A lot of fuss is being made over the revelations about portions of the spectacular opening ceremonies seen last week from Beijing.  Some are claiming we were lied to while others are taking a "what do you expect from China" stance.  Is using computer generated fireworks so bad?  What about a lip syncing child star withou...

This week, the June home sales figures were released showing even a worse month than had been anticipated.  Home sales and home prices both showed significant declines with no end in sight.  Congress' homeowner and mortgage company bailout may be too little too late and even a hike in the minimum wage is being considered a joke.  ...

This past week, while there were rumors of troubles with mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve issued an extened line of credit to the two foundations of the U.S. mortgage system.  The federal government also issued announcements about proposed lending restrictions and rules to help curb...

With the great salmonella scare of 2008 entering week 3 and beyond with no answers in sight and nearly 1,000 people infected, the Headliner News Roundup team looks at the facts so far and also the hysteria surrounding the myths.   Also, follow this link for more information about the disease, salmonella, and how to protect yourself wit...

A landmark deal took place this week that is one of the largest government land buy-backs in history.  The state of Florida spent 1.7 billion dollars to buy out U.S. Sugar's corporate holdings on 300 square miles of land.  This land will be reclaimed as wetlands in an effort to stabilize the fragile everglades nearby.

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This week, a report was released stating that U.S. consumer confidence levels have reached a 16 year low.  This amidst turmoil in the finacial markets and congressional consumer lending bailouts and threatened presidential vetoes.

Will the recession level out and the economy begin to recover or are continued hard times on the way?&nbs...

Barrack Obama stunned some observers last week by refusing to use the public campaign funds set aside for the general election.  He had previously stated he would not do so.  Now, campaign finance experts say that this points to the underlying problem in the current campaign funding environment and why serious reform is needed to promo...

This week's Headliner News Roundup looks at a report that points to an alarming trend in low birth weight babies in the United States.  The report also points out that the U.S. has a health care system that is near the bottom of the list for the world's industrialized nations.  Scary reports in an election year when health is likely to...

While the White House continues to preach good economic times ahead, some movers and shakers in the financial markets are starting to the use the "R" word openly.  Warren Buffett said we are already in a recession in a recent interview.

Despite continued economic bad news the federal government continues to hold the line tha...

With so much of the world's attention focused on the Iraq war and the continued conflict in Afghanistan, there is not much pressure to deal with other hot spots.  Off the Eastern Coastline of Africa, the world shipping industry is having to deal with modern day pirates.  That's right!  I said Pirates!  What are we going to do...