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In his recent State of the Union address, President Obama proposed raising the federal minimum wage from its current $7.25 an hour, a level where it has been stuck for…
President Obama and Congress are about to drag the country through another round of fiscal nonsense that likely will reinforce their reputations as indecisive politicians. The two sides are shadow-boxing…
As if tax season isn’t difficult enough, taxpayers must now be on alert for suspicious activity that could indicate that they are victims of tax-related identity theft. During last year’s…
America needs a reality check. At least, that’s what President Obama said in last night’s State of the Union address. While the president acknowledged the fact that the economy is…
Mistakes by credit reporting agencies could be costing American consumers thousands of dollars, according to a report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC found that 5 percent of…
In 1956, M. King Hubbert, a geoscientist working at the Shell research lab in Houston, presented a paper at a meeting of the American Petroleum Institute (API), predicting that oil…
Have you checked your credit report this year? Even if you have, you may be one of the 40 million Americans with a mistake on your Equifax, TransUnion or Experian…
In 1999, Susan Beacham quit her job as senior vice president at Bank of America in Chicago so she could spend more time with her daughters. She volunteered to teach…
America’s never-ending ping-pong match with the United States Postal Service – I love it! I hate it! Close it down! No, keep it open! – is back on. The announcement…
Nearly half of Americans do not have the financial resources to survive for three months if they lose a job or can’t work because of injury. That’s the conclusion of…