by Traci Badalucco | Nov 2, 2015 | Business & Tech, Topics
WASHINGTON — It’s 5:30 a.m. when Chris Chinn’s alarm goes off. She pulls on her blue jeans, t-shirt and dark brown Ariat boots. On this particular day, she heads out to the feed mill to update the diet plan for her sows. By mid-afternoon, it’s time to bottle...
by Yimian Wu | Nov 2, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON– San Francisco Federal Reserve President John Williams Friday called today’s low interest rates a “warning sign” that the Fed did not fully understand what’s happening in the economy. He also urged Washington to adopt a fiscal policy that would spur...
by Yimian Wu | Oct 28, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Community bankers in rural areas complain that subjecting them to the same regulations as the big banks creates a disproportionate and costly compliance burden. The regulations are part of the sweeping Dodd-Frank financial reform law that targeted...
by Yimian Wu | Oct 26, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — China has cut its own interest rates, but now it’s hoping the Federal Reserve won’t undo that benefit by lifting U.S. rates. China’s rate cut is an admission its economy is struggling, say experts. “This is purely a signal that the government...
by Carmen Lopez | Oct 22, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — El instituto de Brookings le dio a lideres económicos de América Latina, la oportunidad de platicar sobre el futuro de los países. Los participantes discutieron sobre los problemas que ellos dicen están causando el desequilibrio en los países de...
by Sara Shouhayib | Oct 18, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Fortune honors Hanan Khalil and Tidings Chimpondah with the Global Women Leaders Award for their leadership in their respective homes at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit Tuesday. Khalil, the founder of Zahraa Trade, a pharmaceuticals...
