Minnesota’s chief attorney for jobless benefits said the picture will improve dramatically later this year as the economy improves and payouts for benefits taper off. View full post on All Stories

High energy prices, high unemployment and a cold winter are prompting a record number of households to seek home heating assistance. View full post on All Stories

A report on illegal immigrants says Nevada has the largest share of illegal workers in the nation, a population that has grown despite record unemployment. View full post on All Stories

Even as the economy grew and the unemployment rate began to shrink, the number of Illinois households getting food stamps hit record levels in December, showing no signs of an economic recovery, and area food pantries say they’ve continued to see more people asking for help. There were 857,282 households … View full post on [...]

AHN News Staff Toronto, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Canadians improved their credit card and auto loan payment records for the third quarter of 2010. According to credit analysis company TransUnion, credit card delinquency rates in the country went down to 0.34 percent in Q3 from 0.38 percent for the same quarter last year. Auto loan [...]

Brazil’s economy created 2.4 million new formal jobs in the first 10 months of 2010, approaching the government’s goal of 2.5 million new positions for the entire year, the labor ministry said Friday. View full post on All Stories

Credit status is important to secure finance favorably. Sometimes, men and women are forced to borrow from different sources. They begin to dishonor the loan agreement and fail to pay back the installments. It is a fact that there is a limit in their monthly income. It is also a fact that they face numerous [...]

Linda Young – AHN News Writer New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Commodities prices for precious metals, oil and agricultural raw materials took the hardest fall in 18 months on news that China might take steps to avert inflation. Prices of commodities futures fell by up to 3.8 percent on news that China’s central [...]

Accountants gave Bell clean reports, ignoring red flags that pointed to excessive salaries, illegal taxes and failure to follow reporting requirements. A Times review finds Bell is far from being alone. The scandal in the city of Bell has resulted in seven separate investigations and one round of criminal charges against former City Administrator Robert [...]

There are people in the US who have given up almost all hope of ever finding a job again. Long-term unemployment used to be more of a problem in Europe than the US, but now the number of such people in the US is at a record high. Experts disagree over the reasons, but are [...]

Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stocks fell slightly on Monday as hedge-seeking investors went for commodities and sent gold prices up to a record high of $1,403 an ounce. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 37 points or 0.3 percent to close at 11,407. Boeing [...]