Carolyn Bigda, PARADISE POST (Paradise Post) — With Social Security celebrating its 80th anniversary, now might be a good time to review the benefits you...
NEW YORK (AP) — It could be easier for unions to bargain for better pay and working conditions on behalf of millions of workers at...
ANICK JESDANUN, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sprint is offering DirecTV customers one free year of cellphone service in a bold move aimed at...
ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese lawmakers approved a law Friday requiring large employers to set and publicize targets for hiring or promoting...
(CBS News) – The “I’m outta here” retirement, where you triumphantly wave goodbye to your full-time career and never again work for money, is more the...
MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy likely gained more momentum in the spring than the government previously estimated. The question now...
CLAUDIA LAUER, Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Wal-Mart will stop selling the AR-15 rifle and other semi-automatic weapons at its stores because fewer people...
(Black Enterprise) – Pipeline Fellowship, an angel investing bootcamp for women, has enlisted BeVisible and Black MBA Women as recruitment ambassadors for African American and Latina women. Both organizations will...
(NBC News) – Hold the pickle, please. McDonald’s has declined Burger King’s proposal to collaborate on a “McWhopper” for world peace. The “McWhopper” would have combined...
(Bloomberg) – The world’s 400 richest people lost $182 billion this week from their collective fortunes as weak manufacturing data from China and a rout in...
(ThinkAdvisor) – Home prices rose across the U.S. over the 12 months to June, according to data released Tuesday. The S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index,...
(CNN) – While the Geico gecko has been busy charming us in his commercials, the company has allegedly been discriminating against low-income drivers in California. Geico...
ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — Giulia Pugliese is a typical teenager. She likes to look good, and she’s particular about what...
TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Americans are less happy with their cars and trucks than at any time in more than a decade,...
TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Lawyers hired to compensate victims of General Motors’ faulty ignition switches have finished determining which claims are eligible,...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Department store chain Belk Inc. says it has agreed to sell itself to New York-based private equity firm Sycamore Partners and go...
Robert Powell, USA TODAY (USA Today) — Don’t panic. Yes, the stock market is in a free fall with no end in sight. But now...
(Reuters) – U.S. oil prices traded below $40 a barrel for the first time since the 2009 financial crisis, ending 2 percent lower on Friday on...
MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal and New York regulators have sued two companies that make loans against retirees’ pensions, saying they deceived...
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc.’s global bookings are projected to rise nearly threefold to $10.84 billion this year and reach $26.12 billion the next, according to...
LONDON (MarketWatch) – GlaxoSmithKline PLC is selling its remaining rights to a drug for use in treating autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, to Novartis AG for...
ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target is on its way back. Shoppers are visiting the company’s stores more often and spending more...
(The Washington Post) – Accumulating the funds to buy a home can be an obstacle for buyers in a high-priced housing market like the Washington region,...
TAMARA LUSH, Associated Press TRINITY, Fla. (AP) — Tears still spring into Debbie Cooley-Guy’s eyes when she thinks about her dream home, with its wide, sweeping...
(Bloomberg) – General Electric Co. has helped Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt amass $22 million of life insurance coverage that one day could help his heirs...
