Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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Looking for a New Job? These Are the Best Cities for You
If you’re on the hunt for a good job, think warm thoughts and pack sunglasses.
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Hoping for a Big Raise Next Year? Here’s How Much You’ll Probably Get
A new report sheds light on how big a raise most workers will be getting next year.
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A New Report Shows Why The 10-Year Jobs Crisis Is Effectively Over
A new report by the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution has good news: "With [yesterday's] employment report, we can report that the national jobs gap relative to November 2007 has closed (...
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The Real Reason Teens Don’t Have Summer Jobs Anymore
Toiling all summer as a camp counselor or lifeguard used to be a rite of passage for American teenagers, but they’ve been dropping out of the labor force for years.
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Women Are Better Investors Than Men. Here Are 3 Reasons Why
Female investors outperform males on average, and new report attributes the better performance to three traits more common in female investors.
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3 New Benefits That Could Be Coming to Your Company
As America flirts with full employment, companies have to work a bit harder to attract workers. A new survey shows that companies are becoming more generous with their benefits packages.
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Are You Being Paid Fairly? Here's How to Find Out
After nearly a decade of stagnation, wages are starting to rise as a strong job market (finally) gives American workers more power in negotiations.
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Do Demographics Dictate Economic Destiny?
A new Morning Consult poll suggests that fewer Americans are spending their tax refunds. Instead, they’re socking the money away or paying off debt.
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The 10 College Majors Employers Want Most This Year
By Janna HerronThe proportion of employers planning to hire recent college graduates hit a decade-high this year. Here are the 10 majors most in demand.
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What Will It Take to Finally Get US Workers’ Pay Growing Again?
Workers of all political stripes must be frustrated by the fact that the economic expansion has yet to deliver the kind of wage gains that have been long promised.
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Hey, Dude, Where's My Job?
By Liz PeekThe third hike in the minimum wage was passed at the height of the jobs crisis. The result: teens became too expensive to hire and suffered disproportionately, with 26 percent unemployed
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Student Debt: Heavier Burdens, Narrower Career Choices
By LYNN ASINOF, The Fiscal TimesHow hard it will be to shoulder your student debt burden depends on your career choice. But choosing a career path that can pay off can stifle one’s dreams.
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At Risk: The Impact of Long Term Unemployment
By Blaire Briody, The Fiscal TimesA new Pew Research poll shows that the chronically unemployed are suffering mightily, in more ways than one -- and that another unemployment benefits extension won’t help.
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Prime Numbers: Small Business Problems Hinder Recovery
By James C. Cooper, The Fiscal Times• Small businesses account for 60 percent of new hiring . • Non-coporate borrowing plunged 8 percent over the past year . • Just 4 percent of small businesses have sales of more than 5 percent...
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The Crippling Costs of Obesity in the Workplace
By Donald Liebenson, The Fiscal TimesObese employees cost U.S. private employers an estimated $45 billion a year in medical expenditures and work loss, according to figures from the Conference Board. And employers are taking note, now...