Dec 04 What's Libor and why is it in the news again? Photo courtesy of Angelos Tzortzinis/Bloomberg via Getty Images. The European Union Wednesday morning became the latest regulator to fine global financial institutions to settle charges they colluded to rig benchmark interest rates to their benefit. The 1.7 billion… Continue reading
Dec 04 WATCH: Obama pitches ACA to youth at White House .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } President Barack Obama touted the… Continue reading
Dec 04 113th Congress on track to be least productive ever Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The 113th Congress is going down as the least productive group of Washington legislators in modern history. This session's Congressional inaction has only allowed 55 bills to become law this year, The Boston… Continue reading
Dec 04 What's in the box, NASA? What's in the box? A NASA-style holiday gift: the @NASA_Orion heat shield ships today from NH to @NASAKennedy pic.twitter.com/T5DuWtjda5— NASA (@NASA) December 4, 2013… Continue reading
Dec 04 Video: Divers rescue shipwrecked sailor from the floor of the Atlantic .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } In May 2013,… Continue reading
Dec 04 Shoppers spend record amount online on Cyber Monday Screenshot by PBS NewsHour Online deals from companies, such as Wal-Mart and Amazon, stretched from the beginning of November through Black Friday, and according to research firm comScore Inc., shoppers spent a record amount online. E-commerce… Continue reading
Dec 04 A new PSA fights texting while driving -- with a text .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Video by TextsWreck Twenty-one… Continue reading
Dec 04 What we're watching Wednesday Biden in China appeals for restraint Vice President Joe Biden's visit to China comes as regional tensions run high over Beijing's new air defense zone in contested waters of the East China Sea. Biden met with Chinese President Xi… Continue reading
Dec 04 Obama to make economic case for health care, pitch to young people President Obama speaks on health care in the Eisenhower Executive Building in Washington Tuesday. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images "If I've got to fight another three years to make sure this law works, that's what we'll do."… Continue reading
Dec 03 Report: Prison guards not negligent in Ariel Castro suicide Ariel Castro is led out of a Cleveland courtroom on Aug. 1 after being sentenced to life without parole for the kidnapping and rape of three women. A month later he was found dead in his prison cell. Photo by… Continue reading