Before you get out the checkbook, second thoughts on your Roth IRA conversion...

Before you get out the checkbook, second thoughts on your Roth IRA conversion...

Before you get out the checkbook, second thoughts on your Roth IRA conversion...

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 09:45 PM PST

During the last decade we've endured Congress's peculiar "now-you-see-them, now-you-don't, applies-t


VIDEO: Chirac corruption trial to start

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:37 PM PST

Former French president Jacques Chirac's corruption trial is to begin in Paris.


Libyan rebels and residents quit Ras Lanuf and fear attack (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 09:41 PM PST

Reuters - Residents of the eastern Libyan town of Ras Lanuf, fearing assault by government forces, were leaving in cars laden with belongings on Monday and rebels said they had moved weapons into the desert for safekeeping.


Japan's PM hangs on but outlook grim (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 09:55 PM PST

Reuters - Japan's unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Monday refused to step down after the resignation of his foreign minister over a political funding scandal that has added to pressure on him to quit or call a snap election.


Parts of quake-hit NZ city to be abandoned (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:11 PM PST

Deck chairs are seen at a resort on Fiji's Coral Coast. The Pacific nation's tourist resort operators say they will offer residents of earthquake-devastated Christchurch free beach holidays to help them recover from New Zealand's deadliest disaster in 80 years.(AFP/File/William West)AP - Some 10,000 houses in Christchurch will have to be demolished because of damage from last month's earthquake and parts of the city will have to be abandoned altogether, the country's leader said Monday.

Former French president faces trial

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:27 PM PST

Jacques Chirac, who faces corruption charges, is the first former head of state to stand trial since World War II.


Bangladesh court to hear Yunus case

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 09:36 PM PST

Government to make case for Nobel laureate's dismissal as head of the pioneering micro-lender Grameen Bank.


Billionaire Mark Cuban To Give Charlie Sheen A TV Show?

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 08:55 PM PST

The media and sports magnate told reporters that he and the troubled -- sorry, #winning -- actor are


China sees positive trend in ties with US (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 09:26 PM PST

AP - China's foreign minister says there is now a positive atmosphere in relations with the U.S. following a rocky year in which they feuded over issues from Taiwan to Internet freedom.


Market Underrates Good News On Employment

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 07:28 PM PST

Even though buy on the rumor, sell on the news is standard, I think the market is once again underra


Wisconsin Democrat Senators Preparing To Return Home

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 07:27 PM PST

Democratic Senator Mark Miller, leader of the 14 Wisconsin state senators who left the state last mo


World's most expensive painting on show in London (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 08:36 PM PST

Pablo Picasso's AFP - Pablo Picasso's "Nu au Plateau de Sculpteur" ("Nude, Green Leaves and Bust"), the world's most expensive painting, was to go on display Monday for the first time in Britain at London's Tate Modern museum.

Gates in Afghanistan to evaluate war progress (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 08:55 PM PST

An Afghan protester covers her face as she attends a demonstration against NATO attacks in Kabul on March 6. Civilian casualties are a highly sensitive issue in Afghanistan.(AFP/Shah Marai)AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is beginning a two-day visit with US troops, allied commanders and Afghan leaders to gauge war progress as the Obama administration moves toward crucial decisions on reducing troop levels.

Unexpected Advice From A Fixed Income Guru

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 09:00 PM PST

Richard Lehmann on why investors should buy stocks, get out of treasuries and beware of China.


Entrepreneurs Need Fewer Hot Ideas and More Plans

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 08:09 PM PST

Based on my own experience and feedback from friends, every investor is approached by at least ten e


Landslide leaves thousands stranded at Indonesia mine

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 08:52 PM PST

TIMIKA, Indonesia (Reuters) - A weekend landslide buried a key road access tunnel to Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Grasberg mine in Papua, Indonesia, leaving thousands of workers stranded, but a company spokesman said operations were continuing as normal.

Oil supply fears slow down Spain

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 08:30 PM PST

In a bid to decrease oil consumption, drivers in Spain are being encouraged to go slow.


VIDEO: Hawaiian volcano's violent eruption

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 08:10 PM PST

The Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has erupted, spewing fountains of lava into the air.


VIDEO: Hawaiian volcano's violent eruption

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 08:10 PM PST

The Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has erupted, spewing fountains of lava into the air.


China says U.S. must stop Taiwan arms sales (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 08:07 PM PST

Reuters - The United States will put improved relations with Beijing at risk if it does not stop selling arms to Taiwan, China's Foreign Minister said on Monday.


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Serbia PM says to also serve as finance minister

Serbia PM says to also serve as finance minister

Serbia PM says to also serve as finance minister

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:29 PM PST

BELGRADE (Reuters) - The Serbian government replaced the finance minister on Sunday, paving the way for Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic to take over the post as part of a reshuffle ahead of elections set for next year.

Karzai Rejects Petraeus's Rare Aplogy

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:46 PM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday rebuffed a rare personal apology from U.S. Gen. David Petraeus, telling the commander of coalition forces that saying sorry was "not enough" to make up for a helicopter attack that killed nine Afghan children last week.


Chirac's Trial Faces Delay

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:12 PM PST

Former French President Jacques Chirac is due to stand trial on Monday on embezzlement charges related to his stint as Paris mayor, but a last-minute claim filed by a codefendant could lead the court to adjourn the case indefinitely.


16-year-old attacked in Craigavon

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 07:30 AM PST

A 16-year-old boy is attacked and left unconscious in Craigavon.


VIDEO: Gaddafi supporters on Tripoli streets

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:22 PM PST

Forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi have mounted strong counter-offensives, as they try to retake Libya's opposition-controlled areas.


Obama’s Choice: To Intervene or Not in Libya

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:53 PM PST

President Obama faces a dilemma that sooner or later confronts every modern American president: whether, and how, to intervene with force in a distant conflict.

China Tracks Foreign Journalists

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:01 PM PST

Intimidation of reporters is a shift for China's authorities, a sign of their resolve to head off antigovernment revolts.

Personal Health: Revisiting Bone Drugs and Femur Fractures

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:11 PM PST

A thorough assessment is needed before bisphosphonates are prescribed.

So Far, Rivals Can’t Beat iPad’s Price

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:10 PM PST

Industry experts do not expect the many iPad clones this year to be competitive on price. Apple has many advantages, like component cost and distribution.

Karzai Rejects U.S. Apology for Deaths of 9 Boys

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:22 PM PST

President Hamid Karzai said that General David H. Petraeus's apology for the killings was insufficient.

You Are Here: House of Coups

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 09:00 PM PST

Life inside the strange and wonderful home of Pierre Sioufi, genial host to the revolution.

Bahia Bustamante: Argentina’s Secret (and Private) Answer to the Galapagos

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:30 PM PST

In a huge, almost untouched swath of Patagonia, hundreds of species live in private bliss. A few hundred people a year can join them.

Karzai Rejects U.S. Apology for Deaths of 9 Boys

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:10 PM PST

President Hamid Karzai said that General David H. Petraeus's apology for the killings was insufficient.

Dance Review: A Long-Absent Comedy Leaps Out for a Farewell

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:22 PM PST

The Merce Cunningham Dance Company revived "Antic Meet" at the University of California, Berkeley.

China Alters Measure of Credit Growth

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:11 AM PST

China eliminated a key policy tool in its arsenal to control liquidity and inflation: its annual target for new bank lending, overhauling how it looks at lending and changing the way it regulates banks.


EU Urges Flexibility on Bailout

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 11:36 AM PST

The European Commission is keeping pressure on Germany and others to show flexibility in support for Ireland and Greece, ahead of crucial negotiations on the euro zone's future in coming days.


China's Leaders Vow to Lift Livelihoods

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:24 PM PST

Looking to head off the kind of anger that is reshaping the Middle East, China's leaders pledged to boost incomes for the less wealthy and to tame inflation, goals accompanied by the mobilization of police to snuff out online appeals for antigovernment protests.


U.K. Team Leaves Libya After Arrest

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:18 PM PST

An eight-man British delegation was arrested after it landed by helicopter outside of the Libyan port of Benghazi. The incident will likely embarrass the British government.


Obama Said to Consider Tapping Oil Reserves

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 11:20 AM PST

President Obama is considering opening up the nation's strategic oil reserve as the administration grapples with how to deal with rapidly rising gas prices.

On the Runway: A Bittersweet Note for Galliano

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:04 PM PST

John Galliano's signature collection, despite the troubles of its designer, was shown in a building on the Avenue Foch in a somewhat surreal atmosphere.
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