Posts Tagged ‘Jump’

US retail sales jump 0.6 percent in May on autos

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped up purchases at retail businesses in May, spending more on cars, home improvements and sporting goods. The gain shows consumers remain resilient despite higher taxes and could drive faster growth later this year. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

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Don’t Jump to Conclusions About Boston Marathon Explosions

We don’t know what happened. We don’t know if they were bombs or boilers. We don’t know if someone was angry at Boston in particular or at tax day or at anything else. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Margaret Thatcher Won’t Jump

Margaret Thatcher refuses repeated requests by an interviewer to jump into the air. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

Greeks forgo winter heating after jump in fuel tax

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek cleaner Eleni Daneel's family spends evenings in their Athens home bundled up in coats after a steep rise in fuel prices made heating their apartment an unaffordable luxury this winter. Daneel is one of a growing number struggling to keep warm after a fuel tax hike aimed at curbing smuggling and [...]

Fed Extends Efforts to Jump Start Economy

The Federal Reserve “refashioned its bond-buying programs, extending its far-reaching effort to revitalize the jobs market and boost the economic recovery into 2013,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Tweet This Post

Democrats Get a Jump on 2016

Mike Allen: “The Obama campaign continues to refine, update and expand its vast database, working the muscle to increase its value for 2014 and 2016. The organization wants to avoid a post-2008 lull, when Obama’s high command was so focused on building a government and staving off a depression that some in the grassroots network [...]

Don’t jump to conclusions over general, Pentagon chief says

PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned on Wednesday against jumping to conclusions over the actions of the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, a day after placing him under investigation in a widening scandal that already cost CIA Director David Petraeus his job. Marine General John Allen, who denies any wrongdoing, is [...]