economy

Texas Governor Greg Abbott celebrated the continued economic expansion in the Great State of Texas with new data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The labor market—and the economy overall—is improving, albeit gradually, with employers adding 236,000 jobs in February. That gain brought the unemployment rate down a few ticks from 7.9 percent to 7.7, its lowest point in four years.

The American economy created 155,000 new jobs in December, according to the latest report from the Labor Department. The unemployment rate is 7.8 percent, the same as November.

Hurricane Sandy may have wreaked havoc on the Eastern seaboard, but its aftereffects are providing drivers all over the country with a bit of relief at the pump.

Hear the words “up, up and away” and you may think of balloons. But lately, you should also think about helium prices — because they’re soaring, too.

With the job market being so tight, people are trying to do whatever they can to give themselves an edge — including having their tattoos removed.

Maybe we have finally reached the point where the tattoo business has leveled off.  Maybe some folks are starting to realize that barbed wire on your neck hurts your chances of being promoted to head bank teller.

With 15-year mortgage rates at an all-time low of just 3.11 percent, many people are thinking about making a home purchase. But where you buy could determine how good the investment will turn out to be.