Obama: Congress Needs to Focus on Job Creation
Obama pushes Washington lawmakers to focus on job creation during a trip to Baltimore to visit a manufacturer of pumping and digging equipment.
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Obama Shifts Focus to Jobs
President Barack Obama leaves behind scandal-focused Washington to focus on the country's slowly improving jobs picture.
Midday Report: Rite Aid Expands Online Clinic Program
Rite Aid has expanded a new drugstore clinic that allows customers to visit virtually with doctors who can diagnose conditions and prescribe medications based on a 10-minute consultation.
The Cities Where Americans Are Least Prepared for Retirement
According to a recent retirement survey, a still-recovering economy has not only hindered Americans' ability to plan for the future -- it has put a big dent in their confidence in retiring at all.
Pop Quiz: Do You Know the Cool Facts About Cold, Hard Cash?
Forget flags and fireworks: When it comes to things that really hold America together, few things beat the little scraps of green and black paper that we keep in our pockets. They pay for our necessities and feed our dreams, but how much do you really know about them?
The 10 Most Dangerous Cities in America
On Monday, the FBI trumpeted the news that violent crime dropped 5.5% in 2010 while reported property crimes fell 2.8%. The news, though, is not all so positive. A 24/7 Wall St. review of the data shows that violent crime rose in a several of the largest and poorest cities in the U.S.
Casino Jack Abramoff Pitching Pizza in Baltimore
Freshly sprung from a minimum-security prison after completing most of a four-year sentence for fraud, tax evasion, and bribing public officials, former lobbyist Jack Abramoff now lives in a halfway house and toils in the back office at Tov Pizza, a kosher pizzeria in Baltimore.
Blizzards Boosting Some Businesses' Bottom Lines
Mother Nature's fury this winter has left a path of fiscal destruction that will linger far after the record-breaking snowfall starts to melt -- and she's not done yet. But for some businesses, blizzards mean opportunity.