Four bedrooms, three baths, the white picket fence -- the American Dream.
We've all heard the arguments: Regulations are strangling U.S. businesses. It's been a staple in the Republican playbook for years.
The dust-up last week concerning the national debt ceiling was a reminder just how precarious U.S. finances are these days and the level of partisan bickering that makes resolving the situation nearly impossible.
An issue that has received scant attention with all the uproar related to the individual mandate in the healthcare reform law is what will happen if a state decides against expanding Medicaid to comply with the law's provisions.
Love it or hate it, technology is here to stay, and this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the place to see what will be making your life easier -- or more frustrating -- in coming months.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The leftovers are in the freezer, the holiday decorations are back in the attic and we're all regretting that extra cup of egg nog.
CHICAGO, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- While most agree the U.S. tax code is needlessly complicated and chock full of loopholes for various pet projects and the wealthy, Washington has done little more than talk about minor tweaks.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Retailers were breathing a little easier as consumers showed signs of ramping up spending, but canny merchandising strategies still will be needed to get shoppers to part with their cash.
With the U.S. Congress looking for ways to trim growing entitlement expenditures, the bloom is not only off the rose of Medicare, the stench of decay is permeating doctors' waiting rooms.
CHICAGO, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Consumer enthusiasm last weekend has U.S. retailers crossing their fingers that spending momentum will keep up through the holiday season.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- There's an old adage: If Congress does nothing, lawmakers can't do any damage. We may want to rethink that.
CHICAGO, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A funny thing is happening on the way to the cash register -- more stores are offering layaway as a means to entice consumers not only to get their holiday shopping done early but to boost sales overall.
As the Halloween decorations are stowed and the candy shelves cleared of all that orange-and-black packaging, retailers' fancy turns to the biggest season of the year: Christmas.
Hands down, the economy has been the most stubborn domestic problem faced by the administration and the housing industry, which collapsed in 2008, has refused efforts to resuscitate it, depressing other sectors.
CHICAGO, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- President Obama's healthcare reform law is more than a year old but debate still is raging over whether it will benefit U.S. workers or lead to further unemployment and higher taxes to cover the costs.
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