Advocates for the side of raising the minimum wage in the recent national debate are taking their cause on the road Monday as Americans United for Change kick off its "Give America a Raise" bus tour.
Tesla Motors, a Palo Alto based motor company that has led the auto industry in eco-luxury vehicles in the last few years, recently ruled out California's bid to develop a $4-to-$5 billion battery factory that is projected to employ 6,500 workers.
According to TD Bank, which pegs itself "America's Most Convenient Bank®" and was named Money Magazine's "Best Big Bank in America" for 2013, more than half of Hispanic small business owners in New York City met or exceeded their 2013 business goals, despite the nation's rocky economic conditions.
According to TD Bank, which pegs itself "America's Most Convenient Bank®" and was named Money Magazine's "Best Big Bank in America" for 2013, more than half of Hispanic small business owners in New York City met or exceeded their 2013 business goals, despite the nation's rocky economic conditions.
Puerto Rico’s economic crisis features a shrinking economy and a declining population, with 15 percent unemployment rate to boot. In laymen’s terms, things aren’t looking too good for the high income economy territory with the poverty rate of 41%.
Leaders, local and regional, have examined countless strategies in an attempt to devise a plan to restart the economic and population growth. The “Global Detroit” initiative emerged as a resolution.
According to a recent poll the majority of American voters say they are unhappy with how the president is handling what they believe are the highest priority issues facing the country. However, if Obama can rearrange his priorities and fix the current situation in a few key areas pollsters say his approval ratings may increase for 2014.
Colorado's Rocky Mountains and Great Plains have lost national interest in favor of the large deposits of Pierre Shale that dwells deep beneath the soil. Pierre Shale is a fossiliferous, dark-grey rock formed 66 million years ago when the North American Inland Sea receded. Oil and gas companies, who want to frack, and opposing environmental groups are at odds in Colorado, and Latinos are being lured to both sides of the argument, as they make up a good chunk of the state's population.
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are five countries that comprise BRICS, a network of nations with major emerging national economies. These newly industrialized countries set themselves apart with their budding nominal growth, and their great influence on global and local affairs. Also G-20 members (group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governor from 20 major economies), the five countries represent an estimated $4 trillion (US) in foreign reserves and a combined grossed domestic product (GDP) of $16.039 trillion (US).
