Syria talks may bring end to Homs siege
GENEVA - The Syrian government said women and children could leave the besieged rebel city of Homs as negotiators from the warring sides discussed humanitarian gestures on a second day of face-to-face talks in Geneva. Full Article
Asian shares tumble, yen soars on emerging market anxiety
TOKYO - Asian shares took a beating and the yen raced to a seven-week high against the dollar on Monday, as emerging markets remained under pressure with the U.S. Federal Reserve poised to continue tapering its stimulus and tighter credit conditions in China raising fears of a slowdown.
Obama to use speech to help 2014 campaigns
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama may not say it in his State of the Union speech this week, but part of his underlying message will be: Please vote for Democrats in the November elections. Full Article
Will China's solar boom-bust cycle repeat?
HONG KONG - China's solar panel industry is showing signs of booming again after a prolonged downturn - raising fears of another bust when the splurge of public money that is driving a spike in demand dries up. Full Article
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Bank of America's trading practices probed
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice and the CFTC have both held investigations into whether Bank of America engaged in improper trading by doing its own futures trades ahead of executing large orders for clients. Full Article
The taxing retirement time bomb
NEW YORK - The baby boom generation is moving into retirement with something no other generation has had: huge tax liabilities. Full Article
The rising cost of being an Apple geek
NEW YORK - Remember when you could buy a Macintosh for $2,500 at a Macy's with a floppy drive for an additonal $400? As Apple celebrates its 30th anniversary, aficionados reminisce about their first purchases. Full Article
Funding woes ease, Jamaicans vow Sochi fight
KINGSTON, Jamaica - "We are not just going there to participate": Defiant words of Winston Watts, the driver of Jamaica's two-man bobsled team for the Sochi Winter Olympics, as the nation pursues its love affair with icy track for a sixth time in history. Full Article
Syrian government says will allow woman, children out of Homs
Jan. 26 - Syrian officials agreed to allow women,children to leave Homs during a second day of talks - even as they blamed the opposition for widescale destruction in the city. Deborah Gembara reports.
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Mexico's $7 billion Davos goody bag
DAVOS, Switzerland - Pepsico, Nestle and Cisco announced major investments that together totaled more than $7 billion in Mexico. Full Article | Full Coverage
France tries to change its attitude toward failure
The French government wonders whether its deeply ingrained aversion to failure is holding back the nation’s entrepreneurs, preventing them from attaining the sort of scale and greatness that startups in Silicon Valley have been able to achieve. Commentary
Tories mishandle EU relationship
A year after David Cameron promised a referendum on EU membership, the British PM and his party are alienating potential allies across the Channel. He needs to pitch reforms that benefit the whole bloc, not just pander to eurosceptics. Otherwise an “Out” vote looks more likely. Commentary
Venice's renaissance shows a path for European revival
Should we perhaps be inspired, not depressed, by the thought of Venice, the ultimate “museum city,” as a microcosm of Italy and even of Europe as a whole? Commentary
Bitcoin repeats gold-standard errors
If bitcoin - with limited supply and without government support - were the only currency, it would suffer from the problems of the old hard-money system. The result would be unnecessary panics and crises. Commentary
CEOs on stage
Top executives are now stepping away from their desks to occupy podiums that have traditionally been the preserve of politicians. Some of them are now addressing the future of society and of capitalism, the system in which they and their companies reside. Commentary
Why the Arab uprisings are eclipsing western values
Protesters in the Middle East are increasingly using western-style freedoms and technologies to reject the liberal tenets of the West. Commentary
The emerging markets ‘bloodbath’
The Argentine peso had its worst day since 2002 -- and it isn't alone among emerging market currencies in trouble. See the charts
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Stepping up cyber security
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