Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Divide on U.S. Deficit Likely to Grow After Election
By JACKIE CALMES
A midterm campaign that has turned heavily on the issue of mounting federal debt is likely to yield a government even more split over how to handle it, people in both parties say.

Afghan Leader Admits His Office Gets Cash from Iran
By DEXTER FILKINS and ALISSA J. RUBIN
President Hamid Karzai said that he uses an off-the-books fund to pay expenses incurred in the course of doing his job.

In Bond Frenzy, Investors Bet on Inflation
By CHRISTINE HAUSER
Investors are betting that inflation will rise to a level that more than compensates for the premium they paid initially for five-year Treasuries.