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U.S. Unemployment: September 2014 is 5.9%, the lowest level since July 2008 White male decreased to 4.4% and Black male increased to 11.0% U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 248,000 in September, and the unemployment rate declined to 5.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Employment increased in […]

The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, the colonial administrator of Hong Kong and Nigeria for Britain, pushed for indirect rule in colonial Africa. Lugard outlined the reasons and methods that should be employed in the colonization of Africa by Britain. It included spreading Christianity and saw state sponsored colonization as […]

China approves 2 more private banks Xinhua BEIJING- The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), the country’s banking regulator, said Monday in two statements that it has approved another two private banks, with one in Shanghai and the other in Zhejiang Province. On July 25, the CBRC approved the establishment of three private banks, including Webank, […]

Tanzania seen luring IPOs as state scraps foreign cap By Alawi Masare and Neo Khanyile Bloomberg Tanzania, which has Africa’s best-performing stock market, lifted controls on foreign-share ownership, making it more enticing for companies to consider initial public offerings. The removal of restrictions on foreigners owning more than 60 percent of companies that trade on […]

NASA’s newest Mars mission spacecraft enters orbit around red planet NASA news release NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft successfully entered Mars’ orbit at 10:24 p.m. EDT Sunday, Sept. 21, where it now will prepare to study the Red Planet’s upper atmosphere as never done before. MAVEN is the first spacecraft dedicated to […]