Fiat has used the Veblen model in its Chrysler buyout by mostly avoiding financing.

Germany's new political alliance may eventually hold the key to the future of ailing Europe.

The future of Europe's timid comeback may depend on German political haggling.

Unshutting the American government doesn't narrow the conservative-liberal divide.

The financial reality of war has become grimly simple: it is no longer affordable.

While European recovery signs are tangible, the road ahead is long and hard.

The European recession now belongs to all, including states in turmoil.

When economic crisis strikes, look back can be as useful as looking ahead.

The EU's ongoing slide may not abate until Germany goes to the polls.

Asia, not Europe or the United States, has "branded" itself into the future.

The late 1800s saw a major economic downturn whose lessons are worth remembering.