by Kate Shepherd | May 24, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — House Republicans stepped up their attacks on Elizabeth Warren Tuesday, contending the Obama administration official charged with setting up the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had lied to Congress. Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina,...
by Jacob Peklo | May 17, 2011 | Business & Tech, Science + Technology
For students at the University of Maryland, the day of reckoning for their two-year investment in a new type of aviation had finally arrived. More than 50 students worked rigorously, some even sacrificing rest and holidays, in hopes of getting their human-powered...
by Kate Shepherd | May 16, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Data breaches and other cyber security threats pose a serious risk for small businesses across the country, but many owners are not aware of how grave the danger is, experts said in a roundtable discussion Monday. It is becoming easier for...
by Charles Mead | May 16, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — A women’s sewing project in Liberia, craftsmen in Ghana carving wooden stools and specialty food exports from Swaziland are perfect examples of the Obama administration’s efforts to bolster trade ties with African nations, says deputy U.S. Trade...
by Kate Shepherd | May 11, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON— House Republicans on Wednesday took aim at a whistleblower provision of a recent bank reform law, part of a broader attempt to limit the impact of the legislation. Rep. Michael Grimm, a New York Republican, introduced draft legislation at a House Committee...
by Matt Mansfield | May 10, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The head of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission told a Senate committee on Tuesday that the Dodd-Frank financial reform law must “be fully implemented” to avert another meltdown in the U.S. economy. Commission Chairman Phil Angelides said the...
