Archive for the 'Economics' Category

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange moments after the opening bell in New York City.

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Money and your mental health

RINGGIT THE ringgit closed higher against the US dollar yesterday following a weaker greenback globally, dealers said.

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Ringgit steadier as investor worries wane

London, Sept 2 : A study has found that women, who have worries over money and life, find true happiness when they reach the age of 54.

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True happiness arrives at 54 for ‘Baby Gloomer’ women

NEW YORK – Prices for Treasurys rose Tuesday, sending their yields lower, on more worries about the U.S. economy, troubles in Japan and technical moves by money managers to straighten out their books before the end of the month.

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Treasury prices extend their gains as worries about the economy persist

Law makers and business leaders met in Columbia Tuesday to discuss a proposed federal transportation tax bill to fix the states aging roads and bridges.

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SC lawmakers want money to fix old bridges and roads

Stocks are set to continue their slide Tuesday as investors prepare for more disappointing news about the economy.

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Stocks set to continue slide on economic worries

A powerful South African labor leader threatened at the weekend to withdraw support for President Jacob Zuma’s African National Congress, ending a long- standing alliance strained by a nearly three-week-old strike.

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South Africa’s Zuma under pressure as strike widens

Dear Amy: Is my 68-year-old mother’s refusal to cook for herself and my father a possible sign of depression?

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Mom’s refusal to cook worries family

With both the unemployment rate and savings rate growing in the U.S., now is an opportune time to stage a family “intervention” to air and deal with family money issues.

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‘Money doesn’t grow on trees’ doesn’t cut it

The American economy is once again tilting toward danger.Despite an aggressive regimen of treatments from the conventionalto the exotic — more than $800 billion in federal spending, andtrillions of dollars worth of credit from the Federal Reserve —fears of a second recession are growing, along with worries thatthe country may face several more years of lean prospects.

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What can be done to fix the economy?