A list on the AGCO's website has not yet been updated to reflect Monday votes from cities such as Brampton and Vaughan, but so far 248 municipalities are listed as opting in, while 71 have opted out, and the rest are still listed as unknown. [Full Article...]
White House chief economic official Lawrence Kudlow has recently described the USA economy as "strong", and predicted a 3 percent growth rate for the first quarter. Hassett noted that the economy should make up any lost ground once the government reopens. Hassett on Wednesday also brushed off concerns that a prolonged shutdown could lead to a credit downgrade for the U.S. [Full Article...]
China has banned another American technology, and this time it is Microsoft's Bing. Search engines are always a hot topic. The search engine's home page too remains inaccessible from within mainland China. Following the project being made public, 1,000 Google employees signed a letter in August that called for the search company to abandon its efforts to create the censored Chinese search e... [Full Article...]
The company told CNBC that it expects to relaunch Sweethearts next year and Necco wafers are expected to be back sometime this year. "There are a lot of manufacturing challenges and unanswered questions at this point, and we want to make sure these brands meet consumer expectations when they re-enter the market", said Spangler's chairman and CEO, Kirk Vashaw. [Full Article...]
Air traffic controllers , Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents , transportation security and law enforcement officers, safety inspectors, air marshals and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents have all been caught up in the shutdown, leaving airports understaffed and raising questions about the current safety of the nation's aviation system, according to the joint statement from... [Full Article...]
The top United States diplomat urged all OAS members to rebuke Maduro's "now-defunct" and "criminally-incompetent" government, saying that "each of us must live up to our calling to promote and defend democracy" in Venezuela. Juan Guaido , the other Venezuelan president. He added that "Brazil will support politically and economically the process of transition so that democracy and social peace... [Full Article...]
The US also says it stands ready to ship $20 million in humanitarian assistance to the beleaguered country, where petroleum riches have failed to prevent a dire economic crisis. The Trump administration Wednesday recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the South American country's interim president, a move that shows the US support of the opposition leader, but also lead to the cutting ties ... [Full Article...]
Market jitters over a potential slowdown went deeper, after White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Wednesday that the United States could possibly see zero growth for the first quarter this year, if the government shutdown lasts throughout the quarter. [Full Article...]
A list on the AGCO's website has not yet been updated to reflect Monday votes from cities such as Brampton and Vaughan, but so far 248 municipalities are listed as opting in, while 71 have opted out, and the rest are still listed as unknown. [Full Article...]
White House chief economic official Lawrence Kudlow has recently described the USA economy as "strong", and predicted a 3 percent growth rate for the first quarter. Hassett noted that the economy should make up any lost ground once the government reopens. Hassett on Wednesday also brushed off concerns that a prolonged shutdown could lead to a credit downgrade for the U.S. [Full Article...]
China has banned another American technology, and this time it is Microsoft's Bing. Search engines are always a hot topic. The search engine's home page too remains inaccessible from within mainland China. Following the project being made public, 1,000 Google employees signed a letter in August that called for the search company to abandon its efforts to create the censored Chinese search e... [Full Article...]
The company told CNBC that it expects to relaunch Sweethearts next year and Necco wafers are expected to be back sometime this year. "There are a lot of manufacturing challenges and unanswered questions at this point, and we want to make sure these brands meet consumer expectations when they re-enter the market", said Spangler's chairman and CEO, Kirk Vashaw. [Full Article...]
Air traffic controllers , Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents , transportation security and law enforcement officers, safety inspectors, air marshals and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents have all been caught up in the shutdown, leaving airports understaffed and raising questions about the current safety of the nation's aviation system, according to the joint statement from... [Full Article...]
The top United States diplomat urged all OAS members to rebuke Maduro's "now-defunct" and "criminally-incompetent" government, saying that "each of us must live up to our calling to promote and defend democracy" in Venezuela. Juan Guaido , the other Venezuelan president. He added that "Brazil will support politically and economically the process of transition so that democracy and social peace... [Full Article...]
The US also says it stands ready to ship $20 million in humanitarian assistance to the beleaguered country, where petroleum riches have failed to prevent a dire economic crisis. The Trump administration Wednesday recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the South American country's interim president, a move that shows the US support of the opposition leader, but also lead to the cutting ties ... [Full Article...]
Market jitters over a potential slowdown went deeper, after White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Wednesday that the United States could possibly see zero growth for the first quarter this year, if the government shutdown lasts throughout the quarter. [Full Article...]