Not being able to stand in line at the store can lead to dire results. MIT professor Richard Larson has calculated that Americans spend about 37 billion hours in queues a year. The New York Times has some helpful tips on how to queue up to lose less ...
The American department store Macy's, which will celebrate its 2018th anniversary in 160, is not only the oldest, but also one of the most popular in the United States. And the founder of the department store chain Roland Chassie Macy, who was born in 1822 on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts, is considered a shining example of the American dream. In childhood…
Regulators in the US are pushing for stricter rules for stores that accept food stamps, which could completely change the list of stores that benefit from the government's food stamp program. The proposed tightening of rules pits small stores against shopping giants such as WalMart and ...
On June 1, Russia will liquidate the Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN), which was headed by President Putin’s long-time ally, Viktor Ivanov. FSKN is one of the largest Russian federal agencies. However, a number of media outlets, including the Dozhd TV channel, consider the decision...
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree suspending the free trade agreement with Ukraine from January 1, the day when a similar trade agreement between Kiev and the European Union comes into force. Speaking in Brussels, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko admitted ...
The American housing market continues to rise. According to Voice of America, in September the number of cases of forced sale of pledged property for non-payment of debts decreased sharply compared to the same period last year. According to CoreLogic, the number of such cases decreased by 17,6...
An insider scheme of hackers who were involved in stealing corporate messages and selling the information received was disclosed in the United States, Bloomberg reports, citing a source. According to the newspaper, at the moment nine members of the group have been identified, probably from Ukraine and Russia. They hacked the servers ...
The House of Representatives of the Congress has prepared a draft free trade agreement between the United States and Europe. One of the main points in this document is the demand to end the boycott of any Israeli goods. For this agreement to be finally adopted, two-thirds of the votes of the members of Congress are needed. On…
The two countries are deepening trade relations amid a general mistrust of the United States. However, it is unlikely that Russia's sharp turn towards Asia will help close the gap created by the burning of bridges with the West. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in this ...
The departments of Russia and Kazakhstan, which control the quality of food products, on Friday imposed a ban on the supply to each other of a number of food items. Thus, the Committee for the Protection of Consumer Rights of Kazakhstan revealed cases of consumer fraud and violation of the technical regulations of the Eurasian Economic Union ...