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Economist Paul Krugman accuses reporters of being tougher on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton than her Republican rival, Donald Trump. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

MICHAEL TAUBE: Paul Krugman saves Japan from Shinzo Abe tax increase

By Michael Taube

In this Nov. 11, 2014, photo, 2015 Ford F-150s move along the production line at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Mich. The Commerce Department releases third-quarter gross domestic product on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

U.S. economy grew at 3.9 percent rate in 3rd quarter

By Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press

A traffic board indicates an expressway between Sakamachi and Shinanomachi in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, is closed due to an earthquake on the Joshin-etsu Expressway at Hanazono Interchange in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. The magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck a mountainous area of central Japan on Saturday night, causing at least one building to collapse and injuring several people, according to Japanese media reports. No tsunami warning was issued. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, Yohei Nishimura) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

Japan struck by magnitude 6.8 earthqake near Nagano city

Associated Press

In this Nov. 19, 2014 photo, a Thai man walks near a billboard of a tour in Japan, outside Japan National Tourism Organization office in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's embassy in Japan has some tips for Thai visitors: Don't put your chopsticks in the serving bowl. And if driving, stop for pedestrians at cross walks. The advice is part of a new online manners guide the embassy has posted on its Facebook page in response to criticism on social media about &quot;inappropriate&quot; behavior of Thai tourists in Japan. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Do’s and don’ts for Thai tourists in Japan

By Jocelyn Gecker - Associated Press

Traders gather at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Major U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, a day after the Standard & Poor's 500 index set its second record-high close in two days. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

PETER MORICI: Bull market has a lot more room to run

By Peter Morici

Business Highlights

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Shinzo Abe, Japanese prime minister, puts off tax hike, calls snap poll

By Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

A man walks past at electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. The news Monday that Japan's economy contracted two quarters in a row has all but extinguished the government's enthusiasm for a second increase in sales tax that is needed to get its swollen debt under control. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is poised Tuesday to delay the key policy and call a snap election. Shares in Tokyo rose Tuesday on expectations the Japanese government will respond to a recession by postponing a sales tax hike and launching new stimulus. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Japan recession could slow some US companies

By Matthew Craft - Associated Press

Japan slides into recession as tax hike takes toll

By Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

In this Nov. 8, 2014 photo, the smoke of incense burnt in a huge censer makes a foreign Muslim visitor's eyes water at at Sensoji Buddhist temple at Asakusa district, in Tokyo. Looking ahead to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to boost tourism as part of his “Abenomics” growth revitalization plan. The government hopes to increase the annual number of tourists to 20 million by then. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

TOKYO TRAVEL: Japan taps growing Muslim tourist market

By Haruka Nagu - Associated Press

United begins direct flights from Seoul to Guam

Associated Press

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off for a night mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 30, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis) ** FILE **

Vladimir Putin emboldened by weak U.S. response to Russian aggression

By Guy Taylor and Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

A Russian Tu-95 Bear H. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Japan: Russian incursions into airspace have more than doubled in six months

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

This June 2013 photo shows an overview of Sendai nuclear power plant complex in Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan. The plant in southern Japan won regulators&#8217; approval Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 for meeting safety requirements imposed after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, a key step toward becoming the first reactor to restart under the tighter rules. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

Japanese governor says too soon for nuke restarts

Associated Press

FILE - In this June 16, 2014 file photo, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks during a news conference at IMF headquarters in Washington. The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, slightly lowered its outlook for global economic growth this year and next, mostly because of weaker expansions in Japan, Latin America and Europe. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

IMF trims forecast for global economic growth

By Christopher S. Rugaber - Associated Press

Valentina Matviyenko (left), the speaker of Russia's Senate, and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a State Council meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow on Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Yuri Kadobnov, Pool)

Inside China: She said, Xi said

By Miles Yu

Firefighters and members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces descend Mount Ontake after they called off a search operation due to noxious fume in central Japan, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2014. Mount Ontake erupted shortly before noon Saturday, spewing large white plumes of gas and ash high into the sky and blanketing the surrounding area in ash. Rescue workers have found 30 or more people unconscious and believed to be dead near the peak of an erupting volcano in central Japan, local government and police said. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT

Rescue workers discover 31 victims of Japanese volcano eruption

Associated Press

Global stocks markets were mostly higher Thursday after a surge in new U.S. home sales bolstered sentiment. But gains were limited by worries about Europe's stagnant economy and violence in Iraq and Syria. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

ORTEL: America wins World War III after 2016

By Charles Ortel

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Save the economy, kill Kyoto liabilities

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES