Top Ten Headlines of 2007

There is perhaps no better way to recap 2007 than to look back at the year’s headlines. From the upturn in the eurozone economy to the falling dollar — and from the booming U.S. stock market to anxieties over the Chinese yuan — we present some of the year’s most significant economic and political developments.

June 30 headline in The Economist, on China’s president and Communist Party chief Hu Jintao:

March 30 headline in the Wall Street Journal, on the rapid increase in U.S. private federal contractors:

December 15 headline in the International Herald Tribune, on the positive impact the weak dollar has had on European tourism to the United States:

April 18 headline in the Financial Times, on growing income inequality in the United States:

January 29 headline in the Washington Post, on genetically modified organisms:

September 21 headline in the International Herald Tribune, on the declining fortunes of the U.S. dollar:

April 21 headline in the Wall Street Journal, on Nicolas Sarkozy’s ultimately successful campaign to become President of France:

December 20 headline in the Wall Street Journal, on the China Investment Corporation’s purchase of 10% of Morgan Stanley:

September 1 headline in the International Herald Tribune, on rising milk prices:

January 3 headline in the Wall Street Journal, on aggressive online sales techniques: