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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a joint statement today encouraging consumers to protect their privacy when online. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said, “The American public increasingly relies on the…
Merchants and credit card issuers battled it out on Thursday as they testified to Congress on interchange fees. H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, is a bill to amend the Truth…
The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time decreased last week from the previous week, according to a report released today by the Labor Department. In the week ending October 3,…
The job outlook remains poor as employment continued to decline for the month of September, according to a report released by the U.S. Labor Department on Friday. The largest losses were in construction, manufacturing, retail…
Pending home sales have increased for seven straight months, the longest in the series of the index which began in 2001, according to a report released on Thursday by the National Association of Realtors. The…
Consumer delinquencies are hitting record levels as continued job losses, shorter work weeks, and falling incomes take their toll on consumer’s ability to pay their debts on time, according to a report released Thursday by…
Ken Lewis, chief executive officer and president of Bank of America, announced today that he plans to retire effective December 31, 2009 after forty years of service to one of the world’s largest financial institutions.…
Consumers’ confidence in the present economic situation dipped in September after some improvement in August, according to a report released today by the Conference Board. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index stands at 53.1, down…
Initial claims for unemployment benefits for the week ending September 19 both decreased and increased, depending on whether we are comparing “seasonally-adjusted” or “unadjusted data,” according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Labor…
The pace of existing-home sales declined last month after four months of strong gains but still remained above what it was a year ago, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of…