Five Simple Steps to Cut Down On Gas Costs

There are some simple steps that you can take to keep more money in your wallet

2011-03-31

John Felmy, chief economist at the American Petroleum Institute

While both supply and demand for gasoline have risen in the United States, the worldwide demand for crude oil is up and the supply of crude oil is down Read the complete article

Home Prices Falling in Most Major US Cities

Analysts expect further prices declines in most cities in the coming months

2011-03-29

JANNA HERRON AP Real Estate Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- Home prices are falling in most major U.S. cities, and the average prices in four of them are at their lowest point in 11 years Read the complete article

Consumer Spending Rises, Along With Gas Prices

Energy costs, inflation means consumers are earning less

2011-03-28

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans earned a little more and spent a little more in February, thanks to a tax cut. But a big part of the extra money went to cover higher gas prices. Read the complete article

Unemployment Analysis: Joblessness Down, Some Still Downbeat

2011-03-04

Jim Kuhnhenn White House Reporter for The Associated Press

Unemployment is down, but fears of rising oil prices and low public spending by cash-strapped states may bring trouble for the economic recovery and for President Obama. Read the complete article

Black-Owned Businesses in Atlanta Doubled Since 2006

Across the nation, Blacks opened more businesses, increased marketshare

2011-02-10

ATLANTA (AP) -- Census numbers show that the number of Black-owned businesses in the Atlanta metro area roughly doubled in a five-year period. Read the complete article

Banks Repossess 1 Million Homes in 2010

2011-01-13

Janna Herron AP Real Estate Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- The bleakest year in the foreclosure crisis has only just begun.
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At Look at Russell Simmons’ Pre-Paid ATM Card and Its Costs

2011-01-06

AP -- Celebrities endorsing financial services can be a touchy subject.
But hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons says he introduced his prepaid RushCard in 2003 to serve those locked out of banking services. Read the complete article

Markets Fall on News of European Debt and Conflict between North and South Korea

2010-11-26

Stocks sank in early trading during a shortened session on Wall Street amid lingering uncertainty surrounding Europe's debt troubles and a warning from North Korea. Read the complete article

Stocks Start Lower Monday, as Dollar Rises

2010-11-08

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks pulled back Monday as the dollar rose and traders eased back from a rally that brought indexes to their highest levels since the peak of the financial crisis in September 2008. Read the complete article

Living Without a Bank: Fees and Confusion Reign

One reporter went account-free for month. Here's what she found ...

2010-10-21

Candice Choi Of The Associated Press

NEW YORK — The nickel-and-diming never stopped.
The fees were constant: $28 to cash a paycheck. $1.50 for a money order. A dollar or more every time I swiped the prepaid cash card I bought at the drug store.
In all, I racked up $93 in fees in a monthlong experiment of living without a bank and making a go of it on the economic fringe. That works out to $1,100 a year just to spend my own money. Read the complete article