KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana |Coverage on the Economy

  • After more than 12 hours of talks, the countries that use the euro reached an agreement early Tuesday to hand Greece €130 billion ($170 billion) in additional bailout loans to save it from a potentially disastrous default...

  • Gas prices have never been higher this time of year. KSLA News 12's Summer Knowles takes a look.
    Gas prices have never been higher this time of year. KSLA News 12's Summer Knowles takes a look.

  • While an improving economy would seem to be good news for South Carolina's $14 billion tourism industry encouraging more people to travel, it's shadowed by rapidly rising gas prices that could hit $4 a gallon in as...

  • Gasoline prices have never been higher this time of the year.

  • House-Senate talks on renewing a payroll tax cut that delivers about $20 a week to the average worker yielded a tentative agreement Tuesday, with lawmakers planning to unveil the pact Wednesday and sending the measure to...

  • Taking a pass on reining in government growth, President Barack Obama unveiled a record $3.8 trillion election-year budget plan Monday, calling for stimulus-style spending on roads and schools and tax hikes on the wealthy to...

  • Job hunters got good news from Gallup's annual Job Creation Index. According to workers, 31 percent of employers are hiring, while just 18 percent were firing - the best job market improvement since 2008.
    Job hunters got good news from Gallup's annual Job Creation Index. According to workers, 31 percent of employers are hiring, while just 18 percent were firing - the best job market improvement since 2008.

  • The President's speech called for tax reform and government accountability.

  • Occupy Texarkana held a demonstration on Friday from Noon to 5p.m. at the Downtown Post Office and Federal Courthouse located at 500 North State Line Ave. This demonstration is in response to a call to action from Move to Amend and inspired by Occupy Wall Street to Occupy the federal courts in an effort to end corporate personhood.

  • Monday, January 9 2012 11:51 AM EST2012-01-09 16:51:39 GMT
    A recent survey by the housing lender Fannie Mae shows that Americans felt more confident about the economy in December than they did following last summer's debt ceiling debate.


     

  • Minimum wage laws raised the wage floor in eight states as of Jan. 1. Washington now tops all states, at $9.04 an hour. Economic effects of raising the minimum wage are in hot dispute.

  • Wednesday, December 28 2011 3:52 PM EST2011-12-28 20:52:59 GMT
    Spending over the 2011 holiday season set new records, with $35.3 billion spent between the beginning of November and the day after Christmas. Holiday sales overall are expected to total $469 billion - a new record.

  • Tuesday, December 20 2011 5:00 AM EST2011-12-20 10:00:44 GMT
    A recent study found that 1.6 million children in the United States are homeless - a 38 percent increase since the start of the current economic recession in 2007.

  • The Occupy movement has grown from small encampments to a major movement. If you haven't noticed, you're not alone. Much of the country has been parsing Kardashian's divorce or gossiping over Lohan's fading looks.
    At least 70 were arrested during violent clashes between Oakland, CA, police and Occupy Oakland protesters, who managed to shutdown the fifth-largest port in the country. If you're not paying attention, you're not alone. While protesters gathered, much of the country was busy parsing a Kardashian divorce or gossiping over one faded starlet's legal troubles.

  • About 50 turned out for Shreveport's first 'Occupy' rally Saturday morning, demanding tax increases for the wealthy and for corporations.

  • Congress has a loaded agenda, working on the economy, sealing the deal on trade agreements and working to create jobs for Americans.

    U. S. Senator David Vitter stopped by the KSLA News 12 studios Friday morning on one of his many stops across the state to keep constituents informed.

  • Friday, September 23 2011 8:51 AM EDT2011-09-23 12:51:42 GMT
    If you're looking for a way to make some extra money, there are several ways to earn quick cash.

  • Most of Louisiana's state-licensed casinos saw their winnings drop last month when compared to August of 2010. And all of them won less than they did in July.

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    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the nation's poverty rate has risen from 14.3 to 15.1 percent. The highest rate of poverty is seen Mississippi with 21.8 percent, and New Hampshire seeing the lowest of 8.6.
    The nation's poverty rate has risen nearly 1 percent in one year's time, from 14.3 percent in 2009 to 15.1 percent in 2010 - the highest it's been since 1993. In 2009 (the latest data available), the difference between the highest and lowest rates of poverty is a whopping 13.2 percent: Mississippi's rate is 21.8 percent of its population, with New Hampshire coming in at 8.6 percent. State-by-state numbers for 2010 will be released in December.

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  • Running your household: credit and debt, shopping, insurance, savings and education are among the everyday issues included in this section.
    Running your household: credit and debt, shopping, insurance, savings and education are among the everyday issues included in this section.

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