Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker said it’s time for the central bank to end the era of record-low interest rates, now that the impacts from winter weather and energy prices have passed. “I am not arguing that the economy is perfect, but nor is it on the ropes, requiring zero interest rates to get it back into the ring,” Lacker said in the text of a speech
The U.S.-Saudi relationship isn’t what it used to be. The U.S. needs a lot less of it from Saudi Arabia than it once did. Saudi Arabia isn’t the powerhouse it was when the U.S. and its gas-guzzling cars and industry demanded more and more imported crude.
California’s top oil and gas regulators repeatedly warned Gov. Jerry Brown’s senior aides in 2011 that the governor’s orders to override key safeguards in granting oil industry permits would violate state …
Global investors are bracing for data next week that could show a big drop in China’s foreign exchange reserves as the central bank steps up its intervention to stabilise the yuan currency after its shock devaluation last month. China has been so surprised by the global market reaction to its devaluation that it is likely to keep the yuan on a tight leash in the near-term to head off fears
There’s no better way to guarantee success than with a little bribery every now and then! Anna Faris and Chris Pratt seem to be in the throws of potty training their son Jack, but it…
Assemble! *Bleep* We’ve already stated how much we want to hang out with the cast of The Avengers: Age of Ultron and after watching their gag reel, we want to hang out with them…
A stump speech is the perfect time for a nap, right? Look, politics can be pretty damn boring, people. We’re not saying the political process is unimportant. It’s super…
When I think of Xena: Warrior Princess, many things come to mind: The badass, raven-haired woman releasing a battle cry and chakram all at once on her enemies, and the battling bard whose outfits…
The gloves are off! In an exclusive clip from Sunday’s all-new episode of Stewarts & Hamiltons, Alana Stewart and daughter Kimberly Stewart get into an argument about Alana’s…
Same-sex couple James Yates and William Smith, Jr., finally obtained a marriage license from the Rowan County, Kentucky, court Friday! Yates and Smith were denied a license multiple…
