The pace of job creation surged in January, with the US economy generating 243,000 new positions while the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, according to government data released Friday. Both numbers were far better than consensus, which expected a growth of 150,000 jobs and a steady unemployment rate of 8.5 percent.
This morning, Feb 2, 2012, President Obama spoke at the annual National Prayer Breakfast. Presidents dating back to Dwight D. Eisenhower have attended the National Prayer Breakfast, joining faith leaders from around the country. Text of speech comes fromWhitehouse.gov THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Please, please, everybody have a seat. Well, good morning, everybody. It is […]
Here we go again. Trump change his mind again. Now he is endorsing Romney. This is final. Earlier today some news sources said that he will endorse Gingrich. But he said to CNN that he will endorse Romney.
On February 1, the Turkish Coalition of America sent letters to Rupert Murdoch, Chairman of the News Corporation, and Roger Ailes, Chairman of News Corporation-owned FOX News, to register its concern with anti-Turkey sentiments voiced on FOX News during the January 17 Republican presidential debate. The letters were prompted by media reports that the News […]
At least 73 people were killed and 1,000 injured in a riot at a soccer match in the Egyptian city of Port Said, the worst disaster in the country's soccer history, health officials said.
Mitt Romney will defeat Newt Gingrich in the Florida Republican primary, news networks are projecting, in a victory that reestablishes the former Massachusetts governor as the clear frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination. With more than 4,200 of 6,796 precincts reporting, Romney had 47 percent of the vote, followed by 31 percent for Gingrich, 13 percent […]
”For the first time in 31 years, Japan has recorded a trade deficit” says Fareed Zakaria, ” In simple terms, that means Japan imported more than it exported last year. Now this is not that unusual for some rich countries: the U.S. has had a trade deficit since 1975, and yet we’ve grown. But the […]
The dragon is said to be the luckiest symbol in the Chinese zodiac, and soothsayers are predicting a year of optimism, change and prosperity, so welcome it in grand fashion at Chinese New Year festivities.
