Bay Area adds more than 91,000 jobs in 2012, best increase in a decade

January 18, 2013 

Bay Area adds more than 91,000 jobs in 2012, best increase in a decade

The Bay Area economy in 2012 powered to its strongest job performance since the dot-com boom, a clear indication that the region has banished the most recent recession, state labor officials reported Friday. For all of 2012, the Bay Area added 91,400 jobs, according to seasonally adjusted figures released Friday by the state’s Employment Development...…

 Social Security payouts are going digital on March 1

January 18, 2013 

Social Security payouts are going digital on March 1

Ready or not, millions of U.S. seniors are being pushed into the age of digital banking. Starting March 1, in a cost-cutting move by the U.S. Treasury, most Social Security checks will no longer arrive by mail.

 Deadbeat debt collectors to pay $1.1 million in settlement

January 18, 2013 

Deadbeat debt collectors to pay $1.1 million in settlement

A Southern California debt collection firm that threatened debtors with killing their pets and digging up their dead relatives has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations about abusive practices.

 Retailers struggle to face the digital revolution

January 18, 2013 

Retailers struggle to face the digital revolution

Retailers are facing a serious challenge: Change -- or die. But how exactly? Responding to the digital revolution was the vexing problem pondered by retail executives and industry experts alike this week at the National Retail Federation convention.