A primer on government funds charged with investing currency reserves for profit.

Backgrounder: The new Congress shares President Bush’s reform approach but new legislation is by no means assured.

Financial pressures have weakened al-Qaeda’s tactical abilities, but analysts say affiliated networks are finding new ways to raise and spend money, complicating efforts to squeeze a savvy foe.

Though shifts in demand and reduced production by some major producers have influenced oil prices, investor behavior is also increasing market volatility.

This publication is now archived. What is the current state of U.S.-Saudi relations?Very strained. Because of mutual mistrust and suspicion, created by the war on terror and intensified by a recent c…