Diana Chen

The Koch brothers have long been known for their loyalty to big business and special interests, and today things are no different. The duo is positioned to earn $100 billion in profits for their next stunt, the Keystone XL Pipeline, if it is…

According to the Pew Research center, more and more people, especially millennials, turn to the internet and other digital news outlets to keep up-to-date with current events. However, these news sources are often politically-motivated outlets…

A letter written by Julian Assange, founder and editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, was released Wednesday, claiming the new film The Fifth Estate distorts the truth behind the formation and operation of WikiLeaks and will have an overwhelmingly negative…

Take out your wallets and take one last good look at your Benjamins because starting Tuesday, there will be a new and improved $100 bill circulating in the marketplace. The new bill is equipped with a number of additional security features,…

The Wall Street Journal and other reputable news sources posted headlines Wednesday that boasted "Apple Now Holds 10% Of All Corporate Cash: Moody's" and "Apple is sitting on 10% of all US corporate cash." To put this in perspective: 10% of all…

A Gallup poll released Monday showed Syrians are the world's least happy people, with a positive emotions index (PEI) of only 46%. This should come as no surprise after everything that has happened in Syria recently, but what may come as a surprise…

After years of ongoing investigations, JPMorgan might finally be on its way out of a lengthy lawsuit that has hurt not only its funds, but also its reputation. According to a government source on Wednesday. negotiations have begun regarding an $11…

China just purchased a chunk of Ukrainian land the size of Massachusetts, and evidence suggests this type of transaction is well on its way to becoming the newest trend in international trade. This is happening because countries are industrializing…

Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday when Summers announced his withdrawal from the race to become the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. Here are 3 reasons why Wall Street celebrated the Summers' withdrawal, and why the rest of…

A medical examiner and key witness in the George Zimmerman trial allegedly has information — no, proof — that Trayvon Martin was not the aggressor during the brawl that ended his life. However, the key witness, Shiping Bao, claims he never had an…

A Texas sign company called Hornet Signs has gotten out of control with its most recent sign creation. KWTX News 10 in Waco, Texas reported last week that Hornet Signs created a truck decal of a blond woman lying curled up on her side with her hands…

In the popular children's book Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns Too Much of a Good Thing Is Bad, Howard, a cute and mischievous bunny who had a problem with overeating, learns that through discipline and moderation he can regain his sense of personal…

Follow @policymic Researchers and scientists have long been stumped by the complexity of one of the most complicated structures in the universe, the human brain, and how it contributes to prevalent diseases such as Alzheimer's and schizophrenia.…

On Wednesday, Ryan Balletto, 30, and Patrick Pearmain, 24, appeared in federal court after criminal charges were filed against them for kidnapping, tormenting, and raping a 15-year-old Los Angeles girl at their Lake County, California marijuana…

Until a few days ago, few people had even heard of quantitative easing (QE). But today, in the wake of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, it's all anyone's talking about. Here are four things you need to know about QE. 1. What is…

South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela, may be leaving the hospital and celebrating his 95th birthday from home on Thursday. Mandela, who became South Africa's first black president in 1994, fought to end apartheid for 67 years, 27…

Throughout the course of the Zimmerman trial, both liberal and conservative media outlets have done more than their fair share of reporting their angle of the story, with liberals advocating for a guilty verdict and conservatives pushing for not…

Recently it seems that the United States government has fallen into a coma of sorts through which it has lost all discretion to distinguish good business behavior from bad business behavior.  Back in April 2012, the DOJ filed suit against Apple and…

The race for New York City comptroller has begun, and with ex-Governor Eliot Spitzer in the running, Wall Street should be holding on for dear life. Former New York Governor Spitzer, who stepped down in 2008 after a humiliating prostitution scandal,…