1% of flood insurance policyholders file more than a quarter of all claims against the National Flood Insurance Program. Since 1997, repetitive flooding claims involving the same properties increased by 73% More facts, www.FaceTheFactsUSA.org...
Iran vowed to track down and punish the makers of a video mocking the Prophet Mohammad in the first state-sponsored threat to the people behind the inflamatory footage. The video made in California and...
(Reuters) – Some major Japanese brandname firms announced factory shutdowns in China on Monday and urged expatriates to stay indoors ahead of what could be more angry protests over a territorial dispute between Asia’s two biggest...
At the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Business Forum, the head of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce Mohammed Nahavandian, spoke frankly about economic sanctions placed on Iran by western countries. Mr....
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve’s third round of bond-buying could ultimately rival the size of its first huge quantitative easing, which was widely seen as boosting growth. The sheer scale of the program...
China and the US seem to be on a collision course in the Pacific. Beijing is significantly bolstering its navy, and Washington is shifting its military focus to Asia-Pacific Region. Many fear it could...
The New York City Board of Health approved Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on large sugar-sweetened drinks Thursday, as expected. Eight of the board’s nine members voted in favor of the ban; one, Dr. Sixto...
(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve launched another aggressive stimulus program on Thursday, saying it will buy $40 billion of mortgage-backed debt per month until the outlook for jobs improves substantially as long as inflation...
In the aftermath of one of the worst recessions in history, more Americans have limited or no interaction with banks, instead relying on check cashers and payday lenders to manage their finances, according to...
http://www.euronews.com/ The EU Commission has unveiled sweeping plans for the European Central Bank to supervise all of the eurozone’s banking system.
