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One of the Federal Reserve's most hawkish officials confronted one of the institution's most dovish policymakers on Tuesday in a rare joint public debate over the risks posed to inflation by the U.S. central bank's bold steps to spur growth.
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WASHINGTON, April 5- Americans giving up the hunt for jobs were likely behind a sharp drop in the U.S. workforce last month, a bad sign for an economy that is struggling to achieve a faster growth pace.
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April 5- The rustic, 316- room Cheyenne Mountain Resort hotel in Colorado Springs is usually booked solid this time of year, just days before a major national space conference rolls into town.
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April 5- The rustic, 316- room Cheyenne Mountain Resort hotel in Colorado Springs is usually booked solid this time of year, just days before a major national space conference rolls into town.
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ARLINGTON, Va.-- Language software company Rosetta Stone Inc. said Thursday that it will close its last 56 U.S. kiosk locations as it shifts to a fully online business model. It will cut around 245 jobs as part of the move. On Tuesday it bought online language-learning company Livemocha for $8.5 million.
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From Colorado to Connecticut, a handful of very different states have advanced new gun control laws over opposition that has made such legislation a struggle nationally and a non-starter in most legislatures. All three helped drive new gun control measures in New York, Colorado and in Connecticut, where Gov.
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DENVER-- Two gun rights groups worked on political attack mailers in Colorado that showed a gay couple from New Jersey kissing, according to claims in a federal lawsuit Wednesday.
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NEW YORK-- Shuffle under some Star of David stained glass windows and a rack of prayer shawls in a corner of the off- Broadway Actors Temple Theatre for this high-volume command at the start of its latest show:. The rough-sex romp, featuring a half-wit Anastasia Steele and a flyswatter-lovin' Christian Grey is aimed squarely at the Zumba set.
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One of the Federal Reserve's most hawkish officials confronted one of the institution's most dovish policymakers on Tuesday in a rare joint public debate over the risks posed to inflation by the U.S. central bank's bold steps to spur growth.
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RICHMOND, Va., April 2- One of the Federal Reserve's most hawkish officials confronted one of the institution's most dovish policymakers on Tuesday in a rare joint public debate over the risks posed to inflation by the U.S. central bank's bold steps to spur growth.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va.-- As revenues continue to decline in West Virginia's five casinos, the Senate Finance Committee has passed a bill authorizing a sixth casino in the state. The bill would allow a casino to be built on a "rural resort community" in Pendleton County near the Virginia border.
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CHICAGO-- Dominion Energy will pay a $3.4 million penalty to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations at coal-fired power plants in Illinois, Indiana and Massachusetts.
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CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y.-- Thirty-six people will lose their jobs when DRS Technologies closes its Buffalo- area location over the summer. The Arlington, Va.- headquartered company filed a notice with the New York Labor Department Thursday saying the layoffs will occur between the end of June and Sept. 30, when the Cheektowaga office will close.
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PHILADELPHIA-- A large canvas tent that served as George Washington's home and command center during the Revolutionary War is being duplicated down to the finest stitch and will serve as an educational tool and ambassador for a new museum coming to Philadelphia's historic district.
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RICHMOND, Va.-- A major producer of ingredients used in nylon and fertilizer agreed Thursday to pay a $3 million civil penalty for alleged air pollution violations at its Hopewell plant. The agreement between federal authorities and Honeywell Resins and Chemicals LLC was filed in U.S. District Court in Richmond.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va.-- West Virginia's Senate Judiciary Committee advanced two pro-gambling bills Wednesday, reducing fees on existing casinos and allowing the creation of a sixth casino in the state. Casino gambling has recently expanded in neighboring Pennsylvania, Ohio and Maryland.
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BALTIMORE-- Autopsy results are expected to be released soon in the death of a Virginia woman aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, officials said Wednesday. FBI Baltimore field office spokesman Rich Wolf said the 64- year-old woman from Midlothian, Va., died of "undetermined causes" while traveling on the Enchantment of the Seas.
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*Another cold snap expected in the Plains wheat next week. CHICAGO, March 28- A cold snap early on Thursday may have harmed some of the soft red winter wheat crop in the Carolinas and Virginia while another round of cold air is posing a threat to the Plains hard red winter wheat crop next week, an agricultural meteorologist said.
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*United States imports about $129 billion in advanced tech from China. WASHINGTON, March 27- Congress quietly tucked in a new cyber-espionage review process for U.S. government technology purchases into the funding law signed this week by President Barack Obama, reflecting growing American concerns over Chinese cyber attacks.
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March 27- Commodity and macro markets trader Stephen Jamison has closed his macro commodity fund to new investors after nearly doubling its capital to $1.5 billion last year, making it one of the biggest players in that niche market.
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March 27- Commodity and macro markets trader Stephen Jamison has closed his macro commodity fund to new investors after nearly doubling its capital to $1.5 billion last year, making it one of the biggest players in that niche market.