Retirement in America became a tale of two very different realities in the decade that just closed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence showed a strong gain in January, bolstered by continued strength in the job market.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening broadly higher on Wall Street a day after the S&P 500 had its biggest drop since early October. Technology companies were putting up some of the biggest gains early Tuesday. Whirlpool and Xerox rose after reporting solid results. Markets remained closed…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices rose at a faster pace in November than the previous month as lower mortgage rates and a sharp drop in available properties have pushed would-be buyers to bid up home values.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose in December as a big jump in demand for military aircraft offset a sharp decline in commercial aircraft. A key category that tracks business investment fell by the largest amount in eight months.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders for US durable goods advance 2.4% in December.
LONDON (AP) — A panel of immigration experts says Britain should lower the salary threshold for immigrants after Brexit and urged the government to quickly set up new migration rules once the U.K. leaves the European Union.
LONDON (AP) — Anxious, angry, abandoned. Brexit elicits strong emotions, and as Britain’s departure from the European Union approaches, more than 3 million U.K. residents who are citizens of EU countries are feeling the impending separation more strongly than most.
Even just talk of a possible recession can trigger anxiety for anyone who associates it with the major economic downturn of a dozen years ago. But history doesn’t always repeat itself.
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If you bought a vehicle recently or are thinking of purchasing a vehicle in the next few weeks, you may have come across a type of insurance that is offered by dealerships or lenders known as GAP insurance. Guaranteed asset protection insurance covers the “gap” of what you owe on the vehicle…
International Business Accelerator
Two interesting pieces of legislation have been introduced in Congress, both aimed at securing the border, each with very similar titles.
Rotary Club of El Paso
On July 28, the Zaragoza Rotary Club will join the World Health Organization’s international campaign against Hepatitis by providing 300 tests in Ysleta. Testing also will be conducted that same week by Rotary teams in Africa and South America.
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The El Paso Chamber’s board of directors has named a new board chair, vice chair and announced new members. The new chair is VJ Smith with Marathon Petroleum, and the vice chair is Arlene Carroll, senior vice president for commercial lending …
El Paso-based Helen of Troy, the global consumer products giant, has named Craig Antolik vice president of program management in its supply chain organization. He is relocating to El Paso from Pennsylvania. Most recently, Antolik was vice pre…
The Paso del Norte Community Foundation has reelected Hector Retta as board chair for 2020. Retta has served on the board since 2018 and is an executive with Economy Cash & Carry. Allison Glass with The Raben Group was named vice-chair. T…
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation has announced the election of Ruben Guerra as its board chair and Lisa Saenz as vice-chair for 2020. Guerra has served on the board since 2016 and is the president and CEO of Guerra Investment Advisors. Sa…
The State Bar of Texas has voted unanimously to approve the nomination of El Paso attorney Sylvia Borunda Firth as one of two candidates for 2020-21 president-elect of the State Bar of Texas. Borunda, who was on the board from 2014 to 2018, w…
The Borderplex Alliance has named Emma Wollschlager Schwartz to its board of directors. Schwartz is president and CEO of the Medical Center of the Americas Foundation and a member of the El Paso Business Hall of Fame since 2016. She has a bac…
Dickinson Wright PLLC, which has an office in El Paso headed by attorney Mark Walker, has received a score of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index. The firm is among more than 680 major U.S. businesses …
The Bank of America 2020 Student Leaders program is accepting applications through Jan. 31. The program helps high school juniors and seniors gain workforce experience and leadership skills by providing them with paid internships at local non…
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