Remarks on United States Foreign PolicyThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 12:02AMSECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Richard. And it is a pleasure to be back here at the Council with two working arms. That is something that I am very happy and grateful for, and I thank you for referencing what has been the most difficult ...
The Case Against GoldWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:11PMBy Josh Zachariah. Putting aside comments by George Soros that gold is in a bubble, consider the following quote from the Wall Street Journal: historically, investors accounted for a relatively small portion of gold demand, with the majority driven by the needs of jewelers, dentists, and electronics manufacturers. In 1998, investors represented 6.9% of demand, in the second quarter of 2010 ...
Layoffs Coming, Mayor SaysWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:45PMHarrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson announced Wednesday afternoon that city officials will take several steps to close a budget gap.
Jonesboro council OKs bond saleWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:02AMJONESBORO — The City Council approved the issuance of up to $45 million in bonds for construction of the Nordex USA wind turbine plant.
County bond refinancing could save $3 millionTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:12PMKNOXVILLE — Knox County commissioners this afternoon are expected to sign off on a plan to refinance a series of bonds that could save taxpayers $3 million.
The new young investor: Shunning stocksTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:34AMWhen 18-year-old Robert White decided to jumpstart his retirement plan, he invested his life savings of $25,000 into an aggressive mutual fund.
Carrigan: Gold is sending a bullish messageFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:16PMWhen too many investors become risk averters and stampede into safe places they are usually wrong.
Tony Blair interview: the full transcriptFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:06AMMartin Kettle asks former prime minister Tony Blair about his memoirs MK: I wanted to start by asking you some practical stuff about the book. What was the process? When and how did you write it? TB: I wrote it myself, in longhand, usually in chunks of three days at a time because I've been so busy with all the other things I've been doing that I couldn't, as it were, dedicate weeks or months at ...
Kids prove they’re MoonBot mastersThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:20PMScience editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Teen-agers from around the country put lunar rover prototypes through their paces in the MoonBots challenge, a spin-off of the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize program