economy

Fox Business Network and The Wall Street Journal will host the fourth debate live in Milwaukee with eight candidates at 9 p.m. ET.

On Monday, President Obama unveiled a series of initiatives to overhaul the criminal justice system. Here's how the reforms will help Blacks and other people of color.

The proposal was unveiled by House Republicans on Monday night. Under the deal, there would be an increase in military and domestic spending, and the federal borrowing limit would also rise over the next two years.

Take a look at the gallery for the richest Black people on the planet, and heed their advice on living a positive and richer life.

Despite major strides Black women remain at the bottom of the wage gap, a new Census Bureau report notes.

Obama says he is motivated by the fact that Americans are working longer days without due compensation.

Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee says those who believe the federal government shutdown had no major consequences are “sorely wrong.” She says the 16-day federal…

via: cnn.com President Obama discusses the economy, with a focus on energy, in remarks on the campus of a community college in NH. Read More http://whitehouse.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/01/obama-answers-high-gas-prices-with-broad-energy-policy/

MSNBC.Com is reporting that the House of Representatives will vote on the renewal of the payroll tax cut later on this week, House Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday. Boehner said the House has come to an agreement, but are still working out details. Read More

Former President Bill Clinton sat with Matt Lauer on The Today Show to discuss our economy and what should be the focus of getting the economy back into an upswing. He says the quickest thing to do is to clear the mortgage debt. “Give the people an option to convert the mortgage into rent….If you […]

Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama will make a statement to reporters Monday about the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating and the loss of U.S. service members, including 22 Navy SEALs, killed in Afghanistan over the weekend, a White House official said. The comments are scheduled for 1 p.m. ET at the White House. […]

(Houston, TX)  —  Residents say the weak economy is prompting a positive change in their Houston neighborhood.  Independence Heights neighborhood activist John Branch told KHOU-TV that prostitutes have left the neighborhood as they don’t have their usual customers.  Experts including Kathryn Griffin, who runs a prostitute rehabilitation program called “We’ve Been There Done That” say […]