[NNPA] By Roz Edward Special to the NNPA from the Atlanta Daily World According to the data found in a new report, “The Buying Power of...
[NNPA] By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent ASHVILLLE, N.C. (NNPA) – Before the end of the Great Recession, researchers at United for a Fair Economy, a...
[NNPA] By Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Whites had an average wealth of $632,000 in 2010 while Blacks had about $98,000 and Hispanics...
[NNPA NEWS WIRE SERVICE] By Rory O’Sullivan Special to the NNPA from Black Voice News Like many Americans, Gillian Minter with Fair Housing Council of Riverside...
[NNPA NEWS WIRE SERVICE] By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Marie Johns, the retired president of Washington Verizon, was busy managing a consulting...
[CNN MONEY] Every time you mindlessly give a sales clerk your zip code at checkout, you’re giving data companies and retailers the ability to track everything...
[NNPA NEWS WIRE] By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Minorities clinging to the middle class have come out of the Great Recession at...
[USA TODAY] What was the best-selling vehicle in the world in 2012? Americans might say a Ford F-Series pickup, since it’s the perpetual biggest seller in...
[REUTERS] Strong demand at home boosted activity at Chinese factories last month, but U.S. manufacturing hit an unexpected speed bump after expanding rapidly in February, weakened...
[LOS ANGELES SENTINEL] I was first introduced to the court proceeding called “probate” as a result of a frantic call I received soon after I began...
[THE WASHINGTON POST POLITICS BLOG] Credit-card fraud can strike anyone, anywhere. Ask Chief Justice John Roberts. Roberts usually uses a credit card to buy his morning coffee...
[THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER] SACRAMENTO – She was a contestant in the Miss Amigos pageant in Sacramento in 1954, but those who knew her said her true...
[FORBES] Corporate America has dramatically increased its cash piles over the past few years, stashing more and more Benjamins every year since 2007. In 2012, U.S....
[USA TODAY] All Southwest and AirTran flights can now be booked together as part of a connecting itinerary. That development marks a significant milestone in the...
[SMART PLANET] Lower-income jobs may be in the highest supply since the 2007-09 recession, but Americans remain unconvinced that things are improving. As reported by the...
[CNNMONEY] A handful of colleges think they’ve found the secret to closing the gap between the types of graduates they’re turning out and the types of...
[THE NEW YORK CARIB NEWS] The Center for Community and Ethnic Media, which is housed at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, is releasing a report...
[ROLLING OUT] Imagine finally meeting your birth mother and asking the question that every adopted child asks — after “Why did you give me up?” —...
[BLOOMBERG] Americans are finding it easier to borrow from banks, supporting consumer spending and business investment and helping fuel employment just as U.S. government budget cuts...
[REUTERS] Denmark wants Microsoft to pay $1 billion in back taxes in one of the biggest tax cases in the country’s history, local media reported on...
[THE ATLANTA VOICE] ATLANTA – Longtime activist and civic leader Ingrid Saunders Jones is retiring from Coca-Cola after 30 years of notable service with the company,...
[USA TODAY] One thing is guaranteed to make this supercar stand out: it will be the rarest of the rare. Lamborghini found a way to create...
One day last October, more than 100 congressional staffers crammed into a room on the second floor of the Rayburn House Office Building to listen to...
The labor market is healing faster for immigrants than for U.S.-born workers as the growing economy favors those at the low and high ends of the...
Berkshire and 3G’s $28 billion bid for the ketchup maker could be Warren Buffett’s richest deal yet. FORTUNE — Part of the mystique, and down-home charm,...