2011-12-13T13:02:00-05:00

Central bank officials are expected to continue discussions on how they might sharpen their communications to get more traction out of the monetary easing they have already put in place.

2011-12-12T09:38:00-05:00

San Francisco has become the first city in America to mandate a minimum wage of $10.24/hour, more than $3 more than the federal minimum wage.

2011-12-09T15:52:00-05:00

The stock market is continuing its upward climb as consumer sentiment is improve and Europe seems to have averted a crisis over its debt.

2011-12-05T12:59:00-05:00

The week following Thanksgiving was a huge success for online retailers, who saw a 15% increase in sales from last year.

2011-12-02T08:52:00-05:00

The unemployment rate dropped 0.4 percent in November to 8.6% thanks in part to 120,000 new positions created.

2011-12-01T09:48:00-05:00

U.S. employees are expected to forfeit at least 2 vacations days this year.

2011-11-29T12:55:00-05:00

Cyber Monday sales grew by 33% making it the largest day ever for online shopping.

2011-11-29T08:56:00-05:00

Fitch kept its AAA rating on the U.S. but changed the outlook to negative after Congress yet again failed to reach an agreement to bring the countries debt under control.

2011-11-28T16:09:00-05:00

The Dow Jones was up 291 points following a record setting Black Friday weekend.

2011-11-28T09:09:00-05:00

A record 226 million shoppers took advantage of Black Friday savings.