Tim Devaney

Obama makes it official: Yellen to head Fed

From Capitol Hill to Wall Street, Janet Yellen is receiving strong early support as she looks to take over for Ben S. Bernanke as the first chairwoman of the Federal Reserve starting in 2014. Published October 9, 2013

Merkel’s party looks to Social Democrats for ruling coalition in Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives plan to open coalition talks Friday with leftist Social Democrats in the first round of political bargaining that could drag into early next year, as the two parties haggle over the direction of the next government in the economic powerhouse of Europe. Published October 1, 2013

Merkel reaches out to rivals on coalition

Fresh off a landslide victory on Sunday's election day, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday she has already reached out to the center-left Social Democratic Party as she tries to form a new governing coalition. Published September 23, 2013

Germany’s Merkel wins 3rd term; coalition partner uncertain

German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a third term in Europe's economic powerhouse Sunday, but she lost her partner in the center-right ruling coalition and may have to join with leftist parties. Published September 22, 2013

Merkel cruising; coalition to govern Germany in question

| Like it or not, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has become the face of economic austerity around the world. To the rest of Europe, particularly struggling economies to the south such as Greece and Italy, Mrs. Merkel's rigid financial reforms are deeply unpopular, slashing social welfare nets and raising unemployment to record levels in an effort to get these countries to "take their medicine" and fix their out-of-control budgets. Published September 19, 2013

A ‘bird’ in hand proves costly for German challenger

Peer Steinbruck, Chancellor Angela Merkel's leading challenger in national elections later this month, is getting new attention not for his platform but for having directed a universally understood obscene hand gesture at reporters and editors in a recent interview with a top German newspaper. Published September 17, 2013

Twitter will try not to follow other social networks’ failures

Twitter is the latest social network to go public, but recent history shows Silicon Valley and Wall Street don't always mix so well. Published September 15, 2013

Greece’s economy plays role in German election

In Germany, rumors of yet another Greek bailout and the escalating conflict in Syria could prove to be the greatest threats to Angela Merkel's re-election campaign, just two weeks before voters head to the ballot box. Published September 10, 2013

German intel shows Assad did not order Syria gas attack: report

German intelligence findings indicate that Syrian President Bashar Assad might not have ordered an Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack but instead tried to block his military commanders from launching it, a German newspaper has reported. Published September 9, 2013

Report: British spy group tracks European Web, phone communications

British officials have access to a majority of Internet and telephone communications flowing throughout Europe, and in some cases reaching to the United States and other parts of the world, according to new documents from American whistleblower Edward Snowden, according to a new report in the German press. Published August 28, 2013

German firms poach email business after NSA snoop scandal

German email companies are turning a profit off the NSA spying scandal by stealing away business from the likes of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. Published August 28, 2013

Germany facing increased pressure as Syria crisis builds

With the Obama administration talking openly of a possible military strike against Syria, the German government and Chancellor Angela Merkel face growing pressure to end months of studied ambiguity and take a stand against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Published August 27, 2013

Obama the ‘messiah’ would give Germany’s Angela Merkel a run for her euro

As Germany's elections approach, one politician has emerged to give Chancellor Angela Merkel a run for her money in the polls. Published August 27, 2013

Germany is likely to forge ahead with Merkel policy

Less than a month before Germans head to the polls, Chancellor Angela Merkel remains the country's most popular politician and her conservative Christian Democratic Union holds a significant lead among voters in a campaign that could set the tone for the next decade of the eurozone and trans-Atlantic relations. Published August 25, 2013