To tithe or not to tithe? Black churches are vulnerable
theGRIO REPORT - Tithing, or giving 10 percent of your income to support the ministries of your church, is vulnerable during the slow economic recovery...
Obama to extend and expand foreclosure program
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration said Friday that will expand its signature foreclosure-prevention program to try to help those with heavy debt loads avoid losing their homes...
J.C. Penney is permanently marking down all merchandise
NEW YORK (AP) - J.C. Penney is permanently marking down all of its merchandise by at least 40 percent so shoppers no longer have to wait for sales to get bargains...
Justice unit to probe mortgage-backed securities
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal and state law enforcement officials announced Friday they have launched a fraud-fighting unit, starting with 55 prosecutors and investigators, to root out wrongdoing in the market for residential mortgage-backed securities...
Why we shouldn't lose our homes over property taxes
OPINION - Imagine, one day reaching a milestone and realizing an accomplishment that so many of your brothers and sisters have failed to achieve in the past: home ownership. Now imagine losing it, and not because you didn't pay the mortgage...
'Opportunity Youth': Out of work, costing US fortune
VIDEO - According to a new report prepared for the White House by the Center For Benefit Cost Studies and Education, there are an estimated 6.7 million youth between the ages of 16 and 24 that are not in school or the labor force...
4 ways to enhance your professional marketability
In order to succeed in business you must be able to professionally market yourself...
Rosalind Brewer breaks corporate glass ceiling
theGRIO REPORT - Dispelling previous assumptions that black women have a harder time making it to the top, a researcher has found that the 'angry black woman' stereotype might help African-American women in the business world...
Suze Orman defends 'Approved' debit card
Personal finance icon Suze Orman, offers the latest entrant into the rapidly growing prepaid debit card market...
1/20/2012- the Grio and CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - The Federal Reserve will meet to discuss the economy and interest rates. During their December meeting the fed left its key interest rate...
