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On Thursday, it looked unlikely that any sort of agreement would result from the complicated talks. Alexei Miller, from Russia's state-owned Gazprom, and Oleh Dubina, from Ukrainian Naftogaz, eventually met in Brussels after playing cat and mouse games to avoid one another in the corridors of the European...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia-Europe Gas Spat Ends — For Now | 1/9/2009 | See Source »

But CES hasn't always been such a massive deal. The first show, held in New York City in 1967, fit cozily into showrooms at the New York Hilton and the Americana hotel. Around 20,000 people showed up, eager to see pocket-sized radios, televisions with integrated circuits and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Consumer Electronics Show | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

If Barack Obama really wanted to be cagey, he could pardon Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld for the possible commission of war crimes. Then they'd have to live with official acknowledgment of their ignominy in perpetuity. More likely, Obama will simply make sure - through his excellent team of legal appointees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Bush Administration's Most Despicable Act | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

Madoff was supposed to come clean with his list of assets last week - it certainly should add up to more than $850 million - but so far there has been nary a public peep of the list. When, during the hearing, Representative Gary Ackerman, a New York Democrat, asked David Kotz...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Has Bernie Madoff Buried His Loot? | 1/7/2009 | See Source »

European Commission president José Manuel Barroso credits the euro for delivering lower inflation, lower interest rates and greater price stability, and helping to create 16 million jobs. More immediately, the euro is shielding member states in this time of economic turmoil, preventing a currency crisis in addition to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is the Euro the New Dollar? | 1/1/2009 | See Source »

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