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News - Global Economics

• Japan's Post-Disaster Dysfunction

  A year after the earthquake and tsunami, reconstruction efforts are stalled

• France's Fraying Social Safety Net

  Already deep in debt, the country is struggling to maintain its generous welfare system as even the middle class feels the effects of Europe's debt crisis

• East Coast Gas Squeeze Expected

  Gasoline prices on the East Coast will likely jump this summer after local refineries shut down

• The Chinese Communist Party's Capitalist Elite

  Some members of the National People's Congress have amassed huge personal fortunes

• A Must-Read for Venezuelan Bond Traders

  Gossip columnist Nelson Bocaranda has the inside story on President Chávez's health

• Tom Keene Talks to Charles Wyplosz

  The director of the Geneva-based International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies talks about the euro, defaults, and austerity

• Seven Days

  Events of note in the week ahead

News - Companies & Industries

• Can a Pixar Whiz Conquer Live Action?

  Disney is betting on John Carter, a movie about a Civil War vet leading Martian rebels

• Savings at the Jet Junkyard

  For some planes, a trip to the salvage yard marks the start of the afterlife

• Steve Wynn's Expensive Breakup

  Casino magnate Wynn and pachinko king Kazuo Okada were pals. No more

• Luxe SUVs for the Wealthy

  Maserati and Bentley roll out four-wheelers for the well-heeled

• Top Secret: Durex's Olympic Condoms

  London organizers crack down on marketing by non-sponsors

• Briefs

  Warnings for Wall Street from the SEC; Huawei closes on its European rivals; James Murdoch quits News International; and more

News - Politics & Policy

• TSA Airport Screeners Are Under Siege

  Travelers have hated the TSA since its creation. Now even Congress is losing its patience with the agency

• Obama's New Campaign Weapon: His Pen

  Blocked by Congress, he signs a flurry of orders to appeal to voters

• The GOP Eases Up on Prisons

  Locking too many up got too expensive, so Republicans are now relaxing sentencing laws

• Changes to Sentencing Laws in GOP States Since 2007

  Prison populations are beginning to fall as states look to save money

• Netflix Wants Everyone to Know What You're Watching

  The company seeks Senate approval for the movies you watch to be shared via Facebook

• Reviewing All 20 Republican Debates

  A not-so-fond look back

News - Technology

• Zynga Dumps the Training Wheels

  With a new game-playing hub online, the company will reduce its reliance on Facebook and Amazon

• A Machine That Sniffs Out Cancer

  Metabolomx's device sniffs out diseases normally detected by biopsy

• AT&T Loses Data-Throttling Case in Small-Claims Court

  A heavy data user wins a suit after AT&T slowed his download speed

• The Rise of the 'Brogrammer'

  The fratty brogrammer meme is a reaction to tech’s nerd stereotype

• Protect Your FarmVille Property From Beyond the Grave

  LegalZoom has added a section covering digital assets like FarmVille farms and LinkedIn accounts to its estate planning service

• Daphne Koller Brings the World Into Stanford Classes

  Coursera, the company co-founded by Koller and Andrew Ng, has created one of the world's most advanced free online learning efforts

• Charlie Rose Talks to Hulu CEO Jason Kilar

  The chief of the online video-streaming powerhouse talks about the changing tastes—and enormous appetites—of the viewing audience

News - Markets & Finance

• Clipping Coupons on Wall Street

  The financial community comes to grips with smaller bonuses and diminished futures

• Foreign Buyers Heat Up Miami's Condo Market

  They account for 80 percent of sales, with Latin Americans in the lead

• Banks Benefit From Fighting Nursing-Home Crime

  Small financial institutions get credit for community reinvestment by paying for lockboxes

• The Lone Tweeter of Deutsche Bank

  It's letting a top investment banker use social media to show the bank gets it

• Companies Get Caught in the Pension Vise

  New rules and low rates mean substantially higher contributions

• Bid & Ask: The Deals of the Week

  Spain's Banco Santander acquires a Polish bank; Motorola buys back stock it sold to Carl Icahn; and more