by GILLIAN WHITE | Nov 19, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — As Asian countries garner the majority of the world’s attention, global growth opportunities in Latin American countries have been treated with “benign neglect,” according to foreign policy and financial experts who spoke at a panel Monday. The...
by LILI TAN | Nov 16, 2012 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON — It’s becoming increasingly harder for the poor to breathe due to nearby coal plants, a study released this week states. Low-income communities are disproportionately affected by health-threatening pollution from coal-fired power plants in Illinois...
by JULIA ZHU | Nov 16, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Economic uncertainty is still haunting Americans. A week after the election, stock indexes tumbled drastically, compromising the “Wealth Effect” that the Federal Reserve is trying to achieve. All three major U.S. stock indexes have dropped...
by GILLIAN WHITE | Nov 14, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — As the Federal Communications Commission gears up for the second phase of its Connect America Fund, some have said that FCC strategies for ensuring broadband build-out “defy logic” and leave critical wireless carriers underfunded. The Connect America Fund...
by JACOB FISCHLER | Nov 14, 2012 | Business & Tech, Environment
Two pro-business energy leaders said Wednesday that federal regulations and taxes are putting the U.S. oil and gas industry at risk, delaying the creation of jobs and technological innovation. “We’re making it very difficult to do the energy business here,” said Karen...
by DeJonique Garrison & Hayat Norimine | Nov 13, 2012 | Business & Tech
Hundreds of people, mostly women, lined up on Tuesday to receive free vibrators in downtown Washington. Yes, vibrators. Trojan, the condom maker, gave away thousands of vibrators as part of a promotion. How did people respond to the giveaway? Medill reporter Aimee...
