In recent survey, conducted by Investopedia Air Traffic Controller position was named the top paying job in America that required the minimum education. The numbers came from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This, turned many young people's attention to Air Traffic Control School wondering where they can get that education.

Whether we have missed a house payment or not, thoughts of mortgage modification are likely to cross our minds. But, along with the hope of paying less every month, comes the fear that our credit ratings will be adversely affected.

November 3 is National Sandwich Day 2009. Aside from eating a delicious sandwich on this national day of sandwiches, you can help fight childhood hunger just by using Twitter to spread the word. Sara Lee Deli will donate $1 per Twitter followerto Share Our Strength, an organization devoted to ending childhood hunger in the U.S. by 2015.

While Wall Street mavens are still raking in the millions, New York City is no longer the world's top financial center. That honor is now London's, according to an index just released by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF).

New York, Missouri,Rhode Island and now Michigan have all recently experienced attempts to scam unemployment debit card holders. Scammers are using cell phone calls and text messages are targeting unemployment insurance recipients in order to steal the unsuspecting victim's benefits

Zappos had a big day today. First it closed the Amazon deal and also featured its shoes with Oprah Winfrey at her show today. Today Oprah and Zappos.com tried to answer the question how many pairs of shoes women need to have.

Halloween candy sales were expected to reach $5 billion, an increase in spite of the sour economy. The holiday is the number one holiday for candy sales.

Parents may be afraid to inoculate their children against H1N1 swine flu, but that doesn't apply to other methods of protection. Clorox reported its first quarter profits on Monday, and saw a big boost, attributed to swine flu fears.

Ford Motor Company, the only one of the three Detroit automakers to avoid filing for bankruptcy protection this year, has surprised analysts and just about everyone else by reporting a profit of $997 million in the fiscal quarter that ended in September.

Current economic difficulties have made many retailers to give an early start to their Black Friday 2009 deals and offer discounts ahead of the competing retailers in the hope of making more sales. In fact Sears was one of them that started its Black Friday 2009 deals last week.

Commercial lender CIT Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York court on Sunday. CIT specializes in lending to small and medium-sized businesses.

Residents in McMinnvile, Oregon were at home enjoying their evening when a loud explosion caused them to rush outside to see their Ford SUV ablaze with flames leaping 20 feet into the air.