Black Retailers Gear Up for the Holidays
Anxiety over the poor economy, including worries about home foreclosures, tightening credit and unemployment, has many retailers on pins and needles this holiday season.
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Obama Names Economic Recovery Advisory Board
President-elect Barack Obama had his third news conference this week, and named former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker and University of Chicago economist and Obama
Stepping Away From the Frenzy
A truncated shopping period between Thanksgiving and Christmas, combined with the absence of an “it†item this season does not bode well for an industry
Obama Transition Picking Up Speed
Among the many remarkable firsts that President-elect Barack Obama can lay claim to during the course of his political career, the one he’d probably gladly
Rogers Named White House Social Secretary
Desirée Rogers, the president of social networking for Allstate Financial, was named the special assistant to President-elect Barack Obama and White House social secretary.
Orszag, Nabors Named to Key Econ Roles
Stating that “Budget reform is not an option. It’s a necessity,” President-elect Barack Obama today named Peter Orszag as his budget director. “If we’re going
Five Steps to Better IT Security
When the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) released its list of emerging cyber threats for 2009, the news wasn’t good for companies that use
Government Announces New Loan Programs
To diminish the effect of a sluggish economy, the government announced two new programs today that it hopes will strengthen financial institutions and increase lending
The CBC to Exercise Greater Power in New Congress
The move to elect California Rep. Barbara Lee as head of the Congressional Black Caucus worked to her advantage because Lee is now poised to
Obama Nominates Geithner as Treasury Secretary
Promising that he would do all within his power to right the economy, President-elect Barack Obama today named his economic team for his new administration.