Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate increases in May, the government reported Friday. One state registered a rate decrease, and one state had no rate change.
A streetlight is the perfect example of public works: Everyone uses it, and no one expects to pay for it.
As the economic downturn continues to weigh on Americans' savings, state governments are worried about their purse strings, too.
On the same day that Vermont's House and Senate voted to override GOP Gov. Jim Douglas' veto of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state, the Washington City Council voted 12-0 Tuesday in favor of allowing same-sex marriages performed in other states to be recognized in the nation's capital.
As unemployment soared in January, four states' jobless rates climbed higher than 10%, according to federal data released Wednesday.
Unemployment rates rose in 37 states and the District of Columbia in November as the recession hammered nearly every job sector, according to a government report released Friday.
Remember $4 gasoline? Remember $3 gasoline? And now, most of the nation can be asked, remember $2 gasoline?
"Voluntourism is not about martyrdom," says Christopher Hill, CEO of Hands Up Holidays, a London-based company that arranges high-end excursions that incorporate volunteering. "It's about making a difference, even if you're staying at a luxury hotel."
You already know that the housing crisis has wreaked havoc with the economy and financial markets, not to mention the lives of millions who've lost or could lose their homes. But there may be a less obvious casualty too: your retirement prosperity.
In a landmark ruling on personal gun ownership, the U.S. Supreme Court declared a Washington, D.C., handgun ban unconstitutional.
Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate increases in May, the government reported Friday. One state registered a rate decrease, and one state had no rate change.
A streetlight is the perfect example of public works: Everyone uses it, and no one expects to pay for it.
As the economic downturn continues to weigh on Americans' savings, state governments are worried about their purse strings, too.
On the same day that Vermont's House and Senate voted to override GOP Gov. Jim Douglas' veto of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state, the Washington City Council voted 12-0 Tuesday in favor of allowing same-sex marriages performed in other states to be recognized in the nation's capital.
As unemployment soared in January, four states' jobless rates climbed higher than 10%, according to federal data released Wednesday.
Unemployment rates rose in 37 states and the District of Columbia in November as the recession hammered nearly every job sector, according to a government report released Friday.
Remember $4 gasoline? Remember $3 gasoline? And now, most of the nation can be asked, remember $2 gasoline?
"Voluntourism is not about martyrdom," says Christopher Hill, CEO of Hands Up Holidays, a London-based company that arranges high-end excursions that incorporate volunteering. "It's about making a difference, even if you're staying at a luxury hotel."
You already know that the housing crisis has wreaked havoc with the economy and financial markets, not to mention the lives of millions who've lost or could lose their homes. But there may be a less obvious casualty too: your retirement prosperity.
In a landmark ruling on personal gun ownership, the U.S. Supreme Court declared a Washington, D.C., handgun ban unconstitutional.
Warning! Your electricity bill may shock you. Rising fuel costs are pumping up the cost of your electricity. Here's a look at what's in store and how to combat those higher prices.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday took up gun control, hearing arguments concerning a District of Columbia ban on handguns more than two centuries after the Second Amendment gave Americans the right to "keep and bear arms."
Use this explainer to help your students understand caucuses and primaries.
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether the District of Columbia's sweeping ban on handgun ownership violates the Constitution's fundamental right to "keep and bear arms."
Twenty-seven states, plus the District of Columbia, have passed laws to permit "captive" insurance companies, which are owned by a single company or a group of companies. There are active markets for captive insurance in 18 U.S. jurisdictions so far, according to the Captive Insurance Company Association (cicaworld.com). If you're interested in forming a captive group or joining one, start by contacting your industry trade association and local business groups. To find a full list of existing captives and the names of companies that will help you self-insure, this list of state agencies and captive-insurance associations can help you find resources in your state.
Question 1: I plan to travel to a professional job fair in Washington, DC next month and interview with potential employers. Can I deduct the travel and conference expenses? - Patrick
Make faces at the oh-so-cuddly panda cub or inspect a moon rock. Cheer on a big-league baseball team or practice spycraft.
Dear Annie: After almost 30 years working in finance and administration (for three big companies and one startup), I'd like to make a radical career change. During my entire adult life so far, I've been active with a couple of volunteer organizations, and on the board of one of them, and I'm wondering how practical it might be to think about working full time for a nonprofit.
In exclusive rankings for FSB.com from the Small Business \& Entrepreneurship Council\*, we looked for places low on taxes and light on government regulations. These places aren\'t.
Which places are low on taxes? Exclusive rankings for FSB.com from the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council.*
The Tax Foundation, a nonprofit fiscal policy research group, estimated the average taxpayer's total state and local tax burden for 2006 in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
AS DUBAI REACHES FOR THE SKY with a building that, when completed in 2008, will be the tallest in the world, it is facing a revolt from the workers who have made the emirate's audacious development...
Here's what a family of four with annual income of $100,000 would pay in major state and local taxes for each state's largest city and Washington, D.C. These estimates are based on 2004 data and were compiled by the government of the District of Columbia.
Use the following timeline to learn about some of the key events in civil rights history.
You're standing in a tent. The phone rings: An archaeology professor needs you to explore a mysterious Egyptian tomb. A stone door rumbles open. For the next 45 minutes you will solve puzzles to de...
Here are overall grades for the 50 states and the District of Columbia from the American College of Emergency Physicians' annual report on the state of emergency medicine in the United States. The grades were produced after analysis in four areas: access to emergency care, quality and patient safety, public health and injury prevention, and medical liability environment.
When putting together a portfolio, how does one decide between individual stocks and bonds or mutual funds that invest in stocks or bonds?
Recent economic data may point to a cooling housing market and some investors are already dashing for the exits, according to a news report published Wednesday.
Washington D.C. is considered deadlier for young motorists than any state, according to a recent survey.
More redesigned American money went into circulation Tuesday, when government officials became the first to spend a new $50 bill during a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
More redesigned American money goes into circulation Tuesday, when government officials become the first to spend a new $50 bill during a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Even if you've neatly hidden the jumble of cords behind your desk, you can't ignore your telecom mess. And considering that all those bills can add up to more than $200 a month in charges, you shouldn't.
To woo summer tourists this year, the city of Washington, D.C. has roped local hotels and restaurants into extending deals for its FREEdom Savings season, which runs through August. Hotel offers st...
As senior vice president of the workplace division at employee-assistance giant Magellan Behavioral Health, Bill Barr certainly wasn't surprised when his phone started ringing soon after last month...
Wander the Smithsonian complex in Washington, D.C. and you'll see the spirit of invention at its finest, from Stone Age tools to spaceships. But you don't need a museum to appreciate innovation. Cr...
Talk about kicking 'em when they're down. A German company is giving away software called Web Washer, which rids your browser of banner ads, one of the primary--albeit meager--sources of revenue fo...
Did you think that free cell phone you got with your service contract was new? Surprise! Most giveaway phones are rebuilt, and dealers will tell you so, if only when asked.
$408 Round trip between Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles on United is $598 if you travel Wednesday and Sunday. Fly Thursday and Monday and you'll save $190. If you're willing to take the risk, airl...
Sure, you could spend your few spare hours in Washington soaking up history at the Jefferson Memorial. But it's a lot more fun to soak up history in the making--along with some sustenance--at the r...
Chinese restaurants are now found all over North America. Once- exotic Chinatowns, though, still offer the most enticing array. And since they tend to be near downtowns, they're convenient for busi...
If you happen to be a fan of the fireplace, you'll be pleased to learn that one of the latest restaurant trends is the wood-fired oven, in which log-fed flames flavor everything from pizzas to pan ...
There's no such thing as a bad pizza. Nevertheless, only a few restaurants have reached the pinnacle of piemaking. The pizzerias below are all exemplary, and their products range widely, from the t...
For lazy crustacean lovers, now's the time to head to the local fishmonger. This month soft-shell crabs hit the shores for their annual four- to five-month run in restaurants like Zagat's picks bel...
In December, MONEY reported on an alarming trend: bankers charging so-called convenience fees of 50 to $2 to other banks' customers who withdraw money from their ATMs. Since our article, even more ...
Just got in on the last flight? Worked past midnight? No need to resort to the local pancake house. The places listed below all serve above-average food, and each is open until at least 1 a.m. most...
Power these days is demonstrated best through restraint, so you can forget about inhaling the bacon and eggs at your breakfast of champions. Instead, order black coffee and a plain bagel, and see w...
December's special report, "The Lethal Dangers of the Billion-Dollar Vaccine Business," drew powerful response from readers. Most who sent mail were angry that, with government approval, drug compa...
Before most people put away their shorts for the season, the ad blitz will begin. You'll hear radio commercials like: "Switch from oil to gas and save a bundle!" and "Oil heat: Trust us. It's just ...
Opportunities for great house deals will improve next year-but only for buyers who can easily qualify for costlier mortgages. Everyone else will have to work harder than they did in 1994 to achieve...
-- PATRICE TSAGUE, 21, president of Multi-Cultural Youth Education, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit designed to foster entrepreneurship in young African Americans: "If we're old enough to kill each o...
Forget about frequent-flier miles. U.S. airline passengers today ought to get ! frequent-crier miles -- anything that might compensate them for the pound-the- counter-and-weep disarray that so ofte...
The gaps between the princely pensions that public employees often collect and what the rest of us get are so astounding that they seem to have been exaggerated by a task force of bureaucrat-bashin...
THREE CHEERS FOR YOUR May Money Monitor article on poor investment advice from banks. It's about time you gave credit -- or should I say "no credit" -- where it is due. Let banks spend more time on...
The peak months for household moves are approaching, driving up the blood pressure of Americans planning to relocate. Lousy movers are a perennial source of aggravation, of course. But there is one...
Dear Oddsgiver: I am one of the millions of newspaper readers who thought of you whilst reading about the latest constitutional imbroglio before the American judiciary. The issue is whether the Cli...
We wouldn't even try to estimate how many times we've been asked on our national radio show, "How can I find a financial planner I can trust?" There is no easy answer, and as documented in MONEY's ...
You may be taking a vacation soon, but criminals seem to be working harder than ever. Howard Apple, chief of the FBI's Interstate Theft Unit, says that worldwide, ''crime against travelers is incre...
If you feel that your property taxes are gnawing an ever-bigger hole in your wallet, you're not alone. In our latest Americans and Their Money poll of 300 subscribers, 60% said that their real esta...
Any reputable financial planner should be willing to respond fully to the following 10 questions. If you don't like what you hear -- or if the person refuses to co-operate -- move on immediately. B...
Most oldsters stay put until failing health forces them to forsake their residences. But some 250,000 relatively well-off Americans, worried that they won't find a decent nursing home when the need...
! ''We have the world's most idiotic tax code when it comes to investing.'' -- Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Richard Breeden, speaking at a Washington, D.C. mutual fund conference in ...
NORMAN J. ORNSTEIN, 43, of the American Enterprise Institute, a private Washington, D.C., research group: ''We have got a world that is clearly going to be dominated more by geoeconomics than by ge...
If the bottom line on your 1991 tax return makes you wince, here's an offbeat write-off to consider for '92 or beyond: the next time you're ready to sell your car, donate it to charity instead. As ...
It's time for an addition to the welcome that the Statue of Liberty extends to the world's tired, poor, and huddled masses. The U.S. will now proffer an official special hand to foreign millionaire...
One way to gauge what's ahead for your real estate market is to look up your local banks' problem property loans. If the number of bad loans is increasing, chances are local property prices will co...
From sea to shining sea and from poll to irate poll, Americans are confronting that old tormentor, high taxes. What fans them to a white-hot fury this year is the growing recognition that their tax...
-- Federal: Set up an account that earns up to $500 a year for each of your children under age 14. The earnings are tax-free because of the child's standard deduction. If you're in the 28% bracket,...
Holding back from buying that first house because the down payment would leave you too broke to renovate it? Next month, lenders in 11 major cities will begin combining first mortgages with home re...
Lip reading will never be the same again. Neither, for that matter, will your taxes. They're going up, all right, but unless you happen to be a hard- drinking, hard-smoking muscle-car owner who pul...
It's the Savings Account for Future Education, MONEY's proposed tax break for parents saving for college (see page 9). Should the government offer such an incentive to savers? Your vote, please.
In the unhappy event that your savings and loan is one of the 900 or so destined for default or already there, you may need to deflect some potential tax shocks. You have to worry only if your S&L ...
The yellow legal pad, a mainstay not only for lawyers but also for all other compulsive takers of notes, is doomed. Colored paper simply costs too much to recycle -- certainly more than the white v...
Most conventional wisdom is harmless enough when it's wrong. So what if the early bird doesn't catch the worm? At least he'll catch the sunrise. But running your financial life on cliches can be ha...
Here's how to read this table, which provides the latest available information on income taxes (1988) and sales and estate taxes (1989) in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The first two ...
For many people, the question is not whether to give to charities, but how much. Although the answer is personal, of course, a few guidelines may help. Some churches, notably the Mormons and fundam...
Your questions this month are answered with the help of Jack Porter, National Director of Tax Practice for the firm of BDO Seidman in Washington, D.C.
Why does a five-minute call from Washington, D.C. to Cleveland cost $1.40 from one pay phone and $5.65 from another? It's the latest entry in the annoying annals of telephone deregulation. A recent...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A legal group that filed 27 complaints against area drycleaners, alleging that they unlawfully charged women more than men to clean shirts, said . . . a settlement had been reac...
These questions are answered in collaboration with James B. Conley, a tax partner with the accounting firm Arthur Young & Co. in Washington, D.C.
Contrary to what life insurance agents may tell you, the coverage you need most isn't whole life, universal life, variable life or even universal variable life. It's disability income insurance. Th...
When down is up, simply stand on your head and all will be clear. This year, that somewhat dizzying prescription should be applied to your year-end tax planning. The reason: in 1988 that most famil...
One of the strangest political movements of modern times seems to be running out of steam. The movement, which successfully defied the laws of logic until quite recently, was directed against insur...
''Even Seasoned Pros Are Confused This Year'' ((March)) put an ingenious spotlight on our ''simplified'' tax code. We should require all congressmen on tax-writing committees to do their own income...
Now it's the revolving-credit-card users' turn to get some protection from Washington, D.C. Under consideration is a bill championed by a few Democrats that would require lenders to disclose at the...
The year 1987 will be remembered for Black Monday, the 508-point crash that killed the five-year-old bull market. The collapse happened seemingly without warning, but in reality there were a number...
Lawmakers think Congress may soon make it easier to take your vested corporate pension benefits with you if you quit your job before retirement. Currently most companies hold on to your money until...
WITH THE much ballyhooed tax bill about to pass, many people are focusing on how much they will save on federal taxes. If you are one of them, watch out: You may be about to get blindsided. Tax ref...
Say you want to set up an on-the-job literacy program. Various experts, consultants, and vendors in every major city will be glad to help you out. For starters it is a good idea to retain a consult...
When it is enacted, the new tax law will clearly damage most existing tax shelters. But don't try to ditch your partnership before the reform storm hits. Public shelter investors, at least, may be ...
March 18: Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney meets with President Reagan in Washington, D.C. March 20: The European Community holds a summit meeting in The Hague.
The latest government statistics on the economy, generally indicating stronger activity than expected, have also roused the relatively quiescent inflation hawks. The government revised upward its p...
November 11-12: Many of the world's most prominent economic policymakers are expected to attend an international conference on monetary reform in Washington, D.C., sponsored by Senator Bill Bradley...
IT'S A SALES PITCH that should appeal to many an owner of a bar or convenience store: Why settle for a paltry 4% to 6% of the revenues from the pay phone installed on your premises by the telephone...
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