An application for assistance from the Michigan DHS (Dec. 23, 2009)
Got a question for DHS? Let's hear it
More people than ever are depending on food stamps to feed their families, and the system that is supposed to help can barely keep up.
New credit card company restrictions
Now's the time to figure out retirement
Foreclosed your house? That's income
In this Dec. 24, 2009 file photo, an unidentified person braves the weather as he does some last minute shopping, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Personal incomes, consumer spending up
Personal incomes rose more than expected in December and consumer spending increased for the third straight month, helping the economy slowly recover from the worst recession in decades.
In this Jan. 23, 2010 file photo, job applicants fill out forms at a job fair in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Job openings plunged by 1/4 last year
Finding a job got much tougher last year, as the number of available openings fell by nearly one quarter.
The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Dow closes below 10,000
The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.
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2011 Budget for Gov't Agencies
The budget would boost spending for many agencies, while slashing it for others.
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