Category: Business News
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Humans Who Work for Free
TWG Newsletter — April Edition A fast, visual briefing on the issues shaping policy, community impact, and the lived realities behind the headlines. Click below to view the full animated version. Click Here
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Coming Soon…
In upcoming issues we’re going to discuss marketing at the cost of the consumer: deliberate destruction to drive sales, when the goal of the leasing agent is to capture excess funds through illegal evictions. – or could this be extreme conspiracies… can you be the judge.
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How to Claim Your Share of the ATM Settlement – Deadline 1/22-25
A class action lawsuit has resulted in a $264.24 million settlement, including $197.5 million from Visa and MasterCard, for allegedly overcharging consumers with ATM surcharges. The lawsuit claims these companies violated federal antitrust laws. Consumers can file claims until January 22, 2025, without needing proof initially.
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2024 Directory of Local Business
As a Black, Female, Veteran I find it a necessity to help others grow. I have found it most rewarding to see other individuals reach their dreams of being self-employed. The perks of self-employment can be innumerable, personal achievement, setting a standard, and paving the way for your grandchildren. The downside can be equally taxing…
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Eight Dollars & Fifty Cents
Below are a few organizations where you shop and get delivery, here is a list of just a few. Amazon‘s net worth is estimated to be in the hundreds of billions of dollars, making it one of the most valuable companies in the world. As of 2021, its net worth is approximately $1.7 trillion, cementing…
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Wage and Price Freeze
Remember “TARP,” “Too Big to Fail,” “Government Motors,” “pay czar,” the buzzwords of the Bush‐Obama era? They reflected a disturbing trend toward presidential interference in economic life. Forty years ago this week, President Richard Nixon showed us just how dangerous unchecked executive power can be to the free‐enterprise system. On Aug. 15, 1971, in a…
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When You Should Not Use Your Credit Card
When a website address does not begin with “HTTPS” If you don’t see these five letters in the address bar of the website you are trying to make a payment on, it means the site is not secure. “HTTPS is a protocol for secure communication over a computer network which is widely used on the…
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Unlawful Advertising
The federal government and states regulate advertising. On the federal side, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the main agency that enforces unlawful advertising laws passed by Congress (and signed by the President). States also set rules and can take enforcement action, usually through their attorney general’s office, a consumer protection agency, and the local…
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Avoid Dishonest Debt Collectors
Watch this video to see how Bryan, a U.S. Army veteran, was able to get debt collectors to stop contacting him about a debt he didn’t think he owed. Bryan asked the collectors for proof of his debt, which they didn’t have. A collector has to give you “validation information” about the debt, either during…