Hundreds of police protesting a new law that cuts their benefits plunged this small South American nation into chaos on Thursday, shutting down airports and blocking highways in a nationwide strike left citizens and businesses vulnerable to crime. The rebellious officers fired tear gas and burned tires after taking over barracks in Quito, Guayaquil and [...]
Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren is either one of the best qualified people in America to set up President Barack Obama’s new consumer financial watchdog, or the financial industry’s worst nightmare who would hound banks and crush financial innovation. She could of course be both, and has even inspired a rap song by the Main [...]
Elizabeth Warren, named today by President Barack Obama to set up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, talks with Bloomberg’s Hans Nichols about her relations with Wall Street and the outlook for the agency. Warren says she plans to “reach out” to banks and says the agency would likely first tackle credit-card marketing.
More than 40 million used cars are sold each year, yet the average person has very little idea what to pay for one or what to ask as a selling price. First published in 1926 for banks, auto dealers and other businesses, the Kelley Blue Book quickly set the standard for used vehicle value guides. [...]
India is said to the be 11th biggest economy in the world but is the second fastest growing economy in the world, just behind its neighbour China. According to the Indian statistics, strong development in the Industrial and Mining sector has helped to boost the Indian economy. The Industrial output in India rose by 12 [...]