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Malta Prime Minister To Step Down As Protests Continue Over Journalist's Death
Monday, December 2, 2019 - 4:56am | 396Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced on Sunday that he would step down from his post, The Times of Malta reported. What Happened In a televised address to the nation, Muscat said he would resign from his post as the leader of the ruling Labour Party on January 12, and as the...
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Labor Protest To Block Some Airfreight Traffic At LAX Wednesday
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - 10:11am | 468Truck drivers trying to make deliveries to and from cargo warehouses at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday could experience delays from labor protests scheduled to occupy portions of surrounding roadways. The California local of the Service Employees International Union is organizing a...
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Why Massive Protests Are Occurring In Hong Kong
Monday, July 1, 2019 - 4:08pm | 563Protesters took to the streets again in Hong Kong on Monday, overshadowing ceremonies marking the anniversary of the July 1, 1997 handover of the city from British rule to China. The anti-government protesters stormed the city’s legislative building, breaking doors and prying open gates...
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Truckers Group Planning to "Shut 'Em Down" on April 12 in Nationwide Protest
Monday, December 31, 2018 - 12:47pm | 762Black Smoke Matters, a group formed by truckers, is planning a nationwide shutdown on April 12 to protest several issues facing truckers. A group calling itself Black Smoke Matters is trying to organize a shutdown of truckers on April 12, 2019, to protest a variety of conditions affecting...
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Here's How Much It Costs An Airliner To Cancel A Flight
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 9:45am | 659Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) was caught in the maelstrom of a Trump tweet, which blamed the chaos at airports in the wake of President Donald Trump's travel ban order to the power outage it suffered. Traders promptly sent the shares down over 4 percent on Monday. Delta's Outage Along with...
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Trump Tower Casting A Shadow On Surrounding Businesses Due To Security Issues, Protests
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 12:07pm | 543Trump Tower, which houses the headquarters of the business interests of President-elect Donald Trump as well as his residence, despite standing tall and towering with its 58 stories may be casting a shadow on businesses thriving under its nose. The Tower located on the Fifth Avenue between 56th...
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European PMI Falls More Than Expected
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 12:01pm | 228Markets declined today after the release of European PMI and ADP data that missed expectations. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index declined in April to its lowest level since 2009. April Eurozone unemployment rose by 169,000. EURO/USD dropped from a high of 1.323 this...
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Greece, Europe Teetering on the Edge of Disaster?
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 11:52am | 427It was a pair of bullets in late June, 1914, that claimed the lives of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. That tiny event morphed into World War I, the conclusion of which led directly to World War II. By the time the bullets stopped flying, tens of millions of...