Business

How long has it been since you have gone inside your bank or credit union to conduct business? If it's been a while, you are not alone.

Fast-food protests are planned for several U.S. cities Tuesday as labor organizers look to bring attention to practices they say illegally deprive workers of their wages.

New federal data indicates the unemployment rate in New Jersey dropped to 7.1 percent in January, the lowest rate in more than five years.

A recent report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute finds 46 percent of all workers have less than $10,000 saved for retirement, and many have nothing at all.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has sued 16 big banks that set a key global interest rate, accusing them of fraud and conspiring to keep the rate low to denrich themselves.

The growth of New Jersey's Internet gambling slowed somewhat in February, with the Atlantic City gambling web sites posting a nearly 9 percent increase for the month.

Radio Shack, Sears, Staples -- just a few of the retail chains that are shedding hundreds of stores, as the face of retailing changes and online buying and selling gains momentum.

Comcast Corp. will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in California and Florida theme parks, stepping outside its core business of telecommunications in an effort to boost revenue and profits.

Despite the weather-related pause, New Jersey and the nation are poised for more slow but steady economic growth this year.

With less than three months left until Memorial Day, boardwalks and beaches at various shore points are gearing up for a busy season by adding new staffers to the books. That includes Jenkinson's Boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach, which will hold its annual summer job fair over the next two weekends.