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 Money Mantras That Are Worth Losing
By Jane Bianchi, LearnVest“I’ll always be in debt.” “I don’t deserve to earn more.” “My family is bad with money, so I am too.” The moment that you hear the inner voice in your head repeating a negative money mantra, such as...
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10 Companies Where Part-Timers Still Get Health Benefits
Discount retailer Target made headlines last week when it announced it would cut health care coverage for its part-time workers in response to changes stemming from the president’s health care law...
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Obama’s Greatest Challenge: A Jobs Policy for the Tech Age
By Liz PeekWhat a shame that President Obama did not use his State of the Union address to propose a new jobs policy. Not the same old tired pitch for more education (worthwhile) or a higher minimum wage (...
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The ‘Kitten’ That Wants to Hack Your Computer
By Jennifer Schlesinger, CNBCThe names sound cuddly: "Magic Kitten," "Numbered Panda," "Energetic Bear." But these names were given to some of the most dangerous hacker groups as noted by security firm, CrowdStrike , in its 2013...
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Did You Hear About the Benefits of Gossip? Pass It On
By Futurity Org, FuturityAn experiment to study the nature of gossip and ostracism suggests both serve important roles in society: reforming bullies and encouraging cooperation. “Groups that allow their members to gossip,”...