Wal-Mart Wants to 'Save' America (by Buying it)

Wal-Mart announced Tuesday that it plans to buy an additional $50 billion in U.S.-made goods over the next to help boost the U.S. economy, adding that the retail behemoth also plans to hire 100,000 newly discharged veterans over the next five years.   -   Read more at Reuters 

CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE COULD COST MILLIONS OF JOBS   If the U.S. doesn’t increase spending on infrastructure, the economy could lose out on $1 trillion in business sales and about 3.5 million jobs, says a new study released by the Economic Development Research Group. The group recommends that the U.S. spend at least $157 billion of additional funding in order to maintain the country’s infrastructure. - Read more at Reuters