Durable Goods and Capital Goods Orders better than Expected

Here's some positive economic news."Orders for durable goods, items meant to last three years or more, rose strongly last month after an upwardly revised 1.3% gain in June, the Commerce Department said. Analysts were expecting durables orders to remain unchanged from the...

US reaches online gambling deal with EU

"The US has reached a deal with the EU, Japan and Canada to keep its Internet gambling market closed to foreign companies. It is continuing talks with India, Antigua and Barbuda, Macau and Costa Rica. The decision is a disappointment for European online gambling companies who...

Reading habits vary across the nation

"I feel sleepy when I read" -- one of my friend used to say to me about his weakness in reading books. Hence, he will fall asleep when taking a book to read regardless of books type such fiction, comics, magazine, study notes, etc. For him the reading is the sleeping pill....