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A large life expectancy gap between blacks and their white counterparts is still prevalent in every state of the country. Why?
(CNN Money) — Two years after the credit squeeze began, Americans are still pulling back. A government report released Thursday showed that consumer credit fell at an annual rate of 4.5% in May, making it the fourth consecutive month of declining credit. Total consumer credit fell a seasonally adjusted $9.1 billion to $2.4 trillion, the Federal […]
(CNN Money) — It’s tough out there — no jobs, home values plummeting — and Americans are reacting by heading to bankruptcy court. Bankruptcy filings surged 14% during the first half of 2010, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute. Filings totaled 770,117 through June, compared to 675,351 during the same period last year Read More…
(Wall Street Journal) — The U.S. government revised down for the second time its estimate of economic growth in the first three months of 2010 on the back of lower consumer spending, underscoring caution about the recovery’s strength. Gross domestic product rose at a 2.7% annual rate January through March, the Commerce Department reported Friday […]
(Smart Money) — GOOD MORNING. Asian shares finished higher, and European markets are rising. US futures are pointing to a positive opening. How are homebuilders feeling? At 10 a.m. today, the National Association of Home Builders will release its Housing Market Index, which tracks builders’ confidence about current single-family home sales, as well as the prospects […]
Though it faces little competition for the distinction, today’s meeting between the U.S. and England at the World Cup in South Africa is the most anticipated soccer match in American history. Millions are expected to tune in, and more than a few know the star players for Team USA—Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey in midfield […]
(USA Today) –The USA has replaced China as the top source of computer servers being used by cybercriminals to dish out malicious programs.Kaspersky Lab reports that 28% of 1.9 million servers it found distributing malware in the first three months of this year were located in the U.S. That compares to China as the source of […]
(BlackPoliticsOnTheWeb.com) — After 40 years, the United States’ war on drugs has cost $1 trillion and hundreds of thousands of lives, and for what? Drug use is rampant and violence even more brutal and widespread. Even U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske concedes the strategy hasn’t worked. “In the grand scheme, it has not been successful,” […]
(FT.com) — European countries led by France and Germany plan to push through controversial hedge fund regulations next week after turning down British pleas to defer a vote in Brussels. The refusal by Paris and Berlin to delay a decision on the new rules, which are opposed by the UK, has set up a bruising […]
(CNNMoney) — U.S. stocks were set to pause Wednesday after volatile trade in the previous session, as investors digested debt issues in Europe and pondered whether a $1 trillion bailout package would be enough to fix the zone’s problems. Dow Jones industrial average (INDU), S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq (COMP) futures were all little changed. […]
American's urban areas may soon see more of these companies on their turf.