Sales of new single-family homes fell 1 percent from May to June, the U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday.

The damage to Hispanic household wealth from the recession was far greater than that to black and white households.

The U.S. Postal Service today announced that it is considering closing up to 3,700 of its 32,000 locations nationwide.

Energy giant BP on Tuesday disappointed its investors by reporting a profit of $5.3 billion for the second quarter, rather than the $6 billion analysts had expected.

The start of the U.S. troop drawdown and a raft of overlapping security, political and economic crises are fueling fears that Afghanistan could sink into wholesale turmoil and even civil war as the U.S.-led international combat mission winds up at the end of 2014.

Up until a few weeks ago, comparing Facebook and Google was like comparing apples to oranges.

Hispanics are now the largest ethnic minority in the United States and during the past decade, U.S. Hispanic purchasing power has rapidly increased. This report takes an in depth look at how today's Hispanic Economy is transitioning into an economic power in the U.S. Click here for the executive summary and table of contents!

The number of Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States is expected to grow 41.8 percent in the next six years to 4.3 million, with total revenues surging 39 percent to more than $539 billion, according to new estimates by HispanTelligence. Spurred by growing entrepreneurial trends and affluence among the nation's largest minority population, the increase is expected to come at a robust rate of 8.5 and 8.7 percent, respectfully, over the next couple years.

Hispanic-owned companies make gains in 2010, but a balky economy continues to indicate recovery is not on a fast track.

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The LULAC National Educational Service Centers Inc. (LNESC) is the spear point of a historic united effort to inspire students who might not otherwise have thought a college education was possible.

Hispanic dealers for domestic automobile brands in many markets are riding the momentum of 2010.

But how much and whom depends on who's talking and what yardstick is used.