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April 16, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Unlike women of other ethnicities, black women have traditionally not had the choice to become stay-at-home mothers...
April 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The benefits of the economic recovery that started in 2009, such as higher wages, more job opportunities…
April 10, 2012
People who work as doctors, flight attendants and news reporters are not earning the kind of enviable salaries that many…
April 9, 2012
VIDEO - There were several economic reports for investors to sift through last week. The manufacturing sector posted strong growth.…
April 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Foreclosed homes in heavily-black and Latino neighborhoods are far more likely to be left with inadequate maintenance…
April 6, 2012
OPINION - The most recent employment figures should indicate that the level of urgency to address the unemployment crisis should…
April 6, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The unemployment rate dipped to 8.2 percent, and African-American unemployment dropped to 14.0 percent in March, according…
April 5, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to a four-year low last week, suggesting employers kept…
April 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - When Twitter, the world's most popular social networking site, announced on Wednesday that it will open an…
April 2, 2012
VIDEO - The markets are closed for Good Friday but investors await reports on jobs, the service sector and consumer…
April 2, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton says he believes President Barack Obama can win re-election if he can persuade…
March 26, 2012
VIDEO - Investors had quite a few economic reports to sift through last week. Housing was a mixed bag. New…
March 19, 2012
Investors received mixed signals on the economy last week. Small business optimism rose to a one year high in February…
March 14, 2012
Allen West has come up with a creative way of handling improving job numbers and stable stock market: give credit…
March 10, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is hitting back at Republican criticism of his energy policies and his role in…
March 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The continued job growth and steady unemployment rate are good news for President Obama...
March 9, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in February to complete three of the best months of hiring since…
March 2, 2012
CHICAGO - The book is a call to action, Anderson said, in which she exposes the issues troubling the black…
March 1, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Dow 13,000 sounds good, but what does it mean for you?...
February 28, 2012
(AP) - The Dow Jones industrial average on Tuesday finally reclaimed the ground it held before the carnage of the…