Finance

The United States has accomplished a booming economy with lower taxes for both companies and citizens while we have the lowest unemployment rates in history for blacks, Hispanics, Asians, women, and people with just a high school diploma.…

Transportation-hub workers say the Healthy Terminals Act would help them get quality, affordable health care. Photo credit: SEIU 32BJ ALBANY, N.Y. - Workers at New York's transportation hubs went to Albany yesterday to tell legislators…

Hoechlin was still in intensive care when her husband, Matt, got the bill for the 300-mile air ambulance ride. The total: $97,269. The company wasn’t in their health plan’s network of providers, and the PPO plan they had through Matt’s…

The highest rates in the nation are found at the municipal level. Seattle has the highest minimum wage rate at $16.00 per hour for large employers and $15.00 for small employers. New York City's minimum wage is set at $15.00 per hour for…

A Boeing 737 Airplane at Manchester Airport. According to the company press release, Boeing decided a change in leadership was necessary to restore confidence in the Company moving forward as it works to repair relationships with…

FHFA Director Dr. Mark A. Calabria, who was nominated by President Trump in January 2019, speaking on Housing Access and Affordability at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on access to affordable housing. Photo credit: C-SPAN. …

“The idea that Congress is going to lower prescription drug prices without reforms to Medicare is nonsensical,” said Zona, Grassley’s spokesman. He added that the CREATES Act, which Grassley originally co-sponsored, is important. “But…

Tom Saputo had a double-lung transplant in July 2018 after being flown in an air ambulance to UCLA Medical Center from Thousand Oaks, Calif. Photo credit: Anna Almendrala/KHN. THOUSAND OAKS, CA – Before his double lung transplant,…

A past panel and live webcast release of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies annual State of the Nation's Housing report. Through its research, education, and public outreach programs, JCHS helps leaders in government, business,…

Arline Feilen’s husband died in 2013, followed by her father three years later. After her mom passed away earlier this year, she “crumbled,” she says. Her mental health crisis landed her in the hospital for five nights, yet her health…

Some employers say that, in a tight labor market, offering a more generous plan with a deductible that’s less than four figures can be an attractive recruitment tool. Plus, a more traditional plan may appeal to workers who want more…

Capitalism is an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals and corporations. Socialism is a theory or system…

According to police, the suspect, claiming to be a representative from JP Morgan Chase Fraud Department, contacted a victim by phone and claimed the victim’s credit card had been compromised. The victim then learned that her card was…

HUD Secretary Ben Carson in a press release noted that the new rule will assist both seniors looking to maintain their current dwelling, as well as first-time home-buyers looking to start a family. Photo: C-SPAN. DENVER, CO – The…

Nearly 80,000 New York jobs are supported by exports within North America. Photo: Ford Motor Co. ALBANY, N. Y. – Congressional leaders are still trying to hammer out a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, and there’s…

Suffolk County Comptroller John M. Kennedy joined Republican Suffolk County legislators to discuss the findings from the NYS Comptroller’s report showing that Suffolk has been the most fiscally stressed county in the state for the past two…

MARYLAND - The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit alleging that defendant Guaranteed Auto Sales, a used car dealership, along with its owner and manager, defendants Kelly Ann West and Robert Chesgreen, violated the federal Equal…

Beth N. Sallee, 39, of McKee, Kentucky, was sentenced yesterday to 45 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Sallee was also ordered to pay $161,808.23 in restitution for devising a multi-year scheme to defraud…

Advocates say to get an accurate count, census outreach efforts need to begin by January. Photo: U.S. Census Bureau NEW YORK – Now is the time to begin distributing funds for promoting participation in the 2020 census:…

More than 700,000 children in New York State live in areas of concentrated poverty. File photo: Pixabay. ALBANY N.Y. - A new report says the percentage of children living in areas of concentrated poverty has dropped in 29 states, but…

In order to protect consumers, each reverse mortgage candidate is required to attend a free, confidential counseling session with a local independent housing counseling agency approved by FHA. File photo: Pixabay. GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO…

One of Antoine "Fats" Domino Jr.'s two most popular songs was titled Ain't That a Shame; he is shown here on the The Ed Sullivan Show in 1956, taken from a video-tape source. Domino died on October 24, 2017, at his home in Harvey,…

Sinclair Broadcast Group and the Walt Disney Company have closed their $9.6 billion deal for Sinclair to buy 21 Fox Regional Sports Networks and Fox College Sports. File photo: Pixabay. WASHINGTON - On Dec. 13, 2017, The Walt Disney…

After an 11-day trial, Aleksandr Suris, 51, and Maxim Sverdlov, 44, both of Sherman Oaks, California, were found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. File…

Green roofs lower heating and cooling costs by increasing a building’s energy efficiency. Photo credit: Victor217, Adobe Stock. NEW YORK – Some building owners in New York City now have added incentive to create a green…

Renewable resources such as hydroelectric now supply 26 percent of New York’s energy. Photo credit: Demerzel21 / Adobe Stock. ALBANY, N.Y. – To reach clean energy goals, New York needs to maintain its existing baseline of…

Sherry Swan is one of many Californians who have filed complaints to the state’s Senior Medicare Patrol about potential fraud related to genetic tests. “It was just a scam from the minute he opened his mouth,” Swan says of a man who…

Glenn Greenidge, Executive Director of the Jamaica Queens based Sutphin Blvd Business Improvement District (BID). In addition to promoting a positive relationship between the police and the Sutphin Blvd. community, Greenidge’s job engages…