Bloomberg |
America's Retailers Are Closing Stores Faster Than Ever
Bloomberg The battered American retail industry took a few more lumps this week, with stores at both ends of the price spectrum preparing to close their doors. At the bottom, the seemingly ubiquitous Payless Inc. shoe chain filed for bankruptcy and announced … Notable stores who filed for bankruptcy in the last 10 yearsKSDK Columbia Payless stores are safe – for nowColumbia Daily Tribune Valencia store among 378 PayLess will close as part of bankruptcySanta Clarita Valley Signal VVdailypress.com –Times Record –Chain Store Age –Patch.com all 64 news articles » |
On this week’s podcast: L’Oreal banks on women to lead the climate fight; protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline cause international banks to divest.
These five videos bridge the divide between science fiction and our transportation reality.
Brexit throws up countless uncertainties for green businesses, but they should not be allowed to paralyze decision makers.
Books are a $28 billion industry in the U.S. One employee-owned publishing house is turning the public conversation towards sustainable living.
Reuters |
Oil jumps in knee-jerk reaction after US launches missile strikes at Syria
Reuters FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, appearing to run out of space to contain a historic supply glut that hammered prices, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo. By Henning … Oil jumps, dollar slightly weaker as US fires dozens of missiles at targets in SyriaCNBC Oil Spikes as U.S. Strike Against Syria Roils Global MarketsBloomberg Oil futures leap after US missile strikes on SyriaMarketWatch Business Insider –Nasdaq –Zacks.com –Seeking Alpha all 284 news articles » |
Los Angeles Times |
California Legislature votes to raise gas taxes, vehicle fees by $5.2 billion a year for road repairs and transit
Los Angeles Times After a week of fierce debate between opposing interests, the state Legislature on Thursday approved a plan to raise gas taxes and vehicle fees by $5.2 billion a year to pay for the repair of California's pothole-ridden, decaying system of roads … California Legislature Approves Tax, Fee Hike for RoadsU.S. News & World Report Gas-tax increase to pay for road repair clears California LegislatureSacramento Bee CA Senate passes gas-tax hike; moves to AssemblyKABC-TV Reason –KCRA Sacramento –Columbus Ledger-Enquirer –FOX40 all 185 news articles » |
Reuters |
Stocks spooked, safe assets jump after US missile strike on Syria
Reuters FILE PHOTO: A woman monitors stock market prices inside a brokerage in New Taipei city, Taiwan, August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang/File Photo. By Nichola Saminather and Wayne Cole | SYDNEY. SYDNEY Bonds, gold and the yen jumped in Asia … GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks spooked, safe-haven assets jump as US missiles strike SyriaNasdaq Asian Stocks Fall After U.S. Missiles Strike Syria; Gold SoarsBloomberg BusinessNow: Today's finance and business news, plus analysis and opinionThe Australian The Fiscal Times –DailyFX –SBS –dailytelegraph.com.au all 83 news articles » |
BBC News |
Samsung forecast beats estimates despite scandals and fires
BBC News Samsung Electronics is on track to report record annual earnings, despite its de-facto boss going on trial in a political corruption scandal. It is forecasting a 48% rise in profits in the January-to-March period, thanks to strong memory chip sales … Samsung Heir Fights Charges of Bribery, Embezzlement: TimelineBloomberg Samsung predicts record-breaking profit for Q1 2017The Verge Samsung Electronics expects Q1 profits to jumpPhys.Org Newsday –Economic Times –Wall Street Journal (subscription) –CIO New Zealand all 87 news articles » |
Investing.com |
Crude spikes in Asia after US fires missiles into Syria
Investing.com Investing.com – Crude prices held well above 1% gains in Asia on Friday after earlier sinking more than 2% after U.S. fired dozens of missiles into Syria in response to a chemical weapons attack on civilians. On the New York Mercantile Exchange crude … |