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LIVE UPDATES: After Resolution, A Flood Of Bad News Out Of Europe

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 02.15.2012

DUBLIN — Alarming financial news flowed out of Europe in a torrent Friday, just a week after the EU leaders struck a deal they thought would con...

The European Agreement Offers Other People's Money

Georges Ugeux | Posted 12.27.2011

Georges Ugeux

The simple notion that China might be part of that new fund is sending waves throughout Europe. Does Europe need the IMF and China to resolve a $500 billion problem?

Is Happiness Really Priceless?

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 11.27.2011

Jessica Pearce Rotondi

If it drains you in too many ways to count, is a higher paying job really more valuable to you? Can we assign a dollar value to the restorative powers of a vacation with friends, or the satisfaction you feel from having time to pursue interests outside of the office?

How The GDP Is Leading Us Terribly Astray

John Robbins | Posted 05.25.2011

John Robbins

Anything that doesn't involve monetary exchange simply does not register to the GDP. If we employed a better way of assessing economic conditions, would we have fewer broken lives and less despair?

The New Economics: Are You People-Rich?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 11.17.2011

Linda Buzzell

Our society measures wealth by how many dollars you have in the bank, but many other cultures around the world count prosperity by how many good relationships you enjoy in your life.