A Chinese conglomerate announced it will buy AMC Entertainment Holdings for $2.6 billion — China's biggest takeover of an American company to date. Dalian Wanda Group Co.'s purchase reflects the global ambitions of a wave of cash-rich Chinese companies using acquisitions to speed their expansion .

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Political observers have spent the last four years marveling at President Obama’s fundraising might. But now even Democrats are admitting that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney — and his allied party and outside groups — may very well outspend the current occupant of the White House between now and the Nov. 6 election.

Should American citizens who have been convicted of crimes and served their time have their right to vote restored?

The question is a political issue, part of a voting-rights debate that is being fought in the states and among political candidates. To ex-felons, it can be a personal challenge, as well: Will their votes matter, and why should they care?

President Obama this week is holding two events in Iowa -- a state that he won four years ago by 10 percentage points, due in large part to the enthusiasm of newly-registered voters.

This time around, can the Obama camp reprise its 2008 success? We take a look at the battle for the Hawkeye State:

“The back-and-forth about Bain Capital, Mitt Romney’s old company, is part of something larger. So is the inquest into the implications of multibillion-dollar trading losses at JPMorgan Chase. Capitalism can produce wonders. It is also capable of self-destruction, and it can leave a lot of wounded people behind. The trick is to get the most out of what capitalism does well, while containing or preventing the problems it can cause,” writes Brookings’ E.J. Dionne. (Washington Post)