by Kristin Kim & Abby Sun | Aug 4, 2011 | Business & Tech, Immigration
Some major companies are developing marketing strategies that target Hispanic consumers, a fast-growing and lucrative market in the U.S. One in about every six U.S. residents is now Hispanic, according to the U.S. Census, and Hispanics accounted for more than half of...
by Moran Zhang | Aug 3, 2011 | Business & Tech, Politics
The U.S. debt ceiling drama came to an end Tuesday with President Barack Obama signing the legislation into law, a bill that was described as “the best of no good alternatives.” For a divided San Diego congressional caucus – three voted for the bill, two against...
by Dorothy Zhang | Aug 2, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Despite the last-minute deal to lift the debt ceiling, the prospect of the United States losing its triple-A credit rating is still keeping Beijing and Hong Kong up at night. A possible downgrade is a difficult situation for China, said Diane Swonk, chief...
by Hannah G. Vickers | Aug 1, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – In the struggle to prevent sexual assault and dating violence on Iowa college campuses, there could soon be an app for that. The Apps Against Abuse Challenge is looking for a smart phone application design targeted at college and universities that will...
by Kaitlin Meehan | Jul 29, 2011 | Business & Tech, National Security
<iframe src=”http://player.vimeo.com/video/27030703?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0″ width=”590″ height=”332″ frameborder=”0″></iframe> With U.S. troops beginning withdrawal from Afghanistan this...
by Hannah G. Vickers | Jul 28, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs was in the hot seat Thursday after an audit found it had awarded at least 1,400 contracts intended for veteran-owned companies to ineligible businesses. The contracts were specifically set aside for veteran-owned small...
