by Mallory Hughes & Jenny Leonard | Oct 4, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Increased capital funding to multilateral development banks will promote economic prosperity and national security, witnesses told a House of Representatives committee Tuesday. In a hearing on international monetary policy and trade, U.S. Rep. Bob...
by Henry Gu & Nikki McGee | Oct 4, 2011 | Business & Tech, Politics
WASHINGTON — Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, renewed his efforts on Monday to reform the Postal Service, urging drastic cuts to labor costs and stricter retirement guidelines. “We expect 200,000 people nearing retirement age or currently over the retirement age to...
by Beth Lawrence & Matthew Schehl | Oct 4, 2011 | Business & Tech, Topics
WASHINGTON – Apple-lovers, tech geeks and average Joes are perched at their MacBooks and iPads in anticipation of Apple’s big announcement Tuesday. In a few hours, Apple is expected to announce the first iPhone A.J. (After Jobs). Rumor sites like...
by Whitney Wild | Sep 29, 2011 | Business & Tech, National Security
As the United States begins the drawdown of troops overseas, new veterans are embarking on a new mission: finding a job. With unemployment hovering around nine percent in much of the nation, the job hunt is difficult for everyone. But, it can be especially tough for...
by Gabriel Silverman | Sep 29, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — While more than one in 10 North Carolinians are without work, thousands of farm jobs paying more than minimum wage are being filled by immigrants, most coming from Mexico, through a legal, temporary work program. This year alone North Carolina farmers...
by Whitney Wild | Sep 28, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund and emerging markets should work together to finally pull the world’s economy from the brink of collapse, Bill Rhodes, a senior adviser for Citigroup Inc., said Wednesday. Promoting his new book “Banker to the World:...
