Black Incomes Rise Above Whites in Queens
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Queens is the only large county in the U.S. where this is so, according to analysis of new census data.
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The cost of living for an average urban family in Zimbabwe rose by 66 percent last month, the country&#39;s consumer watchdog said in its latest report Wednesday.
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The minimum wage may be on its way up in New York, but one new study said the amount wouldn&#39;t be enough to pay rent in the state.
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The number of Americans living in poverty jumped by 1.3 million last year as household incomes held steady, the Census Bureau said Wednesday.
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For 10 years, Ariel Mutual Funds and Charles Schwab have issued an annual report on the saving and investing habits of middle- and upper-income blacks.
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WASHINGTON -- Personal incomes rose in January at the fastest clip in a year, bolstered by bonus payments to high-income executives, but construction activity fell sharply as the nation's housing industry continued to suffer through tough times.
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The New York Times Co  reported higher profit and revenue on Tuesday because of a rise in national advertising and circulation revenue, a contrast to a downbeat earnings season for other U.S. newspaper publishers.
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U.S. incomes rose much more sharply than expected in January, while spending and core consumer price growth also outpaced forecasts, according to a government report on Thursday that could heighten inflation concerns at the Federal Reserve.
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The United States is showing signs of  faster economic growth, according to reports released on Monday  on the Midwest and New York City economies and U.S. personal  income.
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A survey that was released Tuesday reports there is a big difference in how much people pay for prescription drugs in New York.
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By Stacey Burling, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Sep. 5--The rich really are getting richer in Pennsylvania.   And, according to a new report on wages, everybody else is getting poorer.
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NEW YORK -- Barely two years ago, Cristina Rodriguez and her three children were moored on the wrong side of the income gap. A high school dropout, she was making a little more than $200 a week, stapling price tags to shirts and boxing them at a Modell's warehouse. "I didn't use my mouth, didn't use...
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New Yorkers pay the highest state and local taxes in the nation, shelling out nearly $131 for every $1,000 of income in 2002, according to a new study.
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NEW YORK -- Mortgage rates have jumped this week, propelled higher by news of strengthening in the economy. Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages are averaging 5.82 percent in the new survey from mortgage company Freddie Mac.
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More people are working and wages are rising, Bank of Scotland economists claim.
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Celebrities bolster investor interest in Prince George's County as more businesses chase the rising wealth of the black middle class.
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More U.S. workers are getting pay raises based on how well they do their jobs, according to a survey released on Wednesday.