by Gino Vicci | Jun 25, 2012 | Business & Tech
CHICAGO — The Chicago Board of Trade is a place where hand signals are thrown wildly, orders are shouted, papers and coffee cups are scattered across the floor — and where daily settlement prices are established for the agricultural futures markets. This may change...
by Kimiteru Tsuruta | Jun 25, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communication Commission’s proposed changes to the Universal Service Fund, which subsidized traditional phone service, to the new broadband-based Connect America Fund has drawn the attention of Iowa’s senators. In a letter to...
by Empriss Campbell & Nikki McGee | Jun 7, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON–Musicians, recording executives, Internet radio entrepreneurs and advocates of traditional broadcast painted a varied and complex American audio landscape during a U.S. House committee hearing Wednesday. “My how the industry has changed,” said Rep....
by Andy Matarrese | Jun 7, 2012 | Business & Tech, Politics
[gview file=”http://www.upi.com/img/MatarreseSuperPAC/MatarreseSuperPACgraphic.pdf”] WASHINGTON — Data from the Center for Responsive Politics and the Federal Election Commission offer an inside look into the background of the people and...
by Susanna Pak | Jun 6, 2012 | Business & Tech, Politics
WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren, President Barack Obama’s failed nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, learned something important from her time in Washington: how to run a campaign. Warren, in the midst of a hotly contested Massachusetts race...
by Empriss Campbell & Nikki McGee | May 31, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Representatives from both the Democratic and Republican parties expressed concern Thursday over pending international proposals to regulate the Internet. “We’re all in agreement on this one,” said U.S. Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb. At a...
