Economy

This is the first year in a long, long time that I have had all of my Christmas shopping done weeks before Christmas.

Here's your weekly pep talk from the coolest kid ever!  Have I mentioned that I love the Kid President?

Earlier this afternoon students from the Cameron University Summer documentary class stopped by the studios to talk about their new film 'To Be Or Not To Be: Marijuana in Oklahoma.' The documentary is set to premiere next Tuesday night (07-22-14) 7:00pm CST at Cameron Theater.

I have to admit it.  I am a lousy saver.  Especially when I am confronted with the knowledge that you should have 6 months of expenses set back for emergencies.

Every year, I resolve to save more money.  Then life happens and I have to have new glasses, or another scope on my knee, or new tires for the car.  And whatever money I have put away is sucked back into real life.

While the U.S. economy is showing signs of recovery, there are a few states that are still struggling with unemployment rates as well as underemployment. However a recent study conducted by Nerd Wallet has shown that the Sooner state is one of few states in the U.S that is taking charge in the economic recovery.

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Job growth in May beat economists' expectations, coming in at 175,000 new positions added, which aligns closely with the yearly average. The unemployment rate rose ever so slightly, from 7.5 percent to 7.6 percent, a result of more people entering the work force, according to the Labor Department.

The economy added 165,000 jobs in April, bringing the overall unemployment rate down a tick to 7.5 percent. The monthly report from the Labor Department also included upward revisions to the last two reports, helping to ease fears of a slowdown.

Call it the "baby bust." For the fourth straight year, birth rates in the United States have declined. Slightly fewer than four million babies were born in the U.S. in 2011, the lowest total since 1998. However, the 1 percent drop in the birth rate was less than it had been in the previous three years. This suggests that the economic pressure experts believe is depressing the birth rate

We’ve all dreamed of doing it. That final “in-your-face” speech to the boss as we walk out the door of a thankless job. The verbal middle finger we spend those late nights and working holidays composing but never get to utter out loud.

Do you have a Discover card? If so, you can expect to receive a refund.