by Xiumei Dong | Jun 7, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – “Do not call” doesn’t work so well anymore. Telemarketers and scammers are finding ways around the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which sought to protect consumers from unwanted robocalls. At the same time, the act is blocking beneficial...
by Marisa Endicott | May 23, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – The way to bring corporate agriculture in line with sustainable practices may be through America’s stomach. If healthful “fast-casual” dining keeps growing, experts say, more widespread shifts toward sustainability and fresh or...
by Siri Bulusu | May 18, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — A federal watchdog agency slammed the auto title lending industry Wednesday, warning consumers that the short-term loans leave borrowers worse off than where they started. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report comes on the heels of...
by Xiumei Dong | May 10, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — In a Northeast Washington, D.C., neighborhood where you can still get a house for less than $100,000, one owner recently gave his two-story home an expensive upgrade: $30,000 worth of solar panels. “As long as I am getting the energy as I was...
by Xiumei Dong | May 9, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON- Sen. Bernie Sanders is holding rallies with hundreds of steelworkers in Indiana to protest air conditioning giant Carrier’s decision to move thousands of jobs to Mexico. Meanwhile, back in Washington, lawmakers face tough challenges on the Trans-Pacific...
by Xiumei Dong | May 2, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON- Nearly 700 members of the United Steelworkers union were on Capitol Hill recently to lobby against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, saying the proposal is hurting American jobs. The TPP is an agreement that involves 12 Pacific border countries:...
