This week, President Obama announced that he’s nominating Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as U.S. Ambassador to China. There are several short-list contenders to replace Locke at Commerce, but the question is: Who would best be a…
Nearly 60 million foreigners visited the U.S. in 2010. Where did they go? The most popular destinations included New York, Orlando, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Big Apple is particularly appealing, dra…
U.S. shoppers piled up the presents under their Christmas trees, but retailers were still a bit disappointed. The Commerce Department’s official tally shows what many suspected: Consumers did most of their holiday buying early …
The Obama administration has called for a “privacy bill of rights” to protect consumer privacy on the Internet.
The Commerce Department released an 88-page report that also proposed a Privacy Policy Office to coordinate online privacy issues, The Wal…
The Commerce Department reports that U.S. corporate profits have hit historic highs, so why isn’t the GOP — the party of business — celebrating? After all, those profits are coming not from revenue growth — which would benef…