The performance of Chicago's bench has stunned many who saw no hope for the Bulls sans Rose.

WSJ: Bulls: Does Chicago Need Derrick Rose?

Industrial production in the euro zone rose in March, offering hope that the bloc's economy might have grown in the first quarter.

WSJ: What's News

There was one glimmer of hope: more condominiums meant total construction starts rose by an unexpected 3%.

ECONOMIST: Business this week

Bush and Obasanjo were scheduled to retire to the White House shortly after the Rose Garden announcement to discuss a wide variety of issues -- most notably Bush's hope to convince OPEC to boost its daily per-barrel production of crude oil, as the U.S. anticipates a supply shortage heading into the summer.

CNN: Obasanjo

Retail sales in the euro zone rose unexpectedly in June by 2.1% from a year earlier, offering some reason for hope.

ECONOMIST: Overview

If the government in Moscow comes to the conclusion, during the presidency of Vladimir Putin or afterwards, that it cannot otherwise bring under control either the country's regional dukedoms or the plutocrats who rose to almost uncontrollable wealth under Boris Yeltsin's tolerant gaze, it may reckon that its only hope of survival is a chest-thumping, rally-all-Russians foreign policy.

ECONOMIST: Weathering the storm