Gas prices are on the rise throughout the U.S. Prices are rising fastest in the South, with Atlanta and Tampa seeing increases as much as 13 to 15 cents per gallon in the past week.
David Magee
Jul 11, 2011
TIME's Healthland reports that there are still strong social pressures for men to be breadwinners, as a recent study published in the American Journal of Sociology shows that for men, unemployment in a relationship is more a prediction for divorce than unhappiness.
Laura Matthews
Jul 11, 2011
Unconventional economic times require unconventional answers, and awhile back an economist proposed one to create jobs: have the U.S. Government distribute a $3,000 gift card to every American over age 16.
Joseph Lazzaro
Jul 11, 2011
Cutting federal spending in 2011 could tip the U.S. economy back into a recession, just as it almost did in 1937. On the contrary, if the federal government spent more on infrastructure/public works projects it would create many jobs, and achieve great things, like the construction of the Empire State Building in the 1930s and 1 World Trade Center today.
Joseph Lazzaro
Jul 11, 2011
President Barack Obama is pushing for deeper cuts in the U.S. budget that some key Republicans.
David Magee
Jul 10, 2011
House Speaker John Boehner said on Saturday that he will pursue a smaller deficit reduction deal, opting for a $2 trillion goal instead the larger on that the White House is pushing.
Johnathan Davis
Jul 09, 2011
The report indicated that all U.S. state obesity rates were below 15% twenty years ago, suggesting that we are doing this to ourselves. Obesity rates have increased by greater than 90% in 10 states and have doubled in seven.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 09, 2011
The June jobs number was worse than expected but there are other signs that all is not right in the American economy. Here are five warnings signs of trouble.
David Magee
Jul 08, 2011
June's dismal employment figures weigh heavily against President Barack Obama's bid for re-election, if history is any guide.
David Magee
Jul 08, 2011
There's no way to sugarcoat it: the current U.S. job market is a challenging one for recent grads -- for the young and young at heart. But fret not: you can increase the likelihood of finding meaningful employment by following a few important tips.
Joseph Lazzaro
Jul 08, 2011
Minutes after learning of an uptick in unemployment in the month of June, Michelle Bachmann quickly wasted no time in using the report as a barometer on Obama's economic policies.
John Talty
Jul 08, 2011
Warren Buffett made a legendary mark as a financial leader in the 20th century, but is he past his prime in the 21st century?
David Magee
Jul 08, 2011
In a Rose Garden statement, President Barack Obama Friday said the poor June jobs report was primarily due to the debate in Washington, which has been dominated by issues of debt limit.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 08, 2011
America faces a lingering unemployment problem after the recession because business needs no longer match the workforce's education, training.
David Magee
Jul 08, 2011
Economists said in consensus America's June jobs numbers would be six times higher than they were. They are idiots.
David Magee
Jul 08, 2011
The world's largest economy continued to create jobs a tepid rate in June, adding just 18,000 jobs, when economists were expected a gain of about 105,000. The sub-par job growth rate increases concern that the economy may enter a double-dip recession.
Joseph Lazzaro
Jul 08, 2011
The June jobs report came in far worse than expected, raising fears about the health of the economy and the sustainability of any recovery.
Palash Ghosh
Jul 08, 2011
The stock market was on fire today after investor confidence increased after two promising reports on the job market were released. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 94 points or 0.7%, closing at 12.720.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 07, 2011
It has become a question of when, not if Texas Gov. Rick Perry will announce his 2012 presidential campaign, according to political insiders in Austin.
Jeremy White
Jul 07, 2011
Warren Buffett bets housing and unemployment will improve in America by late 2012 more than many economists expect.
David Magee
Jul 07, 2011
The latest economic data showed marked improvement over the course of one month, as applications for unemployment benefits fell and private sector employment increased.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 07, 2011
Despite recent market volatility and unfavorable labor statistics, second quarter employee confidence over job security, pay raises and the job market has returned to levels last seen in the height of the recession.
Nagesh Narayana
Jul 07, 2011
