Tag Archives: Oil prices
Ryan Says No Way, Candidates Complain
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
No Means No: House Speaker Paul Ryan called a press conference yesterday to say, don’t even think about it, he’s not going to step into the Republican nomination melee and declare himself a candidate for President. Sounding a bit like …
Race for Second, International Oil Shock
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
The Horse Race: Today’s New Hampshire Republican primary is a desperate race for second place. With Donald Trump clearly in the lead, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz are in a virtual tie for number two. One poll shows John Kasich …
Market Meltdown, Burkina Hotel Re-taken
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Econ 101: The stock market appears to be drowning in excess oil. With the price of a barrel crashing through $30, investors around the world are losing confidence in economic growth. The Dow Jones dropped nearly 400 points yesterday and …
Trump Hits a Nerve, Crowdsource Terror
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Trump Über Alles: Never one to back down, Donald Trump is standing by his call to ban all foreign Muslims from entering the US. In interviews Trump cited President Franklin Roosevelt’s internment of Japanese, Germans, and Italians during World War …
Carnage in Boston Trial, Arias Escapes Death
Friday, March 6, 2015
Boston Bomber: Victims described a street of carnage yesterday in the second day of trial for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Jeffrey Bauman, 27, lost both is legs. “I saw most of the blood coming out of my left …
Dow Slides on Oil, Goodbye to a Beauty
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Dive! Dive!: The price of oil dropped below $50 a barrel yesterday causing the Dow Jones to dive 331 points. Investors are worried about dropping profits for oil companies and a slow economy in Europe. It’s hard to say whether …
Dow Jumps, The Cuba Business
Friday, December 19, 2014
Econ 101: The Dow Jones rose 421 points yesterday, the market’s biggest one-day spike in three years. Investors were excited about earnings reports. At the same time the price of oil continued to slide under $56 a barrel. While that’s …
Dow Slips on Oil, Fact and Fiction
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Econ 101: US stocks took a slide yesterday greased by the falling price of oil. The Dow Jones dropped 268 points as oil headed toward $60 a barrel, the lowest in five years. US oil production, among other factors, is …
Shopping Madness, “Queen of Crime”
Friday, November 28, 2014
Holiday Spirit: Millions of Americans went shopping yesterday, probably before the Thanksgiving dessert was served. Christmas shopping has officially crept into Thanksgiving Day. Shoppers were lined up for the doors to open at Wal-Mart and Target stores across the country. …
