Fashion Fair Aims for Makeover
Terez Baskin used to bypass Fashion Fair Cosmetics when she shopped for makeup. So did Courtney Waldon. But on a...
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Default Risk Rises on 20% of Boom-Era Home-Equity Loans
As much as 20 percent of home equity lines of credit worth $79 billion are at increased risk of default...
U.S. jobless claims fall
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to a further strengthening of...
Apple Expected to Announce iPhone 6 on Sept. 9
There?s finally a date for the iPhone 6 announcement: Sept. 9. According to influential tech blog Re/Code, Apple will formally...
Africa: A growing economic powerhouse
Joy Reid takes a look at the U.S.-Africa Summit and the pledge by American companies to invest billions in the...
Too big to fail is dead, but not as dead as it used to be
Last week, the Government Accountability Office released a long-anticipated report on whether the nation?s largest banks get a subsidy for...
Banks Easing Lending Standards, Fed Survey Shows
The nation?s banks are making it generally easier for consumers and industries to get residential mortgages and business and commercial...
Middle class jobs are finally coming back
Hiring in low-wage jobs like retail and fast food have been plentiful in recent years, but that’s changing now. Middle...
U.S. Economy Grows at Scorching 4% in 2nd Quarter
The much-stronger-than-expected 4 percent rate of annual U.S. economic growth from April through June, reported Wednesday by the Commerce Department,...