How to reduce utility bills
November 25th, 2011
CONSERVING ENERGY & SAVING MONEY WILL BE KEY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. By Bobbie Jones
KANSAS CITY – This holiday season families from all over the world are coming together to bring in the holidays. We all want to save money and spend time with our families. Here are a few tips to help you conserve your [...]
Mr Obama’s Dark Times
August 9th, 2011
The United States stock market suffers worst one-day point drop since 2008.
U.S. Credit Rating drops
August 7th, 2011
WHAT A DOWNGRADE OF U.S. CREDIT RATING MEANS IN PLAIN ENGLISH. By Oretha Winston
NEW YORK (Elev8.com) – The downgrade of U.S. is not the end of the world but it is the increase of hardships. The debt ceiling agreement already is weighing on the economy.
What The Debt Ceiling Means To You In Plain English
When the [...]
China laments U.S. credit
August 3rd, 2011
AMID PARTY CONFLICT, CHINESE AGENCY DOWNGRADES U.S. CREDIT RATING. By Wayne Hodges
BEIJING – President Barack Obama can’t seem to catch a break. First, he’s referred to as a ‘tar baby’ by Rep. Doug Lamborn (R) of Colorado. Now the unthinkable. In the aftermath of Congress’ embarrassing debt ceiling negotiations, the U.S. just learned its borrowing [...]
U.S. Debt: Worst coming
July 21st, 2011
THE FEDERAL RESERVE PREPARING FOR THE WORST AS DEBT TALKS STALL. By Jeff Reeves
WASHINGTON (InvestorPlace.com) – Reports emerged last night that the Federal Reserve is actively preparing for a government debt default. With negotiations over the debt ceiling still going nowhere, it’s clear that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his fellow central bankers don’t want [...]
China leans toward Euro
June 28th, 2011
CHINA LEANS TOWARD EURO- WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE DOLLAR? By Julianne Malveaux
NEW YORK – China has more than $3 trillion in currency reserves, more than any other country in the world. They’ve decided to use some of their reserves to invest in the euro, the currency of the European Union. In putting money [...]
Blacks lament economy
June 12th, 2011
BLACKS & POOR AMERICANS LIST UNEMPLOYMENT AS LARGER PROBLEM. By Janell Ross
WASHINGTON (HuffingtonPost.com) – To a large number of Americans, an economic recovery without jobs is not really a recovery at all. Overall, 55 percent of Americans picked either the general economy (29 percent) or joblessness (26 percent) as the country’s most important problem, according [...]
Blacks at 15% unemployment
February 7th, 2011
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 9%, BUT BLACK JOBLESSNESS AT 15%. By Wayne Hodges
WASHINGTON — First, the good news. Last month, according to the Department of Labor, the U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent; its lowest level in nearly two years. However, only 36,000 new jobs were created; the fewest in four months. This is [...]