As the UK discovered to its cost during its ill-fated membership of the ERM, it is tough to impossible to be in any form of currency union with Germany.
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Mario Monti has pleaded for the eurozone to expand its "big bazooka" bail-out fund as an expensive Italian bond auction suggested that even last week's flood of cheap loans from the ECB has failed to stem the crisis.
Britain's manufacturing sector enjoyed a better-than-expected start to 2012, growing in January for the first time in four months, but economists said it was too early to rule out another recession.
This Week in the Future, July 12-16 Baarbarian
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This week, the iPhone -- preloaded with gay mice, nuclear waste, and killer robots -- flies too close to the sun.
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This week in the future on PopSci:
Testing the Goods: iPhone 4, or...
NEW YORK — A private research group says its gauge of future economic activity edged up in July, suggesting growth will be sluggish for the rest of the year.
British manufacturing output bounced back more strongly than expected in March, although a steep fall in oil and gas extraction pushed wider industrial production down, official figures show.
NOTE: I will be officially on vacation next week. How much I will be capable of keeping myself away from the online world, including the blog network, remains to be seen.
I will have a number of posts scheduled in advance (on the Guest Blog, SA Incubator, Network Central and A Blog Around The Clock...
The order books for the 2012 Ford Focus ST-R race car are open, and Ford has priced its turnkey pocket racer at $98,995. The price may seem a bit overwhelming for what is essentially a stripped-down 2013 Ford Focus ST, but it’s relatively cheap for a complete race car. Right out of the box, the...
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The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage has dipped to near its record low, keeping home-buying and refinancing affordable.
We looked briefly at why drug studies came into being; now let's look at how a drug is developed, from test tube to your tissues.
Every government approved drug goes through the same sequence of testing anywhere in the world. In the US, this is done under the supervision of the FDA, and is...