Economy

AARP-WA Kicks Off Statewide Savings Seminars

Wage Gap Persists in Washington, U.S.

(Public News Service)  REDMOND, Wash. - For people in their 40s and above in Washington state, the "new math" may involve changing their target retirement age from 65 to...never. At a financial fitness seminar in Redmond on Wednesday, AARP Washington shared sobering new survey results: One in four Washingtonians age 45 and older has saved less than $25,000 for retirement, and one in five has less than $5,000 in savings.

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Economy

This year's first quarter numbers for real estate transactions in the San Juan Islands are mixed.

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Economy

Sales dollar volume for the real estate market on San Juan Island increased 69 percent last year - from $60,116,241 in 2011 to $101,523,517 in 2012. County-wide it went up 61 percent from $125,443,472 to $201,915,885.

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Economy

Average retail gasoline prices in Washington have risen 12.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.18/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.73/g, according to gasoline price website WashingtonGasPrices.com.

Including the change in gas prices in Washington during the past week, prices yesterday were 16.5 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 7.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has decreased 16.5 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 20.3 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago.

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Economy

Another congressional committee is to take up high gasoline prices today with a hearing on what is being called "excessive oil speculation."

Democrats say the Commodity Futures Trading Commission was supposed to put limits on crude oil market traders in 2010 which still haven't gone into effect.

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