Bernie Becker and Peter Schroeder, THE HILL WASHINGTON (TheHill.com)—Democrats are offering a mixed message to the business community as they try to peel away support from...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] Never in a million years did Cheryl Delaney expect to spend her retirement working with the elderly. Her entire career had been in...
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors plans to launch a program to compensate crash victims or families affected by an ignition switch problem that is linked to at least...
[TIME] The latest mega-merger in the telecommunications sector, that ofAT&T and DirecTV, would be the fourth largest in history, and it comes only months after the...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] I am having a hard time being loyal to all my loyalty programs. I have frequent flyer/buyer/rider/sleeper/eater cards with two airlines, three hotel...
[THE MOTLEY FOOL] Warren Buffett is perhaps the greatest investor of all time, and he has a simple solution that could help an individual turn $40...
By Matti Huuhtanen Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia has received regulatory approval from Chinese authorities to sell its mobile phone unit to Microsoft Corp.,...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist “We wish to plead our own cause. Too long have others spoken for us.” – Samuel Cornish and John B....
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Fifty years after the March on Washington, the sole surviving speaker from that day is Democratic Rep. John Lewis of...
[REUTERS] The head of Smithfield Foods on Wednesday faced tough questioning from U.S. lawmakers concerned the proposed sale of Virginia ham maker to China’s largest pork...
[LOS ANGELES TIMES] Tribune Co.‘s plan to spin off its newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, into a stand-alone publishing company follows in the...
By Cary Yates Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times According to the College Board, the average cost of college tuition and fees in 2012...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] D.C. lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a bill requiring some large retailers to pay their employees a 50 percent premium over the city’s...
[REUTERS] Private employers stepped up hiring in June and new applications for unemployment benefits fell for a second straight week last week, pointing to a steadily...
[REUTERS] Expectations the Federal Reserve will slow its economic stimulus program by the end of the year pushed mortgage rates higher last week, sapping demand from...
[KMUW] In 2011, the state of California created a problem for the soda industry. The caramel color that Coke and Pepsi used to give colas that...
[LOS ANGELES TIMES] If you’re looking for a new iPhone 5 on the cheap, now is the time to buy. A number of retailers have begun slashing their...
By Donovan M. Smith Special to the NNPA from the Portland Observer It is still happening; people are going to work only to be met with...
Special to the NNPA from The Final Call Hispanics, Asians and African-Americans who are looking to purchase a home still face discrimination in subtle forms, according...
[CBS NEWS] Pregnant women, especially those in low-wage jobs, are denied basic accommodations and routinely fired, according to a new report released Tuesday. Employers continue to...
[UPI] A large majority of U.S. workers do not like their jobs with a significant portion of them disruptive in at least a passive-aggressive sense, a...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Members of the Black middle class are more optimistic about their finances than they were a year...
[REUTERS] The car is the next great proving ground for communications technology, General Motors Co Chief Executive Dan Akerson said on Thursday. The automobile will become...
[THE NEW YORK TIMES] Microsoft has unveiled plans for “store-within-a-store” sections in Best Buy stores, becoming the latest major consumer electronics maker to acknowledge advantages of...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist When George Orwell wrote the novel 1984, he envisioned a character, real or imagined “Big Brother” who was a know-all, see-all, omnipotent...
