Articles filed under Economy
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Wages are soaring in southeastern Wisconsin - a key region of this battleground stateAug 30, 2020 6:25 am - Perhaps no investment project in the U.S. has been more controversial in recent years than Foxconn's construction of a manufacturing complex in Wisconsin. Between the mu...
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Millennial Money: 6 Great Recession lessons that still applyAug 30, 2020 6:15 am - The Great Recession demolished jobs across the U.S., and it eventually came for mine, too. After graduating in 2009, I worked four months as an entry-level executive ass...
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Average CEO earnings soared to $21.3 million last year and could rise again in 2020Aug 23, 2020 6:22 am - Fueled by a surging stock market, CEO compensation climbed to its highest level in seven years last year and could be poised to rise again in 2020, despite the widesprea...
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FHA mortgage delinquencies reach a recordAug 23, 2020 6:15 am - Federal Housing Administration mortgages - the affordable path to homeownership for many first-time buyers, minorities and low-income Americans - now have the highest de...
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His boss wants him to keep meeting with clients, but without payAug 23, 2020 6:00 am - Q: Early in March, my husband was laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic. The owner of the company told laid-off employees he would pay them their equivalent hourl...
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Grocery workers say morale at all-time low: 'They don't even treat us like humans anymore'Aug 16, 2020 6:20 am - This spring, for the first time, Angel Manners found purpose and pride at the supermarket where she has worked the past decade. Customers praised her as a hero for putti...
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Liz Weston: Feel out of control? These money moves can helpAug 16, 2020 6:19 am - Behavioral economist Dan Ariely and his colleagues at Duke University's Center for Advanced Hindsight have a pact. Every week, the group of 50 people picks one small bus...
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Millennial Money: How we renegotiated our bills to cut costsAug 16, 2020 6:15 am - I know, I know. You've probably heard all about how you should renegotiate your bills to save money. But that's easier said than done, right? That's why I tried it out. ...
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Analysis: The value of my $150,000 MBA is now in questionAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - When I decided a few years ago to spend $150,000 on an MBA while a reporter at Bloomberg, I had an ambitious goal: be the best financial reporter the world has ever seen...
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Millennial Money: How to move safely during a pandemicAug 09, 2020 6:17 am - Moving is stressful enough without throwing a pandemic into the mix. Many Americans may be forced to consider moving as federal foreclosure and eviction moratoriums expi...