by Taylor Hall, Jenny Leonard, & Xiaolan Tang | Nov 25, 2009 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — When leaders at the nonprofit Hispanic Institute started getting charged fees by credit card companies for online donations, they decided it was time to find out who else was hurt by the fees. A study released last week by the institute found that...
by Jin Wu & Phoebe Tollefson | Nov 19, 2009 | Business & Tech
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Video description: Small business owners converged on Washington to demand immediate health care reform. There is very little choice when it comes to small group insurance plans, making the ability to grow a business...
by Kiran Sood | Nov 18, 2009 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — As moviegoers across the nation watched the end of the world last week with the opening of “2012,” news of Earth’s demise spread quickly across the Web. The scientific community, fed up with the misleading prophecies, quickly fought back on the...
by Katie Rogers | Nov 17, 2009 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Dissatisfied with last week’s move by the Federal Reserve to curb high overdraft fees to consumers, members of Congress stepped in Tuesday to tout legislation they think will provide further financial relief. Different from the Fed’s new rule, which...
by Jin Wu & Phoebe Tollefson | Nov 17, 2009 | Business & Tech
Get the Flash Player to see this content. As unemployment plagues America’s youth, financial literacy has become more important for young people.(ALEX THOMAS/MNS) WASHINGTON — America’s youth is getting hit hard by unemployment, but are schools doing...
by Kiran Sood | Nov 13, 2009 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – As more people keep vital personal, financial, and health information online, the ability of networks to fend off attacks has taken on new importance because everyone’s private data is potentially at risk. At a gathering of the Open Web Application...
