Las Vegas in final mix as host for 2016 GOP convention – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Review-JournalThe event would be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center if the city wins the right to…
Policy Makers Devise Plans to Provide Money to Kiev – New York Times
Policy Makers Devise Plans to Provide Money to KievNew York TimesWASHINGTON — With a financial catastrophe unfurling alongside its political…
Retail Sales Decreasing? Not in These Retail Sector Stocks
By John Whitefoot Echoing the overall sentiments of the U.S. economy, U.S. retail sector sales fell (apparently) unexpectedly in January…
Shadow banking not so dark [Commentary] – Baltimore Sun
Shadow banking not so dark [Commentary]Baltimore SunThe World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland gave us an excellent window into the…
A Silver Lining to Australia’s Fashion Crisis? – The Business of Fashion
The Business of FashionSYDNEY, Australia — Although Australia is the only advanced economy that did not enter a deep recession…
Italy’s economy: The mountain Matteo Renzi must climb – BBC News
BBC NewsFor the new Italian government, led by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, the big task will be to breathe new…
Why Canadian Oil Plays Are More Attractive Than Their U.S. Counterparts Right Now
By John Whitefoot While the U.S. economy is hardly on solid footing, the fact remains that as the world’s biggest…
More conventions coming to Los Angeles as economy gains strength – Los Angeles Times
More conventions coming to Los Angeles as economy gains strengthLos Angeles TimesTeen volleyball players, firefighters and female engineers are among…
Climate change and circular economy take centre stage at Davos – The Guardian
The GuardianComing down the mountain from Davos, William McDonough was reminded that striving together, everybody wins. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/REUTERS. Recognising…
Mia Farrow, Amazon Watch Ecuador’s Fool; Chevron China’s Cover
Mia Farrow and Amazon Watch have been revealed as Ecuador’s fools, while the country led by President Rafael Correa has,…
How to Profit from the S&P 500—Even if Earnings Disappoint
By John Whitefoot I was reading an article that suggested investors are underestimating the extent that U.S. corporate profits could…
What Retailers Are Saying That Makes Me Believe Economic Growth Is Slowing
By Moe Zulfiqar Conditions in the U.S. economy are deteriorating fairly quickly. The economic data suggests it’s slowing down. We…
Homebuilders Starting to Feel the Crunch We’ve Been Predicting for Months
By John Whitefoot If the state of the U.S. housing market is a key indicator on the health of the…
Weak Retail Environment an Investment Opportunity in Cash-Based Businesses?
By John Whitefoot For an economy that relies on consumer spending to fuel the vast majority of its economic growth,…
How to Profit When Consumer Spending Is in Jeopardy
By Moe Zulfiqar Consumer spending is critical when it comes to growth of the U.S. economy. It makes up a…
Renzi poised to form Italian government, promises rapid change – Reuters
ReutersROME (Reuters) – Italian centre-left leader Matteo Renzi received a mandate on Monday to form a new government, promising rapid…
Consumer outlook brightens for Nashville shoppers – The Tennessean
Consumer outlook brightens for Nashville shoppersThe TennesseanA new report shows that Middle Tennessee shoppers are more optimistic about the economy…
Suspected Egyptian militants raise stakes in insurgency – Reuters
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) – The bombing of a tourist bus in Egypt by suspected Muslim militants marks a strategic shift to…
Thai PM under siege, lengthy protests take toll on economy – Reuters
ReutersBANGKOK (Reuters) – Protesters seeking to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra surrounded Thai government headquarters on Monday in response to…
Diverse economy is fueling Atlanta’s improved job growth – Atlanta Business Chronicle
Diverse economy is fueling Atlanta’s improved job growthAtlanta Business ChronicleThe (preliminary) data reveals Atlanta added 58,400 jobs in 2013, an…
Seattle 1-percenter a leader in push for $15 minimum wage – The Seattle Times
Seattle 1-percenter a leader in push for $15 minimum wageThe Seattle TimesKnow him or not, in 2014, Seattle venture capitalist…
Matteo Renzi faces first delays in forming Italy’s next government – Financial Times
Financial TimesEfforts to install Italy’s next coalition government as quickly as possible have run into their first setback after Matteo…
Kerry presses China to ease Internet controls – The News International
The News InternationalBEIJING: US Secretary of State John Kerry said he urged Chinese leaders to support Press freedom and a…
The Davos Apocalypse – Mareeg Media
The Davos ApocalypseMareeg MediaGlobal warming is a long-term problem. Most models indicate that the cost toward the end of the…
Corruption across EU ‘breathtaking’ – BBC News
BBC NewsThe extent of corruption in Europe is “breathtaking” and it costs the EU economy at least 120bn euros (£99bn)…
Corruption Costs European Union 120 Billion Euros a Year, Study Finds – New York Times
New York TimesCecilia Malmstrom, the European commissioner for home affairs, said corruption “hurts the European economy and deprives states of…
Corruption In Europe “breathtaking,” Costs EU Economy EUR120 Bln – RTT News
RTT NewsThe European Commission’s first ever EU Anti-Corruption Report, published on Monday, says that the extent of corruption in the…
Bennett clarifies: I did not apologize to Netanyahu – Haaretz
HaaretzPM issues ultimatum to economy minister: Apologize by Sunday or you’re fired; Bennett says regrets if Netanyahu was hurt; Likud…
2014 State of the Union Address Full Speech Text
Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery State of the Union Address Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Washington,…
Ukrainian prime minister offers to resign – Reuters
ReutersKIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov offered his resignation on Tuesday, saying he was stepping down because of…
Japan to give Indians 3-yr multiple-entry visas – Indian Express
Indian ExpressIndians can now get a “three-year” visa with “multiple” entries to visit Japan, a senior official in the Shinzo…
After fall, Japan yen in sweet spot for economy, but US watching – Reuters
ReutersTOKYO Jan 27 (Reuters) – After falling by almost a fifth since Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power…
Davos 2014: Eurozone deflation ‘way below target’ – BBC News
BBC NewsThe head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that deflation remains a real risk to economic recovery…
Strong jobs report for Miami-Dade as unemployment dips to 7.5 percent – MiamiHerald.com
Strong jobs report for Miami-Dade as unemployment dips to 7.5 [email protected] Miami-Dade County received its best hiring scorecard in since…