Money & The Economy

Unemployment Claims Lowest Since April

A Bureau of Labor statistics report announced that first-time applications for unemployment benefits fell to below 400,000 for the first…

15 years ago

High Inflation and Low Investment Hampers Recovery

LONDON, July 27, 2011/PRNewswire/ --  Rising inflation and flat investment have kept the world's economic recovery stuck in reverse, the…

15 years ago

Florida Real Estate Takes Double Dip

Government programs ending, new foreclosures starting, zombie foreclosures coming back to life and Florida’s weak employment base all add up…

15 years ago

Dodd-Frank: A Year Of Uncertainty

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Republican National Committee: OBAMA SAID DODD-FRANK WOULD PROVIDE "CERTAINTY…

15 years ago

Shoppers Change Buying Habits in Response to Shrinking Package Sizes, Higher Prices

NEW YORK, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pay more, get less. This is the scenario that's increasingly playing out at grocery stores across…

15 years ago

Selling Ice to Eskimos

A Georgia company that makes chopsticks is not only growing rapidly, but is exporting chopsticks to foreign countries. Georgia Chopsticks…

15 years ago

Tax Expert’s Advice: Don’t Count on Social Security

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., July 1, 2011 — According to a poll taken earlier this year, 77 percent of voters think Social…

15 years ago

The Entrepreneur is the True Economic Engine

President Obama feels it’s not too radical to ask corporate jet owners and millionaires to pay higher taxes. As our…

15 years ago

Study Reveals Impact of Real Estate ‘Shadow Inventory’ on Recovery

ATLANTA, June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite steady gains in key industry sectors, the nation's housing market continues to exert pressure on…

15 years ago

Consumer Confidence Index Declines Again – Second Recession Probable

NEW YORK, June 28, 2011 -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index continued its multi-month decline in June. After having decreased to…

15 years ago