As a pay-as-you-go system, Social Security faces severe long-term financing challenges stemming from a rapidly growing retirement population, continued low fertility rates, and increased longevity. Unfortunately, the political debate in the U.S. over how to “fix” Social Security has become...

An in-depth look at the problems surrounding zombie banks and their dangerous effect on the global economy "The title is worthy of a B movie, but it's also apt. Bloomberg News reporter Yalman Onaran, supported by former U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chief Sheila Bair - who provides a...