overall unemployment rate (the percentage of people in the labor force not working but looking for work) in August rose to 9.7 percent, its highest level in 26 years. The teenage unemployment rate, however, is at 25.5% highest since 1948

The number of working Americans turning to free government food stamps has surged as their hours and wages erode, in a stark sign that the recession is inflicting pain on the employed as well as the newly jobless.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bank of America Corp. could eventually shrink its 6,100-branch network by about 10 percent as consumers utilize other methods of banking, a company spokesman said Tuesday

After years of planning and negotiations, ground is finally broken on a $4.2 billion chip fab plant in Saratoga County. Our Dave Detling was there, as GlobalFoundries took the next step toward becoming reality.

For several years Intuit lobbyists have tried to kill a state program that allows some California residents, mostly low-income taxpayers, to have the state tax board fill out their tax returns for free -- competition for Intuit's popular TurboTax software

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. -- Most people don't know what the acronym stands for and some of those who do, think it's profanity. But shop owner Bill Massry says Dilligaf is a state of mind.

The facilitating of payments used in the recruitment and sale of mail-order brides is unregulated. The major credit card companies are involved and have been for years. It opens the door to an increasing class of criminals to buy and exploit these women.

The Paid Parental Leave Act addresses ensures that parents can spend at least four weeks at home with a new child without suffering devastating financial consequences. Workers should not be forced to choose between their mortgage and their new child.

There's a lot of pressure right now to pass a new bill that would "help" the world's 1 billion hungry people by promoting chemical agriculture. We are devastating our own environment with these techniques, and doing so with little benefit to our farmers.

Chase has recently increased the monthly minimum payment on select accounts that have carried balances. Effective August 2009, impacted cardmembers will have their minimum payment increased from 2% to 5% of the statement balance, said a Chase spokeswoman.