Government |
What if the
Downton Abbey
servants had higher incomes than the Crawleys? That’s the
looking-glass world of Washington, D.C., where “public servants”
Money |
January ends. The first month of the year is behind us, and from
the stock market’s perspective it was a good month. The Dow was up
5.8 percent for the…
Newsworthy |
Drain in Spain. The economic news in the United States has been
pretty good lately. The Dow and the S&P 500 are at five-year
highs. This week, the number…
Newsworthy |
Ratings reversal. Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity predicted a Mitt
Romney landslide in the presidential election. When that didn’t
happen, Hannity’s…
Government |
While living in Texas for two decades I saw lots of dead
armadillos. They learned, too late, that the middle of the road is
not the safest place. Maybe…
Economy |
SINGAPORE—While the U.S. unemployment rate "dropped" to 7.7 percent
last month—a figure even
The Washington Post
acknowledged was due "… in large part…
Economy |
WASHINGTON (AP)—U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October and
hiring was stronger over the previous two months than first
thought. The unemployment rate…
Economy |
WASHINGTON (AP)—Weekly applications for unemployment benefits
dropped 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 363,000 last week, a level
consistent with modest…
Politics |
In form, President Obama came back strongly in Tuesday's debate
with Mitt Romney, but substantively he continues to lag behind the
Republican candidate.
Business |
NEW YORK (AP)—
Newsweek
plans to end its print publication after 80 years and will shift
to an all-digital format aimed at online users starting in…
Jobs |
WASHINGTON (AP)—Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment benefits
jumped 46,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 388,000, the
highest in four months. The…
