Payless Shoes to close all of its remaining 2,100 US stores
Payless ShoeSource is shuttering all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, joining a list of iconic names like Toys R...
Posts Tagged: "Economy"
US national debt tops $22 trillion
The US national debt has climbed above $22 trillion. It is projected to continue rising by a trillion...
China on gold-buying spree amid global push to end US dollar dominance
Beijing has joined the global gold rush, increasing its gold reserves for two months in a row to...
Bitcoin Price Still Trading Flat While Litecoin Hits 7-Month High
Bitcoin (BTC), which continues to languish near seven-week lows, is being outshone by a surge in litecoin prices. BTC, the world’s leading cryptocurrency by market...
Are Russia, China & Turkey bringing back the gold standard?
Global central banks bought more bullion last year than at any time since 1971, when the US ended...
GM To Start Laying Off 4,250 Employees From Feb 4th
General Motors will start laying off approximately 4250 salaried employees from Monday morning (Feb 4th). The Detroit News...
Venezuela devalues currency to align it with black market
Venezuela has devalued the bolivar, in an attempt to align the currency’s value with the country’s black market, AFP reported. Amid hyperinflation, many Venezuelans rely...
All Chinese money into Silicon Valley stops after Huawei ban
Beijing may cut off all investment to Silicon Valley over Western pressure on China-based Huawei, the former deputy...
Let’s replace US dollar with Russian gold, Moscow exchange chief suggests
Russian gold could become the perfect alternative to conservative investments in the greenback, the CEO of Russia’s key...
US to slap Chinese ‘cyber-plunderers’ with economic sanctions
The US is to impose economic sanctions against Chinese companies and individuals they believe to have profited from...
Wall Street closes down 3.6%, worst plunge since 2011
US stocks closed with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 588 points, recovering from the shocking plunge of 1,000 points at the opening bell on...
Dow Jones, Nasdaq face worst weekly losses in 2011 after yuan devaluation
The Dow Jones industrial average suffered its worst loss in five years after the market plunged into a...
Fed announces no interest rate hike
The US Federal Reserve will not be hiking interest rates, it indicated in a statement on Wednesday following...
1 in 5 US children live below poverty line, more than during Great Recession
Around 22 percent of American children lived below the federal poverty line in 2013, up from 18 percent in 2008, according to a new report....
Oil price plunges after ‘No’ vote in Greece, impending Iran deal
Oil prices fell 7 percent on Monday in the worst single-day decline in three months after Greece’s Sunday...
Greece has no money to make IMF payment, interior minister says
Greece will not be able to make next tranche of debt repayment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF),...
Senate passes bill granting Obama ‘fast-track’ TPP authority
The US Senate passed a controversial “fast-track” trade bill in a 62-37 vote on Friday. It is a key part of President Barack Obama's pivot...
It Is Mathematically Impossible to Pay off All of Our Debt
Did you know that if you took every single penny away from everyone in the United States that...
Dept. of Homeland Security shutdown looms, would idle 15% of workforce
In a move that could have ramifications for domestic anti-terrorism efforts, US House Speaker John Boehner said he...
China and Russia to launch new credit rating agency in 2015
The new Universal Credit Rating Group (UCRG) is being set up to rival the existing agencies Moody's, S&P...
Total US debt soars to nearly $60 trn, foreshadows new recession
America - its government, businesses, and people - are nearly $60 trillion in debt, according to the latest economic data from thethe St. Louis Federal...
New EPA Regulations Set to Take Drastic Toll on Economy
EPA draft regulations released this week mandate power plants cut carbon emissions by 30 percent by 2030. According...
Israel Eyes Becoming a Cashless Society
A special committee headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, Harel Locker, has recommended a three-phase...
Oklahoma prohibits towns from setting own minimum wage standards
No city or county in Oklahoma will be allowed to set their own mandatory minimum wage or employee benefits, according to a law signed by...