World Aug 01 Watch Syria’s Assad Predicts War Victory for His Forces Despite Rebel Attack on Homs A rebel attack on an army-controlled district in the key city of Homs showed that the Syrian opposition is still on the offense in the face of recent gains by government forces. Meanwhile, President Bashar al-Assad issued a statement expressing…
Economy Aug 12 Watch Calmer Markets Cap a Week of Investors ‘Being Smoked out of Safety Zone’ The closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday capped one of the market's wildest spells since the meltdown of 2008. In the end, the major U.S. stock indices only dropped a small percentage for the week. Judy…