Joseph Adinolfi and Barbara Kollmeyer, MARKETWATCH NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Santa continued to shower gifts on stock-market investors, as the S&P 500 index and the...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I had an interesting, though brief, discussion with a rich friend about President Obama. He is quite conservative, politically. He...
Lucia Mutikani, REUTERS (Reuters)—U.S. home resales tumbled to a six-month low in November after two straight months of strong increases, underscoring the uneven nature of...
Dave Boyer, THE WASHINGTON TIMES WASHINGTON (The Washington Times)—Before flying off to Hawaii for a two-week vacation, President Obama said Friday that most blacks understand...
PRINCETON, NJ (Gallup) — U.S. small-business owners are more likely now to say they are satisfied with being a small-business owner than they were at the...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black-White income gap narrowed in 2013 with Black men who worked full-time, year-round experiencing...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A quarter of U.S. households say they’re “just getting by” financially, a survey by the Federal Reserve shows. The Fed issued the...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate climbed from 10.7 percent in June to 11.4 percent in July, an...
JOSH BOAK, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprisingly robust job market is energizing the 5-year-old U.S. recovery and driving the economy closer to...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Judging from its June 18-19 meeting, the Federal Reserve is hedging its bets. It says the U.S. economy is on...
(New York Times) – Real gross domestic product (G.D.P.) in the United States shrank by 1 percent in the first quarter of the year. What made this...
Media: Amy Hyland Jones 704-383-4995 Amy.hylandjones@wellsfargo.com Allison Chin-Leong 212-214-6674 Allison.chin-leong@wellsfargo.com Eight in Ten Millennials Say Great Recession Taught Them to Save “Now,” Wells...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite the disproportionate impact of poverty found in African American communities, only one of President Barack...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Scholars from several of the nation’s most-esteemed colleges and universities jointly concluded that the nation’s so-called housing “recovery” is bypassing...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Blacks with college degrees continue to fare worse than college-educated Whites in the labor market, according...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist During 2013, the U.S. economy experienced a reasonable level of growth. The 3.4 percent growth rate in the second half...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Many Black families, ill prepared to weather personal financial storms, lost their homes during the Great...
MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy likely stumbled at the start of this year, but there’s probably little reason to worry: Economists...
[New York Times] The American middle class, long the most affluent in the world, has lost that distinction. While the wealthiest Americans are outpacing many of...
PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With college commencement ceremonies nearing, the government is offering a modest dose of good news for graduating seniors:...
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A sense of belonging to the middle class occupies a cherished place in America. It conjures images...
MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Once this year’s harsh weather has faded, the U.S. economy could be poised for a breakout year —...
TOM RAUM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s $3.9 trillion budget proposal for next year suggests the U.S. economic recovery that began in 2009...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist With the annual holiday season approaching, many across the country will soon be celebrating with families and loved ones. Many such...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Although the overall unemployment rate still exceeds 7 percent, and the official Black unemployment rate is greater than 13 percent,...
