The Traderszone Network

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank head Mario Draghi said Friday the bank is ready to do more to boost the shaky recovery in the 18 countries that use the euro — but warns governments must join in efforts to reduce stubbornly high unemployment.

McDonald’s, the world’s biggest fast-food chain by revenue, on Friday named former McDonald’s executive Mike Andres as president of McDonald’s USA, replacing Jeff Stratton, who had been in the job since December 2012. Thompson, who became president and CEO in July 2012, has presided over a period of disappointing results from the U.S.

When the investment company T. Rowe Price asked 924 children between the ages of 8 and 14 about money, the results sound like they belong in the 19th century: More boys said they talk with their parents about financial goals than girls (58 percent versus 50 percent), boys are more likely to say they are smart about money compared to girls (45 percent versus 38 percent) and parents themselves are more likely to say their sons appreciate the value of a dollar compared with daughters (80 percent versus 69 percent). The gender difference, says Judith Ward, senior financial planner for T.

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Oregon’s Attorney General says she’s filed a lawsuit against Oracle over the state’s troubled health insurance exchange.

Gold futures snap 5-day losing streak but still ends week lower.
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Businessman Jim Barbour traded his Wall Street desk job for a saucy new job creating FunniBonz barbecue sauce with friend Ryan Marrone.

Mario Draghi tells the Jackson Hole symposium the European Central Bank is willing to take more action if needed, but that it can’t solve euro-zone unemployment woes all by itself.
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