Headlines
House sitting on cash

Lawmakers Eye Mortgage Tax Deduction Again

The debate over whether to reduce or eliminate the mortgage interest deduction is open again as federal lawmakers seek ways to reform the U.S. tax code and reduce the U.S. national debt.

Business
Bank of America

BofA Capital Plan Gets OK From Fed

Bank of America said it will repurchase up to $5 billion of common stock and redeem about $5.5 billion in preferred stock after it won Federal Reserve approval for its capital plan.

Diversity
employment

NSHMBA Launches 'Job Offer Guarantee' Program

Hispanic business professionals are invited to leverage this new program and NSHMBA's NektPro.com job site for new opportunities and career advancement.

Auto Industry

Honda Recall Involves Brake Defect

Honda's recall of nearly 250,000 Honda and Acura vehicles worldwide because of inadvertent braking may be a sign of the bedeviling problems to come with the complex electronics controlling cars.

texting and driving

Study: 69 Percent of US Drivers Use Cellphone

About 1-in-3 drivers ages 18-64 say they read, text or email messages when driving, officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say.

Careers
business, workplace, smoking

How Far Can Business Go in Restricting Smokers?

More businesses and institutions are creating policies that restrict employees and visitors from smoking on their property. Some are even going so far as to set standards for employees that extend outside of business hours and into their pr ...continue

Rankings
2013 HispanicBusiness Health Care Report

Top 10 Health-Care Organizations: A Snapshot

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) changes many of the rules to which medical professionals, insurance companies and health-care service providers have grown accustomed.

Politics
CPAC, Republican, straw poll, Presidential Election

CPAC Sees Republicans Vying for Next Presidential Election

Republicans are already jockeying for the next presidential race just months after the party failed to oust President Barack Obama from the White House.

Green Economy
obama remarks, oil independence, energy policy

Obama: Get 'Off of Oil for Good'

U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday America must "get off of oil for good" and urged Congress to set up an Energy Security Trust to fund energy research.

Technology
facebook, netflix, digital viewing, kickstarter, veronica mars

Digital World Reshapes Viewing

Traditional video content distribution models are in the midst of possible disruption, thanks to upstart services that allow content creators to bypass television and deliver straight to digital.