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Black members of Congress pressed President Barack Obama on Thursday for a greater focus on creating jobs in urban areas where unemployment is often highest. Obama said he was trying to fix the economy as a whole, said Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Employers increasingly realize that by taking a proactive interest in their employees’ health and by investing a little time and money into wellness programs, they can actually help prevent or offset rising costs and reduce losses. Here is a look at some catching wellness trends.

The government says that a bad economy has shortened the life of the trust funds that support the nation's two biggest benefit programs.

Will the GOP stump for universal health care in 2012, the worst retirement savings plan ever and CEO pay skyrockets.

The best hiring market in five years should limit the damage from inflation and position the economy to thrive in the second half of the year.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California appeals court ruled Wednesday that Sacramento County's pension system must hand over information about who receives benefits and how much they get. The ruling upheld a lower court decision in a lawsuit filed by The Sacramento Bee.

Floridians collecting unemployment benefits must be on their best behavior or could risk losing eligibility for benefits.

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week, reversing nearly all the sharp rise reported the previous week.