Finance

According to CNNMoney, “everything from airfare to cotton clothing is going to cost more this year. So book your flights and buy your jeans now or else you’ll be doling out some serious cash.” Read More:

National

So, you got into teaching and the public sector for job security.  Well, here’s the new reality: Public schools lost 24,400 positions — the most of any category Local government in total shed 35,000 jobs. With budget cuts for fiscal 2012 school districts didn’t have the funds to hire back as many employees. While the […]

Finance

Default notices, which typically initiate the foreclosure process, surged more than 33% from July. Foreclosure auctions and bank repossessions, which come later in the process, both fell slightly.  The increase in default notices may signal that lenders are starting to finally push through foreclosure paperwork that was previously delayed by the “robo-signing” controversy last fall… […]