the middle-aged drug epidemic
Although public service campaigns have invoked “new” scourges of heroin and opiates that afflict middle-class young people, the group that most frequently dies from the most-abused drugs is white, middle-aged adults. Commentary
Quit playing your food
Vienna’s Vegetable Orchestra uses leeks, carrots and peppers to create fibrous harmony. Click through for this and more you may have missed, by Amy Tennery. More
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