Standard Chartered could soon have its banking license revoked in the nation's financial center, because of allegations that the bank has been hiding tens of thousands of secret transactions with Iran.
Lawmakers have left Washington for the August recess without taking action on the so-called fiscal cliff. Businesses and investors
are trying to prepare as best they can, but what can the rest of us do?
Out on the plains, drought is parching everything from corn to cattle. And when the prairie grass burns up, so does a business model that depends on it: ranching.
