Oct 08 #YellenIsIn BREAKING: Obama to nominate Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen to replace Bernanke as chairman of central bank.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 8, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 08 European lawmakers vote to ban additives in cigarettes, require larger warning labels Photo by Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images The European parliament voted Tuesday to ban most additives and flavorings used in cigarettes and to require warning labels to cover 65 percent of surface packaging, up from 40 percent. This decision is hitting… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch What it means to land on the World Monuments Watch list What it means to land on the World Monuments Watch list… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch What made the 2014 World Monument Watch List and why? What made the 2014 World Monument Watch List and why?… Continue watching
Oct 08 New $100 bills are here The look of the 'Benjamins' in your wallet have finally gotten their long-planned makeover. A redesigned $100 bill featuring founding father Benjamin Franklin enters circulation today with new features designed to deter counterfeiters, all after an almost two-year delay. Continue reading
Oct 07 Debt limit overtaking shutdown as U.S. crisis focus WASHINGTON -- A market-rattling federal default loomed and the partial government shutdown lingered on Monday, but a gridlocked Congress betrayed little or no urgency toward resolving either of the nation's most challenging short-term economic disputes. Stocks got a case of… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch Defaulting on U.S bond obligations could cause ‘mother of all financial crises’ Defaulting on U.S bond obligations could cause 'mother of all financial crises'… Continue watching
Oct 03 One-week shutdown will reduce 4th quarter growth The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget assembled analysts' and banks' predictions of how the shutdown will affect GDP growth into what WonkBlog is calling, "How the shutdown hurts the economy, in one chart." "The consensus is… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch How long before shutdown has major impact on the economy, private sector? How long before shutdown has major impact on the economy, private sector?… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Obama on shutdown: "All of this is entirely preventable" Obama on shutdown: "All of this is entirely preventable"… Continue watching