Alabama supporters of this federal administration are as a general rule politically and economically functionally illiterate. Case in point: Richard Schoering writes that the recent increase in oil and gas prices is the consequence of the refusal of the Democrats in Congress to vote for more...
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Friday September 5, 6:45 pm ET The jobless rate soared to a five-year high in August as employers shed jobs for an eighth month, the Labor Department said Friday, suggesting the economic slowdown is gathering steam. Labor...
Forbes Magazine dated September 15, 2008 Jardine Matheson is ever more a play on its traditional region. One of Asia's oldest companies remains one of its best-performing businesses today: Jardine Matheson. The closest...
Silver prices fell Friday, as funds continued to liquidate their commodities holdings after another drop in oil prices. Crude futures dropped to a five-month low after the Labor Department reported a larger-than-expected...
Businesses slashed jobs and the nation's unemployment rate hit a five-year high in August, the government reported Friday, dashing hopes that the economy might stabilize in the second half of the year and showing that...