Tag Archives: Janet Yellen
Market Boils and Bubbles, Obama Lobbies
Sunday, May 10, 2015
—From Franklin, Tenn. Econ 101: The Dow Jones gained 267 points this past week on encouraging news about job growth. The economy added 223,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell to 5.4%, its lowest point since 2009. …
Netanyahu Resets, Wine and Bullets
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Bibi Rebuilds: After winning the national election Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to build a governing coalition that shrugs off some of its most extreme conservatives, but also some of the center left members of Parliament who pushed …
No Xbox for Republicans
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Shutdown: Day 9. President Obama yesterday said he will not negotiate with the Republicans until they agree to re-open the government and raise the national debt ceiling. “You don’t get a chance to call your bank and say I’m not …
Navy Yard Shooting, Summers Pulls Name
Monday, September 16, 2013
Shooting: At least 10 people were shot this morning, including police officers, at the Washington Navy Yard. Three victims are reported dead. Police have described a gunman dressed all in black. National: A woman is now the next most likely …