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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9 Reasons You’re Paying More for Groceries
By Marine ColeIt’s not just the drought in parts of the U.S. and in other countries that’s driving food prices. Various diseases and rare bacteria are also affecting how much you ultimately pay for your groceries.
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Are You Getting the Most of Your Pension? 7 Strategies
By Sheryl Nance Nash, The Fiscal TimesJust over a third of today’s retirees are lucky enough to have a pension to help finance their golden years. If you’re among them, you’re a step ahead of many people. Still, you may have to choose...
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Agency Lies About How Much It’s Helping Small Businesses
By Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal TimesEarlier this year, the Small Business Administration announced that the federal government had reached its goal of awarding at least 23 percent of its total contracts to small businesses—the highest...
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Flextime Wars Get New Fuel from States and Cities
By Teresa Wiltz, StatelineFor 16 years, Dena Adams investigated child abuse cases for Covenant House, a Manhattan nonprofit. But when the agency put her on the overnight shift in 2011, the single mother found herself...
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New Evidence of How Unemployment Wrecks Families
By Eric PianinMuch has been written on the plight of the unemployed in terms of lost income, declining self-esteem and depression and stress on families. But less is known effects of joblessness on family...