Gas Prices Approaching $4 A Gallon
The temperatures are low and filling up at the gas station will leave our bank accounts the same way.
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The temperatures are low and filling up at the gas station will leave our bank accounts the same way.
Just when the economy seems to be slowly crawling out of recession, there's another potential financial crisis on the horizon!
In this Eye on New York segment, CBS 2's Don Dahler speaks with Rev. Jesse Jackson about the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and its efforts to help rebuild America's economy.
Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver said aggressive efforts are needed to bring down New Jersey's unemployment rate. It's currently 9.2 percent.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says higher education will be the first area to see increased spending once the state's economy turns around.
Jobless New Jersey residents may soon be able to receive training from potential employers without jeopardizing their unemployment benefits.
Last minute Christmas shoppers are in good company, as consumers are racing to the end of the season at a more feverish pace this year.
Do you fill up your gas tank in Connecticut? One industry expert has news for you.
The State Comptroller reported that New York City's economy is recovering faster from the recession than the rest of the state and nation.
Democratic leaders who demanded that the top Assembly Republican apologize may have gotten more than they asked for.
Lawmakers are pumping the brakes on the Fire Department of New York's plan to charge drivers who cause accidents.
A think tank projects that taxpayer-funded contributions to the pension systems for NY's public employees could balloon by billions over the next five years.
$3.05 a gallon is the national average for regular unleaded gasoline, according to the Lundberg Survey, and prices are rising.
It is that time of year when all those great holiday decorations start popping up in towns all over. But in some parts of New Jersey municipalities are scaling back their displays because of the economy.
The nation's unemployment rate climbed to 9.8 percent in November, a seven-month high, as hiring slowed.
As tri-state retailers are hoping for a Black Friday bonanza this holiday weekend, there's also hope for millions of unemployed workers.
Chanting "bail out the people not the banks," long term unemployed people gathered on Varick Street Friday to demand Congress pass "Tier V" of employment benefits.
Late on Thursday afternoon, two years to the date after his election as the 44th president, "60 Minutes" correspondent Steve Kroft sat down with him in the Oval Office - and the mood was different.
It's already beginning to look a lot like Christmas. It's barely November, but the holiday shopping season is in full swing, with retailers already offering deep discounts.
Economists at Rutgers University say losses in public jobs are, in part, slowing the Garden State's economic comeback.
If you're in the antiques business, this economy might still have you feeling a little cuckoo.
The cost of food, couple with a tough economy, is driving more people to seek help from local food pantries, not just in the city but even in the affluent suburbs.
"With the current MTA fare increase coming along, and your day-to-day expenses are going up, and your salary or income is not keeping pace at all, so at some point it's going to break if it keeps this way," one resident said.
In Suffolk County, nearly 20,000 90-day pre-foreclosure letters have been sent out to home owners.
A wave of government layoffs last month outpaced weak hiring in the private sector, pushing down the nation's payrolls by a net total of 95,000 jobs.
