Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivered her very first press conference Wednesday. The media event consisted of a hint to interest rate hikes, a potential end to quantitative easing and low inflation levels. Thanks to Mox News for the one-hour event.
Archives for March 2014
Fidelity releases the ‘Investment Watch’ in wearable industry
This week, Google released two new videos introducing the company’s Android Wear, an operating system installed on wearables that can permit individuals to listen to music, check the weather, monitor their heart rate and have a conversation all through their phone and other wearables. Google will be releasing the Motorola Moto 360 smartwatch this summer. […]
Poll: Only a quarter of Americans say now is a good time to find a job
The paucity of quality jobs is apparent among the general population in the United States today. Since the height of the Great Recession, optimism over finding a good job has been decreasing from 48 percent (2007) down to as low as eight percent (2012). Since then, nothing much has really improved. According to the latest […]
Ron Paul asks: ‘Why does U.S. care about Crimea?’
Former Texas Republican Congressman and three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul has dominated the talk shows and newspapers as of late with his consistent stance that the United States should not intervene in Eastern Europe because of a tiny piece of land that has nothing to do with the Land of the Free. Writing an op-ed […]
10 red flags for an audit from the taxman
Many taxpayers are disgruntled with the way the federal government is spending their hard earned tax dollars. From politicians spending your money on frivolous projects to agencies targeting and snooping on specific groups, it’s certainly no wonder why the American people are fed up with Washington. This might lead some tax filers to try to […]