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16 Mar Just how radical are Pope Francis’s black shoes?

Posted at 20:06h in Latest News

Any fashionista worth her salt knows the importance of shoes, so perhaps it's not surprising that speculation has already surfaced about what Pope Francis's choice...

16 Mar Nike Expanding World Headquarters?

Posted at 06:09h in Latest News

Nike employs 44,000 people around the world, about half in the United States and 8,000 of them in Oregon. Nike is one of two Fortune...

15 Mar CEO Survey Sees Economic Growth Improving, Hiring Lagging

Posted at 06:10h in Economic news, Latest News

The business group found that 72 percent of the 144 CEOs said they expected sales to pick grow this year, up from 58 percent in...

15 Mar A Wide Gap Between House, Senate Budget Blueprints

Posted at 06:10h in DC News, Economic news, Latest News

Lawmakers who are marking up fiscal 2014 budget resolutions this week say they hope to reach a compromise on spending and taxes. But in her...

15 Mar The Stream Series: The Future of Retail

Posted at 06:09h in Economic news, Latest News

There were so many interesting discussions to share from the recent Stream unconference, but the one that inspired me most was on the future of...

15 Mar Japan’s possible entry to trade talks sparks opposition in Congress

Posted at 06:09h in DC News, Latest News, TPP News

Many of the nations involved in the TPP already have free-trade pacts with the United States, including Canada, Mexico, Australia, Singapore and Peru. U.S. officials...

14 Mar Nana’s Kidz, Payless provide shoes to families

Posted at 09:10h in Latest News

... Nana's Kidz, a program affiliated with Grandma's House of Hope and dedicated to helping children in low-income families, partnered with Payless Shoe Source to...

14 Mar Why the Pope Wears Red Shoes

Posted at 08:49h in Home, Latest News

by Massimo Gatto Romans knew that the timetable for the papal conclave would be a quick one when the three sets of vestments prepared for the...

14 Mar News Analysis: Balanced Budget Fight Is Philosophical and Fiscal

Posted at 06:10h in DC News, Home, Latest News

Republicans accused the White House of “never” balancing the budget, and Mr. Ryan argued that ending deficits would foster a healthier and faster-growing economy. Show...

14 Mar As Obama turns on charm for GOP House, Senate Republicans try to defund Obamacare

Posted at 06:10h in DC News, Latest News

As President Obama huddled in a basement lecture hall with House Republicans Wednesday afternoon as part of a much ballyhooed effort to reach out to...