economy

Is there a topic that can incite more debate than tipping?

Results recently released from a 2011 Gallup/Healthways  poll asked 350,000 adults about how many days a week they exercised over 30 minutes per day. 30 percent of those asked admitted to NOT exercising at all; 19 percent 'fessed up with at least one day but not more than two days a week and 51 percent either stretched the truth or outright lied and said they logged three or more days a week... Re

It seems like the prices on everything keep going up. And, despite the fact the economy hasn't recovered yet, 2012 looks to be no different. The gang over at DealNews put together a list of 11 things that are expected to cost more in the coming year.

A lot of families don’t have to go over the river and through the woods to get to grandmother’s house for the holidays this year. More and more families are living in grandmother’s house, and getting closer because of it. Many cultures support a tradition of multigenerational families living in one home, but it has been decades since the US was one of them. Now, because of the current nature of th

The Occupy Wall Street movement continues to generate headlines, so what better time to see what Americans actually think of our esteemed financial institutions? Forty-seven percent of Americans think Wall Street hurts the American economy more than it helps, whereas only 38 percent think the opposite is true.

For about a month now, protesters across the country have been gathering to show their disgust at big bank bailouts, and what they feel are unfair policies against the Middle Class. This weekend, the movement comes to Shreveport-Bossier.

It seems the economy is leaving almost no one untouched. From people losing jobs, to families losing their homes, it's been a tough couple of years. It's even affecting some "stars" in California.