Job analysts were shocked Thursday, April 28, when the weekly first time unemployment claims jumped by 25,000.
“This is a major disappointment because it’s another move in the wrong direction. This is more than just a misstep for the job market. It’s a signal that the robust job growth we’ve seen recently is poised […] Continue Reading…
“Purchases are really dropping off by the end of the month even more than last year. This end-of-month [purchases] cycle is growing to be a concern.”-Mike Duke, CEO WalMart
WalMart executives are doubting claims of an economic recovery, because their sales are down.
Most WalMart shoppers are low income workers who live paycheck to […] Continue Reading…
At least 300 people have been reported killed from Wednesday’s (April 27) tornado strikes that hit the south east.
The latest tornadic outburst hit six states, the unofficial number is 151 tornadoes. TV news weathermen are saying it could be the most devastating one day tornado event in U.S. history.
They also think when the official […] Continue Reading…
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is going to use a loophole in the sanctions against Libya, to oversee oil sales by the rebels.
That means the U.S. will be directly involved in all oil deals will the Libyan rebels.
This is on top of the $25 million in aid Obama is sending, […] Continue Reading…
“Washington is all for invading Libya and is putting more and more pressure to intervene in Syria because we want to… clear China and Russia out of the Mediterranean.”
“Those two countries are just in the way of American hegemony in the Mediterranean and certainly the Americans do not want […] Continue Reading…
The United Nations Security Council failed to come up with a plan against Syria, in part because Russia is taking a strong pro-Syria stand.
In regards to Libya, Russia abstained from voting, but now thinks that was a mistake, and won’t let it happen in regards to Syria.
Lebanon also sided with Syria. China and India […] Continue Reading…
45 people have been killed, and three nuclear reactors shut down in the state of Alabama, because of tornadoes.
Three reactors at a nuclear power plant in Huntsville, after power lines providing electricity to the plant were knocked out.
Last week a nuke plant in Virginia was also shut down by a tornado.
“Suddenly, in the middle of the meeting, shooting started. After the shooting started, we saw a number of Afghan army officers and soldiers running out of the building. Some were even throwing themselves out of the windows to get away.”-Colonel Bahader, Afghan Air Corps spokesman
An Afghan pilot shot and […] Continue Reading…
In a surprise announcement, officials from West Bank’s Fatah, and Gaza’s Hamas, say they will reconcile and form a new Palestinian government.
Recently Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, of Fatah, lost support after Arab media reports showed that his administration actually worked for Israel.
More recent Arab reports showed that, along with Israel and the United States, […] Continue Reading…
Tiny Switzerland is now dealing with a huge forest fire, no thanks to dry weather.
Switzerland has been dealing with a drought, now a fire that started near an auto repair shop has spread into the dry forest. About 300 firefighters are battling the blaze, people are being told to stay indoors.