Digital TV Delay Possible

"Digital TV Delay Possible Thursday, Jan 8, 2009 The switch to digital TV could be delayed.A consumer group is asking the federal government to push back the February 17th deadline.That's because money for the government's digital converter...

Latinos turn up the heat on Obama: Remember, you owe us more!

" After the withdrawal of Bill Richardson’s name as an Obama administration Cabinet nominee, Hispanic leaders say they expect the president-elect to name another Latino to head the Commerce Department. An Obama transition team source said a veteran California congressman,...

Economy slows sharply, inflation heats up

The latest snapshot of gross domestic product released by the Commerce Department on Friday showed that the overall pace of economic activity in the April-to-June quarter was less than half that of the January-to-March quarter, when the economy zipped along at a 5.6 percent...

U.S. voices openness to private Net control

"WASHINGTON--The United States may be willing to cede at least some of its historic control of the Internet domain name system after all, a U.S. Commerce Department official said Wednesday. Despite bold statements last year that seemed to indicate otherwise and ignited a...

US New Homes Sales Increased Unexpectedly

In May, sales of new homes rose surprising economists who had been forecasting that housing would slow down because of rising mortgage rates. The Commerce Department reported that sales of new single-family homes increased by 4.6% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual...