Economy Jun 22 International microlender brings small business lending to U.S. merchants NewsHour Weekend’s Stacey Tisdale spoke with Gina Harman of the Accion U.S. Network, and with some of the microlender’s clients, to learn more about borrowing and lending in the non-bank world.
Nation Apr 08 Senate Finance Committee holds hearing on tax return preparer regulations More than 40 million taxpayers use tax preparers who do not have to meet any standard of competency in order to prepare taxes.
World Feb 09 Expatriate entrepreneur uses tech to help Indians find jobs Indians who have no access to computers, but looking for work as drivers, nannies, or cooks, for instance, can use their cell phones to text or call Babajob and connect with potential employers.
Nation Dec 07 Remembering Pearl Harbor: Ceremony marks anniversary of 1941 attack The USS Arizona burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Credit: U.S. National Archives World War II veterans and survivors were among the estimated 3,000 people gathered on Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of…