by Virginia Chen, Dean DeChiaro & Emily Hoerner | Oct 5, 2010 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – The Commodities Futures Trading Commission’s Global Markets Advisory Committee held a meeting for the first time since the signing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform. The goal is to figure out how the regulations will affect the global OTC market....
by Yewon Kang | Sep 27, 2010 | Business & Tech
Yewon Kang/MNSPresident Obama signs the Small Business Jobs bill into law Monday. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed the Small Business Jobs bill into law Monday, calling it the “greatest victory for American entrepreneurs” to provide tax cuts and make...
by Virginia Chen, Dean DeChiaro & Emily Hoerner | Sep 23, 2010 | Business & Tech
Catherine Ngai Spot gold prices have increased greatly in the last few months, hitting a high of $1297.50 Thursday. WASHINGTON – A proposal that would force gold-selling companies to provide full disclosure to consumers on everything from the value of the metal to the...
by Jee Abbey Lee | Aug 12, 2010 | Business & Tech, Immigration
The intersection of U and 9th St. NW has been known as Little Ethiopia for years. But due to gentrification, as Jee Lee reports, that may soon change. Get the Flash Player to see this content. The U and 9th St. intersection is home to some dozen Ethiopian restaurants...
by Kate Howard | Jul 28, 2010 | Environment
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Hear views on the current state of the oil spill and the environment. (Rebecca Dolan and Kate Howard/MNS) WASHINGTON–Although BP is making progress on the gulf oil spill, it seems the public still has little faith in the...
