Articles filed under Economy
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As Amazon leads cashless charge, states and cities push backApr 06, 2019 6:10 am - Rebecca Esparza works with homeless people and, having once lived in a shelter herself, knows what it's like to navigate the U.S. economy if you don't have much money. F...
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Unlimited vacation - the one benefit workers want more than anythingMar 31, 2019 6:12 am - Employees have a new favorite perk, and it's not free craft-brewed beer, student loan repayment benefits or eco-friendly roof gardens at the office. It's much simpler: M...
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Why US Steel and others are expanding paid family leaveMar 31, 2019 6:10 am - United States Steel Corp. said recently it was expanding its paid leave benefits for nonunion employees and rolling out a slew of new benefits such as gender reassignmen...
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Almost half of older Americans have zero in retirement savingsMar 31, 2019 6:05 am - The bad news is that almost half of Americans approaching retirement have nothing saved in a 401(k) or other individual account. The good news is that the new estimate, ...
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How to know when it's OK to spendMar 31, 2019 6:00 am - Some people are much better savers than spenders. That can become a problem. Certified financial planner DeDe Jones recalls clients, retired schoolteachers, who loved to...
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White economic anxiety evaporated after the 2016 election. Now black economic anxiety is on the rise.Mar 24, 2019 6:08 am - New data show economic anxiety among white Americans has evaporated in the age of Donald Trump, falling to levels last seen during the George W. Bush administration. Whi...
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7 tax changes investors should watch for as they fileMar 24, 2019 6:05 am - Americans will face a slew of new rules during the first tax-filing season with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 in effect. Here's what changed for investors: 1. NO DED...
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Analysis: All signs point to a housing boom aheadMar 24, 2019 6:04 am - Investors have been so focused on how the Fed's dovish stance on interest rates led to a rebound in stock prices that they haven't yet digested how much this development...
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State unemployment down, but above national averageMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois economy has added 59,100 jobs over the past 12 months, while the overall unemployment rate dropped only a tenth of a point, to 4.3 percent, th...
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Can your employer help cure your money woes?Mar 17, 2019 6:07 am - Millions of Americans get their health insurance and retirement accounts through their employers. Now some are getting help with their debt. Companies including insurer ...