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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One Terrible Boss, 10 Great Workplace Tips
By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal TimesEven bosses who are poor managers or communicators can end up teaching us valuable lessons about how to be productive, how to manage people, and how to thrive in the workplace. Here are ten tips from...
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Why Our Teachers Can't Teach
By Stephanie Simon, ReutersThe U.S. teacher training system is badly broken, turning out rookie educators who have little hands-on experience running classrooms and are quickly overwhelmed by the job, according to a report...
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17 Great Travel Apps for Your Vacation
By Dominique Bonessi, The Fiscal TimesWith thousands of apps right at your fingertips, consider downloading these 17 handy travel apps for easy ways to save money, time, and a few headaches.
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10 Ways to Launch Your Dream Retirement Job
By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal TimesYears ago, Americans worked for one company or union, and left there with a plaque and a pat on the head. Today we have the option of having multiple careers, but the trick is to do it successfully,...
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The Days of Exploiting Unpaid Interns Are Over
By Blaire Briody, The Fiscal TimesTwo unpaid interns – Alex Footman and Eric Glatt – who worked on the movie Black Swan won a massive lawsuit against their former “employer” Fox Searchlight on Tuesday that could do away with the...