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July 1, 2013
VIDEO - The economy grew by 1.8 percent during the first quarter, much less than expected. Home prices rose 1.7…
June 24, 2013
MSNBC - While Obama's 2008 campaign and his subsequent re-election were moves in the right direction, they did not remove…
June 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Labor Department says the unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent in April. The…
June 7, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Over 25 percent of all black households lacking access to enough food to live a healthy lifestyle...
May 3, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months…
April 29, 2013
VIDEO - There were several data points for investors to digest last week. The economy grew by 2.5 percent during…
April 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The unemployment rate for black teens -- youth ages 16 to 19 -- fell nearly 10 points…
April 8, 2013
CNBC - Investors closely watched the jobs report last week. In March the unemployment rate fell slightly to 7.6 percent…
March 25, 2013
VIDEO - The fed left its key interest rate, which affects mortgage, credit card and student loan rates unchanged, and…
March 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new government report says the unemployment rate for veterans who have served since the Sept. 11…
March 11, 2013
VIDEO - In addition to seeing the Dow Jones Industrials reach an all-time high last week, investors kept an eye…
March 8, 2013
CAMDEN, N.J. -- Inscribed on the walls of City Hall are the words of Walt Whitman, the great American poet…
March 8, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers increased hiring in February, adding 236,000 jobs and pushing the unemployment rate down to 7.7…
February 1, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American unemployment dipped slightly from 14 percent to 13.8 and black teen joblessness also fell from 40.5…
January 28, 2013
VIDEO - Investors had plenty of data to digest last week. Tech giant, Apple, saw its stock tumble after reporting…
January 8, 2013
VIDEO - Besides analyzing the details of the fiscal cliff deal, investors closely watched the jobs report last week. In…
January 4, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during tense…
December 7, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) i The U.S. economy added a solid 146,000 jobs in November and theunemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent,…
December 6, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The White House Thursday released a fact sheet illustrating the importance of resolving the debate of the…
November 23, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - When black U.S. voters gave President Barack Obama 93 percent support on Election Day in defiance of…