Economic News Investiations
Earl Lovell
17 Arrested As European, U.S. Officials Raid Online Black Markets
United States and European Officials have recently set up a raid for online black markets. They arrested 17 people from numerous sites, along with The Silk Road 2.0, which sold weapons and drugs. The raids took place across a total of 16 European countries, along with the U.S. It is said that bit coins worth 1 million dollars, 180,000 euros, along with gold and silver were seized. It is said that these criminals feel like they can't be reached using Tor (The Onion Router), which is a site that makes internet protocols anonymous.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/11/07/362278814/europe-u-s-raid-darknet-sites-17-arrested
White House explains why its visa reforms are a big deal for the U.S. economy
http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/10/news/economy/us-china-visa-reforms/index.html?iid=SF_E_River
Target is giving away money to get you to shop
http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/10/news/economy/target-holiday-sales/index.html?iid=SF_E_River
Cannabis be true? Colorado pot sales fall
http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/12/news/colorado-marijuana-sales-fall/index.html?iid=SF_E_Lead
Obamacare enrollment unlikely to meet 2015 goal
http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/10/news/economy/obamacare-enrollment-2015/index.html?iid=SF_E_River