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Computer Glitch Delays, Cancels FlightsA glitch in a computer that schedules flights delayed air travel across the United States Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. |
Scammers Prey on At-Risk HomeownersScammers prey on people who are about to lose their homes to foreclosure. They offer to help have their home loans modified, collect an upfront fee of up to $2,500 -- and then vanish into thin air. |
Immigrants Facing Higher Unemployment During RecessionImmigrants had a lower unemployment rate than native-born workers during the last economic boom, but the severe recession reversed that trend, according to a study released Wednesday by the Migration Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C., think tank. |
Citigroup Eyes ACORN Investment: Awaits ProbeCitigroup (NYSE:C) CEO Vikram Pandit isn't ruling out reinvesting in scandal-plagued ACORN, the left-wing community group whose employees were caught on a hidden camera earlier this year allegedly giving advice on how to set up a prostitution ring without getting nabbed by the IRS. |
Hispanics in Arizona Increase Economic CloutThe rapidly growing Hispanic community in Arizona is playing an increasing role in the economic and cultural life of the state, according to a study released Wednesday by the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. |
OECD Sees Lagging Recovery for JobsThe global economic recovery hasn't the muscle to stop rising unemployment, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris said Thursday. |
Black Friday Sales: Retailers Hope to Bring Order Before ChaosTake a nation of retailers on edge about falling sales. Toss in a crowd of bargain-hungry consumers addicted to deals. Keep them apart for hours before dawn with only a glass door separating them, and you have the makings of a Black Friday calamity. |
NASA Gives Hubble Hardware to SmithsonianNASA has given the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum two key instruments from the Hubble Space Telescope. |
U.S. Housing Starts Fall 10.6 Percent in OctoberU.S. construction of new homes unexpectedly plunged by 10.6 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 529,000, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. |
Wall St. Has Recovered Much Faster Than the EconomyWith U.S. markets falling Tuesday, mixed news from retailers provided enough of an uplift to put an early-morning hangover back to rights. Markets turned up at least enough to turn in a positive day. What a difference a year makes. |
Goldman Sachs Looks to Bail Out its ImageNew York financial giant Goldman Sachs, with profits soaring, said it would spend $500 million over five years in a goodwill gesture to small businesses. |