Articles filed under Economy
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Skip student loan forbearance - do this insteadSep 02, 2018 1:00 am - Forbearance is a way to stop making student loan payments temporarily. It is not a long-term affordability strategy, or a way to put off repayment indefinitely. And that...
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Poll: 2 in 3 Americans say public school teachers are underpaidSep 02, 2018 1:00 am - Most Americans say public-school teachers are underpaid and say they would support them if they went on strike for better wages, a new poll shows, offering backup for ne...
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Constable: Crowdfunding one way to start a job, but whom you know still countsAug 30, 2018 5:32 am - For most suburbanites, the era of graduating from college, sifting through job offers and choosing the company that will employ you until you retire is a laughable conce...
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Does $60,000 make you middle class or wealthy on Planet Earth?Aug 26, 2018 1:14 am - The world is on the brink of a historic milestone: By 2020, more than half of the world's population will be "middle class," according to Brookings Institution scholar H...
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Analysis: CEOs who feel underpaid are more likely to lay off workersAug 26, 2018 1:00 am - By almost any measure, CEOs make a lot of money: Compensation for the median chief executive in the S&P 500 was valued at $11.7 million in 2017, according to one analysi...
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Move over millennials - it's Gen Z's turn to move markets, shape industriesAug 19, 2018 1:11 am - Millennials have been accused of killing so many products and industries - taxis, landlines, snail mail - that it's become a media trope. But millennials are old news. T...
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How rich professionals are using pension plans as a tax dodgeAug 19, 2018 1:10 am - There's one area where the traditional pension plan is getting new life - as a tax dodge for wealthy business owners. Pensions, also known as defined-benefit plans, can ...
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CEO pay jumps to $19M annually, as fears mount over the wealthy pocketing gainsAug 19, 2018 1:00 am - The top executives of America's biggest companies saw their average annual pay surge to $18.9 million in 2017, according to a report released Thursday, fueling concerns ...
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These are the highest-paying jobs in the U.S. right nowAug 19, 2018 1:00 am - For the fourth consecutive year, the technology sector boasted the highest-paying jobs in the U.S., according to an annual report from Glassdoor. Thirteen of the 25 high...
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4 places to find last-minute college scholarshipsAug 19, 2018 1:00 am - Only a few weeks — or maybe even days — remain until college campuses reopen, but there may still be time to get a scholarship and reduce the amount of student loans you...