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  08/19/2005
US drivers impervious to record-high oil
The global oil market may be soaring to new highs but American drivers are not forsaking their gas-guzzling cars -- far from it.

  08/12/2005
Dress For Job Success
We live in a day and age where casual office attire is the norm. In many workplaces, you'll see employees in shorts in the summer and jeans in the winter. The days of wearing a jacket and tie to the office are slowly becoming obsolete.  

  08/12/2005
Snow Jobs Available…Guaranteed
The term “snowed over” has a number of connotations. Some are pleasant,
some are not. In the winter months the most likely use of the term will have something to do with the white stuff that Mother Nature provides.
 

  07/29/2005
Cars that Hold On to Their Value Longer
We all know that as soon as you drive a new car out of the dealership, its value starts to drop. That trend continues over time.

  07/29/2005
Go online for extra help with prescription drugs
Medicare beneficiaries who want to apply for the extra financial help that is available under the new prescription drug program can do so at Social Security's website -- www.socialsecurity.gov .  

  07/29/2005
Protect Yourself from Social Security Fraud
It's a number most have since birth and that will stick with you throughout your life. Sure, your phone number and addresses will change over the years, but your nine-digit Social Security number won't.  

  07/15/2005
Ford keeps going green
Ford Motor Co. on Monday launched a new hybrid version of the Mercury Mariner sport utility vehicle, saying that sales would be "almost exclusively online."

  07/08/2005
GM extends popular 'employee discount' program
General Motors has extended the wildly popular employee discount program that helped its sales accelerate by 41 percent in June. Rival automakers Ford Motor Company and DaimlerChrysler, which had not matched the discounts in June, are expected to announce new incentive programs shortly.

  07/08/2005
Seminar on effective business leadership essentials
Confirming longtime concerns about disparities expressed by consumer advocates and community leaders, a report released by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) provides for the first time a comprehensive analysis of the mortgage products and lending tactics targeted at Hispanic homebuyers.

  06/03/2005
Latino students graduate at vocational institute in MD  
Sixteen years ago in El Salvador, when Delmi Pineda was still a teenager her dream was to work for her government. What she never imagined, let alone dream, was that she would end up working for the government of her adoptive country….the United States of America.  

  06/03/2005
Mortgage lending: opportunity or barrier to Latino wealth?  
Confirming longtime concerns about disparities expressed by consumer advocates and community leaders, a report released by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) provides for the first time a comprehensive analysis of the mortgage products and lending tactics targeted at Hispanic homebuyers.  

  05/27/2005
I predict...  
Despite some repeated warnings that the housing boom would cool off this year, sales are up and demand for housing is as strong as it was at the beginning of the year. However, with interest rates rising, though slowly, the second half of the year could see a market altered in its dynamics…let’s see what the experts have to say about it…  

  05/13/2005
Wine tasting at the Uruguay embassy  
As part of its mission to help promoting their wine, the Uruguayan embassy hosted a wine tasting event with the purpose of educating the American consumer in the art of drinking wine and selecting the wines that would enhance different types of food.  

  05/06/2005
Better remittances at a lower cost  
A revolutionary model that has lowered the cost of remittances not only to Central America, but to other Third World countries, is in open expansion in the DC Metropolitan Area, where a micro-finance institution lead by Atsumasa Tochisako, CEO of Microfinance International Corporation (MFIC).