ATLANTA (Reuters) – Things were not looking too good a year ago for Georgia’s top elections officer as he tried to stitch together a mega-presidential primary in the U.S. South.
Month: February 2016
Oscars diversity flap puts host Chris Rock in hard place
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Suspense and surprises mark the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday after a rollercoaster awards season dominated by the #OscarsSoWhite controversy and no clear front-runner for the top honor of best picture.
US Grand Prix “Will Happen” This Year Says Ecclestone
Formula One’s chief executive Bernie Ecclestone says that the United States Grand Prix in Texas will take place in October despite the race facing a $5.5 million cut in state funding.
How to Calculate Aggregate Adjustments
Mortgage borrowers often have to make payments into an escrow account to cover periodic expenses like property taxes and insurance. Lenders are allowed to incorporate a two month cushion to cover expected expenses, and so
Salesforce CEO: I’d leave Georgia over gay rights
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff and a Georgia lawmaker publicly clashed after Benioff threatened to divest from the state.
Poll Shows Rehashed Sexual Assault Story On Peyton Manning Has Zero Impact On His Favorability
Think an alleged sexual assault case or PED use has hurt Peyton Manning’s image? Guess again. Here’s the details.
Mayor De Blasio Proposes Retirement Savings Plan for Private-Sector Workers
The proposal would create a way for New York City’s estimated 1.4 million private-sector workers who do not have employer-sponsored retirement plans to set aside money in a city-organized program.
UPDATE 7-U.S., backed by China, proposes tough N.Korea sanctions at UN
* U.S., China agree draft that would expand sanctions – diplomats
Canada’s banks feel pain of oil price rout, economic slowdown
TORONTO, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Faced with a double whammy of the oil price collapse and a sluggish economy putting pressure on their corporate and consumer loan books, Canada’s major banks started to…
When The Music Stops, Wildcatting Oilmen Look Smarter Than Wall Street Bankers
Khaki and jean wearing oilmen like Continential Resources’ Harold Hamm in are far more rational economic actors than the bespoke-suited Park Avenue banking CEO’s who nearly brought the U.S. economy to collapse.
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