101.5 KNUE Country Radio » economy http://knue.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:52:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Valentine's Day Spending On The Rise http://knue.com/valentines-day-spending-is-on-the-rise/ http://knue.com/valentines-day-spending-is-on-the-rise/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:12:21 +0000 Marcie Pink http://knue.com/?p=3588 Now that the Super Bowl is over, it's time to countdown to -- Valentine's Day.

Times are tough these days and Americans are trying hard to save as much as possible. However, Valentine's Day is fast approaching and despite a poor economy, experts are predicting a rise in Valentine's Day spending.

]]> http://knue.com/valentines-day-spending-is-on-the-rise/feed/ 0 Wathiq Khuzaie, Getty Images Protest Swells In Egypt http://knue.com/protest-swells-in-egypt/ http://knue.com/protest-swells-in-egypt/#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:00:59 +0000 Danny Merrell http://knue.com/?p=2966 Many thousands of protestors took to the streets of Cairo on Friday to protest the long rule of President Hosni Mubarak, who they claim has undermined freedoms of Egyptian citizens while neglecting issues like the nation's suffering economy. The recent ousting of a similarly authoritarian Tunisian leader inspired the revolt.

Military enforcement has been called in by the government to deal with the demonstrators, firing water cannons and tear gas to into the crowds as seen in the below video footage:

]]> http://knue.com/protest-swells-in-egypt/feed/ 0 Peter Macdiarmid, Getty Images Winning The Future 2011 State of the Union http://knue.com/winning-the-future-2011-state-of-the-union/ http://knue.com/winning-the-future-2011-state-of-the-union/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:02:19 +0000 Marcie Pink http://knue.com/?p=2753 President Obama's 2011 State of the Union (titled "Winning the Future") focused heavily on all political parties working together -- Republican and Democrat congress members even watched in a mixed seating arrangement, rather than occupying separate sections of the House. Obama also announced his administration would move forward with health care reform, work on immigration law, build infrastructure to help us compete with advanced nations like China, and make a serious effort to reduce the national deficit, among other topics. Watch the full speech after the jump:

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