Langston Hughes' Harlem home has shot up in value in recent years. A group of writers is raising money to save it from being turned into condos or coffee shops.
There's been a surge in middle class jobs in the past three years after years of job growth at opposite ends of the income spectrum, according to the New York Federal Reserve.
Kim Perell had a humble upbringing in the Pacific Northwest. Her entrepreneurial parents instilled a strong work ethic in her early on. Today, as president of digital marketing firm Amobee, she oversees 550 employees in over 20 countries.
Immigrants in the U.S., have a lower unemployment rate (4.3%) than native-born U.S. citizens (4.9%). They also participate more in the economy, meaning they're either working or looking for work.
The top 10% of households saw their share of total family wealth jump from two-thirds to three-quarters between 1989 and 2013, a new report finds. Everyone else saw their slice of the pie shrink.
Americans who favor Donald Trump are employed and richer than average, but they tend to be less educated and hold blue collar jobs, a new Gallup study found.
The ongoing protests and violence aren't just about the police killing of Sylville Smith. They are about years of inequity, high unemployment and oppression.
Foreign central banks are selling U.S. Treasury bonds at a record pace. China, Japan, France, Brazil and Colombia led the pack of countries dumping U.S. debt.