How long before the widening Occupy Wall Street protest degenerates into a series of violent battlegrounds?

FORBES: With Tear Gas And Arrests, It's Time For A Dialogue With OWS Before Violence Erupts

One complaint central to the Occupy Wall Street movement has been the widening gulf between the richest Americans and everyone else.

FORBES: Wages Becoming Increasingly Polarized, Economists Confirm

Community members rightly wonder why dressing up this meager side street is a priority over urgent if less glamorous upgrades, such as widening the sidewalks on Lexington Avenue.

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Unless Wall Street falls sharply or the dollar climbs (unlikely, given America's widening current-account deficit), the Fed, if it is to slow America's economy to prevent a pick-up in inflation, must push interest rates higher.

ECONOMIST: Alan’s key | The

The move comes amid widening scrutiny of the commercial data-gathering industry, which has been chronicled in The Wall Street Journal's "What They Know" series.

WSJ: Senators Propose Privacy Bill of Rights