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Monday, August 19, 2019

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Experts say job candidates who are asked about salary history — a question now against the law in Illinois — should answer with a little deflection, and a lot of tact.

New law bans salary questions in job interviews. What to say if you're asked anyway.

Experts say job candidates should answer with a little deflection -- and a lot of tact.

Analysis: What is an 'inverted yield curve,' and why does it matter?

Investors are spooked by a scenario known as the "inverted yield curve," which occurs when the interest rates on short-term bonds are higher than the interest rates paid by long-term bonds. What it means is that people are so worried about the near-term future that they are piling into safer long-term investments.
New research by salary website PayScale found that employees who have a white male advocate often end up with higher pay, and most of those employees are white men.

Analysis: The white-male mentorship premium

New research by salary website PayScale found that employees who have a white male advocate often end up with higher pay, and most of those employees are white men.
If a threat of a recession gives you pause when it comes to your personal finances, remember now is a time to prepare, not panic. Financial experts say there a steps you can take now to brace yourself for any downturn ahead.

Worried about a recession? Protect yourself but don't panic

Financial experts say people should consider taking certain steps that are beneficial in any economy but would aid households greatly in a downturn.
FILE — In this June 29, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan.
U.S. businesses are taking down job listings as Trump's trade war grows
President Donald Trump's escalating trade war has made business executives more cautious.
After World War II, the Big Three began to dismantle flexible production, replacing it with a decentralized production system that involved importing large stockpiles of parts first from the non-unionized Southern states, and eventually from all over the world.
Analysis: The solution to saving U.S. automakers isn't tariffs, it's empowering workers
Instead of bringing back auto jobs, the auto industry has cut more of its U.S. workforce during the Trump presidency, with Ford Motor and General Motors recently announcing plant closings and layoffs.
How much time do you have to give a job before deciding it won’t get better and bailing?
Wife moved for husband's exciting career, but her own new job is uninspiring
How much time do you have to give a job before deciding it won't get better and bailing?
A wildfire burns on Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, on May 7, 2016.
AI and bionic eyes are helping to contain raging wildfires
On a tower in the Brazilian rainforest, a sentinel scans the horizon for the first signs of fire. Only these eyes aren't human.
Naperville leaders are ready to review an ordinance to prohibit sales of recreational marijuana after the city council last month took an early vote toward approval of a ban.
Naperville set to review details of recreational marijuana sales ban
Naperville leaders are ready to review an ordinance to prohibit sales of recreational marijuana after the city council last month took an early vote toward approval of a ban.
Kyle Giersdorf reacts after he won the Fortnite World Cup solo finals in New York. Giersdorf, of Pottsgrove, Pa. who goes by the name “Bugha” when competing, racked up the most points and won $3 million as the first Fortnite World Cup solo champion.
Fortnite World Cup audience shows fan base isn't just young men
New numbers that show the Fortnite World Cup's U.S. audience was older and more female than might be expected. It also was as big a draw as traditional sports.
Google employees are calling on the company to pledge it won’t work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection or Immigration and Customs Enforcement — the latest in a year full of political and social pushback from the tech giant’s workforce.
Google employees demand company renounce working with Trump immigration agencies
Google's challenges are mounting from within as employees call on the company to promise it won't do business with the Trump administration's immigration apparatus.
The former Huntley Outlet Center site off Interstate 90 was razed in 2018 by a developer looking to to rezone the property to allow office, research, industrial/light manufacturing and warehouse uses. But the village of Huntley turned down the proposal, prompting a lawsuit by the developer.
Business Ledger | Suburban malls look to reinvent, reinvigorate themselves as retail slips away
The demise of the Huntley Outlet Center is just one of many different scenarios playing out across the suburbs as once thriving retail malls look to reinvent themselves or struggle to remain relevant.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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