Steve Goldstein | October 6, 2014 | MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The last time fewer working-age Americans participated in the labor force, the U.S. Senate started broadcasting their proceedings. On the radio. The participation rate in September fell a tenth to 62.7%, marking the lowest level since February 1978. The falling participation rate has been…

The Wall Street Journal reports on new incentives for even more currency manipulation.  Countries that rely upon engineering permanent export surpluses and siphoning money out of the US consumer market are not getting all the growth they want. Weak Export Growth Raises Prospect of Currency Moves   (Subscription required)Sluggish Global Trade Growth Is Tempting Officials to…