Some entrepreneurs are scrutinizing their banking relationships and moving their funds. smart piece by WSJ’s Ruth S… https://t.co/6aPK654NhS— 2 days 10 hours ago via@theofrancis
Just a PSA that at The Wall Street Journal we draw a clear line between news and opinion. The separation between th… https://t.co/MJflkqKIUz— 1 week 2 days ago via@theofrancis
The push for rural high-speed internet in the U.S. has run into a snag: utility poles. Smart piece by Ryan Tracy in… https://t.co/zkhc1aMOct— 1 week 3 days ago via@theofrancis
Here’s why that recession you keep hearing about is always six months away… Smart analysis by the WSJ’s Nick Timira… https://t.co/N5KTjIUAnW— 2 weeks 20 hours ago via@theofrancis
Here’s a silver lining: The pandemic pushed poorer and less-educated workers into better jobs. Smart piece by @jdla… https://t.co/Bom3jCRcmy— 2 weeks 2 days ago via@theofrancis
OMAHA, Neb.—In the parking lot outside Elliott Equipment Co.’s manufacturing plant here last month, more than a hundred employees gathered in front of a banner-bedecked truck, its raised boom flying an American flag 30 feet overhead, to hear from the company’s chief executive and the local congressman.
For Monsanto, the “Monsanto Protection Act” seems to be no big deal, at least to judge by what the big agrichemical company is telling its shareholders.
Despite the rhetoric of the past 18 months, few in the nation's capital really believed the Beltway lobbyist would disappear overnight just because a new President vowed to change business-as-usual in Washington and Congress heightened scrutiny. Yes, lobbyists now must heed stringent new disclosure rules; the gift-giving and golf outings have largely vanished.
How I got kicked out of the Capitol & shook hands with Newt
Graduating from college is, for most people, a moment of truth. The "real world" looms, bills beckon, jobs are scarce, and the first words on everyone else's lips are: "So. What's next?"
I was, much as I hated to admit it, no exception.
My summer was taken care of, with two months learning German and visiting relatives in Munich. Yet I still had to find something to do come August.
WAUSAU, Fla. -- Katherine Harris, the Florida congresswoman, U.S. Senate candidate and controversial former secretary of state, dangled a live possum by its tail. Other candidates waited their turns.
"Keep shaking!" auctioneer David Corbin admonished the candidates. "Don't let it crawl up your arm and bite!"