Don't wear socks, hot Pakistanis told amid power crisis
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has told civil servants not to wear socks as the country turns off air-conditioners amid a chronic power crisis and soaring temperatures. Full story
Church must help the poorest, not dissect theology, pope says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people on Saturday, telling them he sometimes nods off while praying at the end of a long day and that it "breaks my heart" that the death of a homeless person is not news. Full story
U.S. regulator to vote on watered-down swap rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big banks are set to gain key concessions as the top U.S. derivatives regulator meets to vote on watered-down rules for swap trading that will chip away at Wall Street's dominance of the $630 trillion market. Full story
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Have we learned anything from the 2008 financial crisis?
The Washington Post’s Neil Irwin joins The Cycle to rehash the 2008 financial crisis and what we’ve learned – or haven’t – since then.
Market flying high, but are we in for a fall?
Former Reagan budget director and economic guru David Stockman talks to The Cycle about whether Wall Street and the Federal Reserve have combined to create new financial bubbles, and whether we’re on the cusp of watching them pop.
To stay on top, America should start taking its own advice
Dean of NYU’s Stern School of Business Peter Henry Blair explains why America should start looking to developing countries – like China, India, and Brazil – that adopted U.S. policies and saw impressive economic turnaround.
How the economic crisis in Cyprus impacts Wall Street
Wall Street has been keeping its eye on Cyprus where banks reopened for the first time in nearly two weeks amid the island-nation’s financial crisis. CNBC’s Michelle Caruso Cabrera discusses.
Taming the GOP’s talk of a debt ‘dragon’
Jared Bernstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Bloomberg View columnist Josh Barro examine the debt “dragon” at the center of a new children’s allegory on the national debt – and use that as a jumping off point to examine the Republicans fanning the flame of a debt “crisis.”
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