By Alan Tonelson WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Thank goodness President Barack Obama and his China advisers aren't running America's schools.

* Euro, Aussie suffer on renewed Greek exit fears * USD shines as equities, risk currencies retreat * Dollar index hits 20-month high, highest since Sept 2010 * Aussie dollar hits 6-month low, kiwi hits 5-mth trough * Dollar/yen dips after BOJ holds ...

NEW YORK - One of the nation's largest pension funds says it will vote its 5.3 million shares against all of Wal-Mart's board nominees - including the company's current and former CEOs - at the retailer's annual meeting next week.

By Roddy Thomson (AFP) - 1 hour ago BRUSSELS - Euro leaders have promised a no-holds-barred debate at an EU summit Wednesday on whether to guarantee each others' borrowings in future, seen as essential if Greece ends up exiting the single currency.

With Japan awash in cheap funding provided by domestic savings and local banks continuing to park their cash in government bonds, analysts tell CNBC the country faces no urgency in dealing with its rising public debt, despite the latest ratings cut by ...