Articles filed under Economy
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When a tax refund is a lifeline, not a windfallMar 04, 2018 12:00 am - The typical advice about what people should do with their tax refunds - save for retirement! pay off debt! - ignores how little wiggle room many families have with their...
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Disney workers accuse company of withholding their Trump tax cut bonusesFeb 25, 2018 12:00 am - The Disney World puppeteer had to miss his sister's wedding in West Virginia. He had to skip his family reunion in the Dominican Republic. But after President Donald Tru...
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Why surging clothing prices won't drive U.S. inflation for longFeb 18, 2018 12:00 am - A surge in U.S. apparel costs helped fuel above-forecast inflation for January, sending Treasury yields higher on Wednesday. But the era of markdowns for struggling reta...
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Terror, pot, unions: Why security guard pay is on the riseFeb 04, 2018 12:00 am - Despite the lowest unemployment rate since 2000, wages for American workers rose at a relatively tepid pace last year. For security guards, it's a different story. Avera...
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How to play Trump's roller coaster ride of trade-war threatsFeb 04, 2018 12:00 am - President Donald Trump says the U.S. will never "surrender" in its economic rivalry with other nations. That's keeping analysts on alert for signs of a trade war. In his...
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Blue states' tax workarounds could mean $154B lost to TreasuryJan 28, 2018 12:10 am - New York state lawmakers could punch a $50.6 billion hole in the federal government's budget by revamping their state income tax. If California followed the same approac...
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Union membership remained steady in 2017, but will that trend hold?Jan 28, 2018 12:00 am - Union membership held steady in 2017 at 10.7 percent of the workforce, according to figures released recently by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. An additional 1.2 percen...
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How stocks are leaving wages in the dustJan 21, 2018 12:11 am - Wages were mostly flat again in 2017, even as the stock market rose to record heights. This is kind of what we expect nowadays: The divide between Main Street and Wall S...
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Analysis: Are small businesses overrated?Jan 21, 2018 12:10 am - America loves its small businesses. According to a Gallup poll, 70 percent of us say we have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in our Main Street merchants a...
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$20K (or more) to every baby born in the United States? Here's how it would workJan 14, 2018 12:14 am - Forget baby showers. There's a proposal to give every newborn in the United States a "Baby Bond" account with somewhere between $500 to $50,000 in cash. Neither the kids...