Fed's Esther George: Interest rates should go higher, but gradually
Recent economic data have given policymakers pause, says Kansas City Fed's Esther George.
Recent economic data have given policymakers pause, says Kansas City Fed's Esther George.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa secretary of state's office is turning to digitization to halt the deterioration of some business records that date back to the 1850s.
Before there was Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, Samuel Jackson and John Travolta, Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise—there was James Corden and John Krasinski. According to a...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Paisley Park, the private estate and studio complex of the late rock superstar Prince, will open for daily public tours starting Oct. 6, the trust company overseeing his estate announced Wednesday, and the company that runs Elvis Presley's Graceland will manage it. Graceland is providing the initial funds for capital improvements and operating costs. Besides being the music star's home, Paisley Park has been "the center of Prince's creative endeavors" since its opening in 1985... Читать дальше...
Images of French police confronting a beachgoer in a burkini — the head-to-foot swimsuit worn by some Muslim women — helped fuel a highly charged national debate. On Friday, a precedented-setting court ruling overturned one French town’s burkini ban. Photo: BESTIMAGE / FAMEFLYNET
New images appear to show French police confronting a beachgoer in a burkini — the head-to-foot swimsuit worn by some Muslim women. What’s behind the burkini controversy? WSJ’s Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer. Photo: BESTIMAGE / FAMEFLYNET
DUBLIN — Medtronic’s campaign to lower costs pumped up its profits during the first-quarter. The medical device company’s profit rose a 13 percent to $929 million, or 66 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.03 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations by 2 cents, according to a
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha school has been drying its gym floor after rain poured through a damaged roof.
Not every coach is a fan of having more information at his fingertips. In fact, Cardinals coach Bruce Arians thinks the latest innovation that’s being tried this preseason is a bit of a crutch. The Cardinals had sideline video at their disposal for their game against the Raiders, and Arians was not a fan. “It…
Gays, bisexuals and transvestites (GBT), who typically suffer from violence and prejudice in the Brazilian prison system, will now be able to serve their terms in a separate facility. The innovative idea was put into practice in the state of Ceará on the northeast of Brazil.
A travel insurance cover of upto Rs 10 lakh can be availed while a booking train ticket online by paying less than one rupee from August 31.
In the early 1940s, a young southern writer by the name of Flannery O'Connor spun a tale about an extremist politician and his base that resonates deeply today.
An election campaign is on for the governorship of a southern state. Every time the mild mannered college teacher Rayber goes to get a shave or a haircut, the men who work in the local barbershop are talking and laughing about their favorite candidate, the wildly racist strongman, Mr. Hawkson, known as "Hawk," and they often repeat... Читать дальше...
Too many Australians laugh off the Territory's corruption and injustice, notwithstanding the suffering involved and the wastage of national taxpayer funds.
Slamming the attitude of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre, the All-Bodo Students` Union (ABSU) and several other Bodo civil society organisations have decided to revive their movement for a separate state on August 30.
The location of a business is a key factor for success. These 10 cities are up-and-coming business-friendly places.
We need an education system that gives chances to people like me from working class backgrounds to become nurses, rather than puts them off – and a social care system that allows us more than 10-minute slots with the most vulnerable people in society
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. (DG) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $306.5 million. The Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based company said it had net income of $1.08 per share. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.09 per share.
Rescue workers continued their search for survivors in Amatrice, Italy, on Thursday.
About 350 Turkish service personnel are taking part in the military operation Euphrates Shield in northern Syria, media reported on Thursday.
Actor Scott Eastwood finally picked up the phone to call the father of his past lover who died in a car crash two years ago.
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MOSCOW, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Thanks in part to Arctic oil, total production of oil and gas reserves are 10 percent higher than last year, Russian oil company Gazprom Neft said.
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Relive Robbie Keane's best memory from his Republic of Ireland career.