Tax Day is next Thursday, so in honor of all the last-minute procrastinators out there (and the accountants who help them!), here are few final tips and stories about tax season from around the country. In Maryland, volunteers who just couldn’t get enough fun doing their own taxes are opening their slates to help low-income [...]
The job shortage for recent grads is forcing more young people to think about alternatives to getting their own apartments after finishing college and going out into the “real world.” Often this means moving back in with their folks. But those who can move in with family are the lucky ones – homelessness has also [...]
Is the housing crisis over? While it may appear that prices have hit bottom, for those caught in the mortgage crisis, the nightmare seems far from over and others are holding back while the economy remains unsteady. Financial journalist Terri Cullen writes at Nightly Business Report that a second “double dip” in the housing crisis [...]
Skyscrapers are going up, but are they getting sold? EconomyBeat.org reports on the Skyscraper Index, a calculation that finds big buildings go up during financial crises to prove a country’s strength, but often they foretell economic disaster instead. V, Double dip (W) or L recession? Things look bad for the EURO if the skyscraper index [...]
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