Women comprise almost 50% of the workforce according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics who reported in February, 2009 that by the end of December 2008, women accounted for 49.3 percent of the nation’s payrolls. Society often shifts towards advancements for women during an Emotional High as we have seen in the last two previous […]
02.. Business & Economy USA
Madoff Schemes Eluded Business Reforms
Bernard Madoff, founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities and former Nasdaq chairman was charge on December 11, 2008 with massive fraud. He is alleged to have mastered the largest scam in the history of the world in which he bilked his own investors out of a possible $50 billion in a massive Ponzi scheme. […]
Subprime Mortgage and Financial Crisis
A major financial crisis that has reached to nations all around showed warning signs in 2007. Building up since the around the turn of the century, fundamental weaknesses in US and global financial systems became more apparent with the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States. Subprime mortgages are made with little or no down […]
Record number of houses for sale
The National Association of Realtors reported today that inventory of houses for sale rose to a record 4.67 million in July the median home price declined 7.1% from a year ago to $212,400. The recent housing boom proved to be overheated after being driven by the Emtional Peak in 2000-2001 that received a zealous boost […]
Hospitality industry adapts hotel service for women
The New York Times reported earlier this month that some hotel chains have reinstated a policy of offering women only floors to accommodate the increase in women travelers. [1. Source: nytimes.com] Hotels like the Crown Plaza cater to women’s safety and offer amenities like a Victoria’s Secret robe, a blow dryer and vanity mirrors. A […]