10 Oct Government Shutdown, Debt Limit Battles Continue Amid Hints Of Short-Term Truce
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are increasing the pressure on each other to bend in their deadlock over the federal debt limit...
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04 Oct Holiday retail sales predicted to inch higher
Sales in November and December are projected to increase 3.9 percent to $602.1 billion, up from last year’s sales growth of 3.5 percent, according to...
03 Oct Government Shutdown Shows No Signs Of Ending As Congress Remains In Stalemate
The political stare-down on Capitol Hill shows no signs of easing, leaving federal government functions from informational websites, to national parks, to processing veterans' claims...
02 Oct U.S. Government Shuts Down in Budget Impasse
More than 800,000 federal workers across the country are bracing for an uncertain financial future in the days ahead as many government agencies prepared to...
26 Sep Debt limit deadline is Oct. 17, Treasury secretary says
The nation's debt limit must be raised by Oct. 17 to avoid a potential default, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew told congressional leaders Wednesday in...
23 Sep In partnership with Adidas, Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose set to introduce another signature shoe
Rose and Wall are among 65 to 70 NBA players under contract with Adidas. The D Rose 4 shoe is available for pre-sale at...
18 Sep Five years after Lehman, is the bubble reinflating?
If anything, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are more central to the housing market than ever. The regulator of Fannie and Freddie can make the...
18 Sep Target collaborates with London designer
Target said Monday it has a new design partner for a women's spring fashion line -- the hot London duo known as Peter Pilotto....
17 Sep New Climate Regulation Rules Forthcoming?
EPA knows how to develop and enforce air regulations. The impact of these technologies on corporate power has been profound. Government must set policies that...
10 Sep Syria resolution could stall Congress’s work on divisive domestic issues
If the House and Senate can agree on a stopgap funding bill this week, the measure probably would last until Dec. 15 and clear up...