In America these days, if you are watching too much news, you're not getting the truth about the economy as much as political messaging and strategy. The truth is that the U.S. still has the strongest economy on the planet. America's performance should be measured against the current competition, not against the records it set in the 1990s or 2000s.
Friday's non-farm payrolls report overshadowed some relatively good news in other key U.S. employment metrics. Many indicators have been pointing to stronger labor markets than the big figure highlighted Friday (80,000 jobs gained for June). And a few new data points confirm this thinking.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a long history of being attacked for being bad for business and stifling job creation. But the Harvard Business Review says OSHA workplace inspections protect workers without overburdening employers or reducing their sales.
Just two years ago, Greece was on the ropes. Today, investors are increasingly confident of the nation's ability to pay its debts. Rarely has a country repaired its image with creditors so quickly.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg is the ultimate success story, and he is a generous guy. This is typical of the latest generation of wealthy entrepreneurs. Young donors are more interested in creating partnerships and being actively involved in their giving, unlike older philanthropists, who simply wrote checks every year.
Tyson's Food, one of the largest food production companies in the US, has donated one million pounds of boneless chicken to 37 food banks across the country. Each food bank will receive approximately 29,000 pounds of high quality protein, enough to serve 116,000 meals in each community.
Tyson's Food, one of the largest food production companies in the US, has donated one million pounds of boneless chicken to 37 food banks across the country. Each food bank will receive approximately 29,000 pounds of high quality protein, enough to serve 116,000 meals in each community.
By early Friday morning, a total of $35 million had already been donated according to the American Red Cross. The public has been generous, a spokesperson said. Agencies have deployed hundreds of troops and tons of supplies, and opened hundreds of shelters.
The Brighton Implant Clinic recently began offering free dental treatment to patients who have exceptional circumstances and are unable to afford treatment. Of the dozens treated, David Bryant who works with blind war veterans, is perhaps the most inspiring. Inundated with stories, the UK dentists agreed that Mr. Bryant's caught their eye.
When a teenager with cerebral palsy wrote to Nike requesting a shoe for people with limited hand function, the company decided to ‘Just Do It'.
Instead of staying at home and sitting in front of the television, adults with developmental and physical disabilities can express themselves at the Creative Growth Art Center, a huge professional studio provide in a social setting among peers. An added benefit for some of the artists is the amount of money being made through sales of their distinctive artwork.
Instead of staying at home and sitting in front of the television, adults with developmental and physical disabilities can express themselves at the Creative Growth Art Center, a huge professional studio provide in a social setting among peers. An added benefit for some of the artists is the amount of money being made through sales of their distinctive artwork.
While the Club Monaco brand was born in Canada in 1985, it changed nationalities when the Ralph Lauren group acquired it in 1999 and is now offering a Made in the U.S.A. line. The collection is sewn by artisan hands up and down the Eastern seaboard and includes a line of casual shirts, jackets, ties and trousers, all manufactured in different workshops in the United States.
22 of the largest and best-managed firms in the U.S. formed the American Business Collaboration for Quality Dependent Care, to invest money into lifting the quality and availability of child care and elder care programs.
In a win for consumers long overdue, cellphone companies are pledging to warn subscribers before they go over their monthly limits for calling minutes, text messages and data use. The Wireless Association said they're also promising to warn subscribers if they're paying roaming fees when they travel abroad.
A rise in orders for long-lasting goods like cars and aircraft in July eased fears that the U.S. was headed for another recession and sent US stocks up for a third straight day.
Consumer spending in the US increased in July by the largest margin in five months, after personal incomes climbed 0.3 percent, the Commerce Department said today.
It still may taste "magically delicious," but Lucky Charms will soon undergo a makeover that could change the look of its yellow moons, pink hearts and green clovers.
Mobile phone service just got a little easier for Americans who want to keep the phone they have, and shop around for service providers. President Obama yesterday signed the bill from Congress to make it legal for people to unlock their cell phones, and in doing so, achieved a rare trifecta, according to the White House.
Check out this lead paragraph in the online Grist magazine for April 6: Tuesday saw a tectonic shift in the climate-change debate during an all-day Senate conference on global-warming policy.
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