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Europe at the Brink, Part 3: The Crisis Spreads →
Europe’s long-simmering debt crisis explodes. Policymakers attempt fix after fix only to find their efforts are too little, too late.


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Top 5 Economic Charts of 2011 →

As the year draws to a close, Real Time Economics takes a look back at five of our favorite charts from the Journal in 2011. These graphics look at the most recent year as well as the past to give…

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Russian Protesters Set a Plan for 2012 →

The activists who organized Russia’s largest antigovernment protests in over 20 years said they would march again in February, a month before Prime Minister Vladimir Putin faces presidential…

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Europe at the Brink, Part 1: Imperfect Union →

In Part I of the documentary, “Europe at the Brink,” Wall Street Journal editors and reporters discuss structural flaws in the design of the EU’s economic union, the “original sin” that helped set…

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Number of the Week: More Jobs in 2011, But Still Not Enough →

131 million: The average number of people working in the United States in 2011, through November.

December’s employment figures, which will be released by the Labor Department on Friday, will…

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Spain Expects Wider Deficit →

Spain’s new government said the country will miss its budget-deficit target by a wide margin, and announced spending cuts and tax increases valued at about $19.4 billion to stem the tide of red ink.

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100 B2B Social Media Marketing Predictions for 2012 →

We are not the only ones making B2B social media marketing predictions for 2012 this time of year. Plenty of writers are sharing their thoughts on what will happen next year. Below are a variety…

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Gift Cards Were All the Rage in 2011 →
Marketwatch’s Andria Cheng reports shoppers’ use of gift cards accounted for nearly 20% of all holiday sales in 2011, the highest percentage since 2006. AP Photo/Amy Sancetta


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Iowa Economy Lags Midwest Ahead of Caucuses →

Manufacturing and service sector activity in Iowa declined during November while consumer spending indicators strengthened, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said Thursday.

The Hawkeye state’s…

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Dithering Turned EU Crisis to Global Threat →

A WSJ investigation revealed how the currency union floundered in indecision this spring—failing to address either the immediate concerns of investors or the fundamental weaknesses undermining the…

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Rare Instances of Reaching Across the Aisle to Fill Fed Seats →

If he’s successful with his latest nominations, President Barack Obama would become the first president since Ronald Reagan to put someone new from an opposing party onto the Federal Reserve…

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Russia's Dubious Vote →

Results from Russia’s parliamentary vote earlier this month are studded with red flags that suggest broad electoral fraud, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.

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