Federal agency spending scutiny
WASHINGTON – The obscure federal agency that has come under intense scrutiny after a report it spent $820,000 of taxpayer funds on a lavish Las Vegas bash, spent another $250,000 on an employee’s incentive...
Category: Currency
Republicans slam Obama over warning to ‘unelected’ Supreme Court
(multimedia) Republicans are accusing President Obama of trying to “intimidate” the Supreme Court by wrongly suggesting a ruling against the health care overhaul would be “judicial activism.” Obama, during a joint press conference Monday...
Swiss arrest warrants issued over the weekend for German tax inspectors
Swiss arrest warrants issued over the weekend for German tax inspectors have sparked heated debate in Berlin over the ongoing tax evasion conflict with Bern. German commentators on Monday discuss how renewed tensions could...
1940 Census graphics show dramatic change in education, economy
The National Archive released the full results of the 1940 Census online today, and put together some intriguing full-page graphics to illustrate how the country has changed over the past 70 years. Two visuals jumped...
Young U.S. farmers coax crops from conservation lands
(Reuters) – North Dakota farmer Justin Zahradka will plant wheat this spring on 40 acres that has been off-limits for two decades, protected by a government conservation program that is shrinking as high crop...
Resistance to austerity stirs in southern Europe
(Reuters) – Most of the people of southern Europe have stayed surprisingly stoical up to now in the face of some of the most painful budget cuts in living memory, but signs are stirring...
Eurozone unemployment rate rises in February
Unemployment across countries that use the euro edged higher in February to 10.8%. That’s up from 10.7% in January and the highest level since the introduction of the single currency in 1999. Spain has...
MasterCard, Visa confirm credit card data theft described as ‘massive’
Law enforcement officials are investigating what appears to be a massive theft of U.S. consumers’ credit card data, MasterCard and Visa confirmed Friday. The computer security expert who first reported the theft said it...
(UK) Fuel strike: more chaos at the pumps
Drivers have endured another day of chaos at the pumps as filling stations around the country started rationing fuel while continuing to increase prices. As some garages enforced a maximum spend to preserve supplies,...
Lottery’s biggest losers: Big wins don’t equal better lives
As Americans gobble up tickets for a chance to win Friday’s record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot, cautionary rags-to-riches tales abound. The lucky winner, as of Thursday, stands to win a lump sum of $389 million...
