The U.K. government has appointed Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney to head the Bank of England, opting for an outsider as the British central bank confronts slowing growth and takes on a bigger supervisory role.

MONEY-interview-Niall-Ferguson

The speed at which the global economy has pivoted from the West to emerging economies like China is astounding, says author Niall Ferguson. "If you think back to 1978 when I was a teenager, the average American was 22 times richer than the average Chinese. And today it's less than five times," said Ferguson, a Harvard history professor and a former adviser to 2008 Republican Party presidential candidate John McCain. "That's an amazing reduction in the global imbalance and it's happen in the space really of 30 years."

FEATURES & COMMENTARY

TECH-Black-Friday-Online-Sales

Online shoppers eager for discounts this holiday season did not wait for Cyber Monday.

TECH-Facebook-Vote

Facebook will hold a vote, possibly later this week, in which it will ask users to abolish their right to vote on changes to the social network's privacy policies.

FEA-#GivingTuesday

Thanksgiving usually means family, food, football and, of course, the kickoff of the holiday shopping season with Black Friday and Cyber Monday. With so much consumption going on, giving back can easily be overlooked. The 92nd Street Y in New York hopes to change that with its social media movement #GivingTuesday.

FEA-Hot-Holiday-Thriller-Books

Some of the biggest names in publishing and many of the most eagerly anticipated titles of the year are hitting bookstore shelves just in time for the holiday shopping season. So if you're searching for a gift for a loved one or just looking for a good book to curl up with on the couch, here are four novels out this week for anyone looking for a page load of thrills.

ENT-Chris-Brown-Twitter-Deleted

Chris Brown has deleted his Twitter account after getting into a vulgar war of words with comedian and writer Jenny Johnson on Sunday.

ENT-NBC-Revolution-Mid-Season

With its post-apocalyptic setting, Giancarlo Esposito in the role of endearing villain, and J.J. Abrams as an executive producer, creator Eric Kripke's "Revolution" is a surefire hit -- on paper. In fact, NBC ordered a full season of "Revolution," which also stars Billy Burke, after airing just three episodes, which is the same amount of time it took the network to axe "The Playboy Club" last year. Yet, it seems viewers become more disillusioned with the freshman drama each week.

MED-Bounce-House-Injuries

If you're not a parent, you may not be aware of the popularity of inflatable bounce houses, but they are popping up more and more -- at church picnics, county and mall fairs, birthday and "bounce house" parties, and indoor playgrounds.

MED-Healthy-Energy

As our energy levels decrease because of our overstressed lifestyles, many people look for a quick fix to combat fatigue.

TRAVEL-New-York-Neon

Besides its tall skyscrapers, nothing screams "New York City" more than bright neon lights. While neon signs are not unique to New York, at one point they proliferated in tens of thousands of storefronts throughout the city. And just like Broadway, which they are often associated with, neon signs became an iconic part of the city's landscape by the middle of the twentieth century. But a changing landscape is unfolding and an increasing number of neon signs are disappearing.

COMMENTARY-frett-savita-abortion-rights

If Ireland had Roe v. Wade, women like Savita Halappanavar wouldn't have to die needless deaths.

COMMENTARY-Navarrette-Mexico-President

On a recent trip to Mexico City as part of a delegation of Mexican-American and American Jewish leaders, I heard a joke that is circulating among the intelligentsia: "Mexicans are observing daylight savings time in a major way. On December 1, they'll turn the clocks back 100 years." Actually, it's not quite a century. The reference seems to be to 1929, when the Institutional Revolutionary Party (or an earlier version of it) kicked off what would be a 71-year hold on the presidency. In the 20th century, PRI became notorious for the brutality, corruption, election rigging, and brazen thievery of its leaders and their cronies.