Personal Finance News

Articles Benjamin: Without primary foe, Cuomo will have to forfeit $1.39M Cuomo raises big bucks because of long-shot rival Carl Paladino Lazio nearly out of cash as he continues to fall behind Cuomo ALBANY - Forget ...

When D.C. Council member Kwame R. Brown wants an escape, he can climb into a Cadillac Escalade, head down to a private yacht club on the Anacostia River and fire up Bullet Proof, his 38-foot powerboat, before returning ...

China should impose “direct taxes” on its people, such as personal income tax and real estate tax, to help allocate more funds to low-income groups and narrow the gap between rich and poor, Jia Kang, the head of the ...

With the jobless rate at more than 25 percent in June for people 16 to 19, many teenagers are discouraged, and so are their parents - especially if they were counting on summer employment to help provide money for ...

NEW YORK — If you had hoped to do a midyear checkup on your personal finances, there’s still time to make sure you’re ready for the rest of the year. Here are five places to start: 1. Spending — Take a look at ...

The South Austin location of the Petland retail chain is closing. The store has been regularly picketed by protesters who said it sold puppies from puppy mills, where conditions often are inhumane. The national chain has ...

Designer boots, Texas barbecue, Droid phones, diet plans: you name it, you can likely find an online discount coupon for your purchase. Whether printed off the computer and carried into a store or used while shopping ...

Investors seeking relief from the nearly 16 percent drop in the Standard & Poor's 500 index since April 23 are pinning their hopes on corporate profits. As second-quarter earnings season starts this week with ...

Terry Savage is a personal finance columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times because that is a thing newspapers need probably. Usually she blabbers on about student loans and annuities and such, but her latest column is VERY IMPORTANT FOR AMERICA. Last week she was in the back seat of a car in some rich ...

Are you happy? When I ask that question, what aspects of your life immediately leap to mind? Do you think of your significant other, smile, and nod yes, you're happy? Do you measure it by how often you've laughed or felt ...