by Siri Bulusu | Apr 21, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — When Rick Snow started his go-kart track 13 years ago, he was unaware of the very real threat of cyberattacks on his small business in Scarborough, Maine. But in 2011, Snow found his bank balance completely empty on payday and noticed that three...
by Steve Musal | Apr 18, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The nation’s steel industry is under attack, and can’t compete with some key foreign manufacturers like China that have unfair advantage, a panel of experts told the Congressional Steel Caucus in their annual “State of Steel” hearing Thursday. “We...
by Xiumei Dong | Apr 14, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama joined the World Bank on Wednesday in announcing the investment of at least $2.5 billion over the next five years to help adolescent girls go to school in developing countries. “The evidence is very clear: When we invest in...
by Xiumei Dong | Apr 12, 2016 | Business & Tech, Topics
WASHINGTON –First Lady Michelle Obama is taking her crusade to spend more money on education for young girls to the World Bank on Wednesday and likely will push the financial leaders to up their investment to target girls in developing countries. “Sixty-two million...
by Xiumei Dong | Apr 11, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Albany, in the forefront of nanotechnology research, is one of the fastest-growing cities for tech jobs, according to a new book exploring hot spots of innovation across the globe. “You have GlobalFoundries, which has thousands of employees working in one...
by Siri Bulusu | Apr 5, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis is failing the consumers it was designed to help and “remains one of the least accountable agencies in the federal government,” the Republican chairman of the...
