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Navy to Help Search for Missing Malaysian Airliner
Saturday, March 08, 2014 11:06 AM
The Navy says it has dispatched a warship to aid in the search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner. The USS Pinckney, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, is on its way from international waters in the South China Sea to the southern coast of Vietnam to assist in the search for flight MH370. The Boeing 777 with 239 people aboard was flying to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, ...
Eye On the Market: The Real Strength of the Market
Saturday, March 08, 2014 7:00 AM
From the action in the Ukraine to the employment numbers, last week was wild and wooly. This week we will revisit and review the big four indicators-Industrial Production, Real Income, Nonfarm Employment and Real Retail Sales to determine the real strength of the economy. I will be using research from Doug Short of dshort.com. Doug, in my opinion, is zero biased and uses the most ...
Spring Forward: Daylight Savings Starts Sunday
Friday, March 07, 2014 1:33 PM
A sure sign that spring is on the horizon: It's time to set the clocks forward for daylight saving time. Most Americans will set their clocks 60 minutes later before heading to bed Saturday night, but daylight saving time officially starts Sunday at 2 am local time. You lose an hour of sleep, but daylight saving time arrives with the promise of many months ahead with an extra ...
US Employers Add 175K Jobs Despite Harsh Weather
Friday, March 07, 2014 8:00 AM
U.S. hiring improved in February from the previous two months despite a blast of wintry weather, likely renewing hopes that growth will accelerate this year. The Labor Department says employers added 175,000 jobs last month, up from just 129,000 in January, which was revised up from 113,000. The unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent from a five-year low 6.6 percent. More Americans started ...
Obama's Warnings Brushed Aside by Russia's Putin
Friday, March 07, 2014 1:00 AM
One by one, President Barack Obama's warnings to Russia are being brushed aside by President Vladimir Putin, who appears to be speeding up efforts to formally stake his claim to Ukraine's Crimea peninsula. In the week since Obama declared there would be ``costs'' if Putin pressed into Crimea, Russian forces have taken control of the region and a referendum has been scheduled to decide ...
Obama Promotes Education Agenda at Miami School
Thursday, March 06, 2014 12:00 PM
President Barack Obama is going back to school. Obama will visit a Miami high school on Friday to talk to students about how education can help the country succeed economically. Michelle Obama is joining him on the trip to Coral Reef High School, where they will visit a classroom. Both the president and first lady have been working to encourage young people, ...
Obama Budget Proposes New Fight Against Superbugs
Tuesday, March 04, 2014 6:20 AM
The Obama administration is sounding an alarm about the growing threat of superbugs. It is proposing a jump in spending to fight antibiotic-resistant germs in hospitals. Infections that can withstand some of the best antibiotics already are killing more than 23,000 Americans a year, and some bacteria are becoming resistant to drugs of last resort. That's according to the Centers for Disease ...
Pentagon Suspends Military Engagements with Russia
Monday, March 03, 2014 11:00 PM
The Pentagon says it is suspending exercises and other activities with the Russian military, in light of Moscow's military involvement in Ukraine. A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, said Monday evening that the U.S. military has "put on hold" all military-to-military engagements, including bilateral meetings, port visits and planning conferences. Kirby said the Pentagon values ...
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