The markets may have had a rough weak as U.S. GDP growth was revised down and Middle East unrest caused oil prices to rise, but the consumer sentiment index rose to its highest level since January 2008. Sentiment has risen for …
Political turmoil in the Middle East keeps growing, with the ouster of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, rebellion in Libya and riots in Bahrain. It’s no wonder that businesses with investments in those countries are feeling ne…
For adults, the early part of learning a new language is all drudgery and repetition. But a new company called Memrise looks like the next stage of evolution in language e-learning. And it might just roll right over premium pro…
Egypt’s famed antiquities and tourism sites are reopening following the political unrest there. But heeding warnings from Washington, many American travelers are steering clear of the region for now — disrupting the tourism in…
Yes, we’ve seen this movie before: As costly oil makes solar look good, investors pile in — only to be let down when overcapacity sets in and oil prices tumble again. But this time, solar’s rebound may be on somewhat firmer gr…