When the economy is bad, more people turn to charities for help.A story in today's Journal-World quotes a representative from a local social service agency saying that more people on the upper end of income guidelines are likely to ask for help this year in Lawrence.That story also found that ...

Ted Haggart cringes when he watches or reads news accounts about a federal "bank" bailout program."It just kind of makes your blood run hotter than normal," said Haggart, Douglas County Bank president and chief executive.That's because most community banks throughout the country, including ...

The economy must be in bad shape when [a national public service campaign][1] is encouraging "the 40 million Americans age 25 to 34 to take control of their personal finances."And the best title it can invent? Feed the Pig.This little piggy, named Benjamin Bankes, is a 36-year-old male living ...

Today is National Boss Day. It's a day when workers are supposed to let their bosses know how much they are appreciated.But what if you don't like your boss? A bad boss can be the deciding factor when a good employee finally decides to quit. That's according to a survey conducted by the ...

Last week the Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate half a percentage point to 1.5 percent. The cut was designed to encourage lenders to loosen credit and maybe spur more car and business loans and drop credit card rates.Not all cardholders will see an interest rate decrease, according to a ...

Through the Internet, I was just handed $1 million to invest in the stock market. It was only virtual money. But I felt a surge of power nevertheless, eyeing the green $1,000,000 in my stock analysis portfolio on what people have called the "Traders' Facebook" - [UpDown.com][1].The site gives ...