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:...
by Kristen Vake | Apr 29, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Steelworkers from across the country rallied at the nation’s capitol to stop President Obama’s proposed trade plan, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). More than 700 members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union met with their local...
by Xiumei Dong | Apr 26, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The steelworkers union blasted Republican candidate Donald Trump Monday, saying it doubts that the New York mogul can bring back steel jobs as he has promised. But the union has yet to decide on which candidate it will endorse. “Trump is a consummate...
