Personal Economics
  • FDA seeks to ban trans fats in processed foods due to health risks

    FDA seeks to ban trans fats in processed foods due to health risks

    By Toni Clarke and Ros Krasny, Reuters

    BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed banning artificial trans fats in processed food ranging from cookies to frozen pizza, citing the risk of heart...

  • Obama's tech expert too busy fixing website to testify

    Obama's tech expert too busy fixing website to testify

    By Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief technology officer for the White House is willing to testify to a powerful oversight committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, but Todd Park is still too busy...

  • 12 Things You Don't Know About Black Friday 2013

    By Louis Ramirez, dealnews.com

    Black Friday will always be a frenzy of bargains, but with each passing year, there are some elements that change. The editors at DealNews feel that the best way to make the most of this epic...

  • Taxpayers close to breaking even on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bailout

    Taxpayers close to breaking even on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bailout

    By Margaret Chadbourn, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Government-run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, America's biggest providers of housing finance, will send $39.0 billion to the U.S. Treasury in December, leaving them within a hair...

  • U.S. budget talks hit snag, Republican senator says

    U.S. budget talks hit snag, Republican senator says

    By Richard Cowan and David Lawder, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The panel of U.S. lawmakers seeking to craft a bipartisan budget deal is deadlocked over tax revenue early in its deliberations, a Senate member said on Thursday, reinforcing...