Caitlan Reeg

In the past, sign spinners, or “human directionals” in marketing jargon, often pointed their signs toward used car lots or new housing developments. But as the cost of renting a billboard has doubled, sign spinning is attracting more interest from businesses big and small.

Heidemarie Schwermer is taking thriftiness to an entirely new level.

Real books and bookstores are becoming a thing of the past. Does new technology mean authors are next to go?

German automakers are finding the car isn't the status symbol it used to be, so they're starting car share programs aimed at enticing young drivers.

Germany's postal service is often touted as a privatization success story. Should the U.S. Postal Service follow in its footsteps?

Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel agreed over the weekend to craft a plan to bolster eurozone banks. They have until the end of the month, but many questions remain as to what exactly the plan will be.

The focus in Europe is transitioning to the big banks in the region that are exposed to bad sovereign debt.