Articles filed under Economy
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Once sidelined, women and minorities are returning to the workforceJan 13, 2019 5:05 am - Minorities and women, especially those in their 20s and early 30s, are returning to the workforce. They've been drawn back by rising wages and recruited by employers who...
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3 money tasks you need to do right nowJan 13, 2019 5:00 am - Most financial to-do lists focus on what you need to get done by Dec. 31, but there's also a brief window early in the new year to save yourself some significant cash. H...
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Hot labor market bringing full-time perks to part-time employeesDec 31, 2018 5:15 am - When one of the 900 hourly workers at Rent the Runway died, CEO Jennifer Hyman had to reckon with a harsh reality. The dead man's co-workers, a close group that included...
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Eviction filings, code complaints: What happened when a private equity firm became one city's biggest homeownerDec 31, 2018 5:10 am - MEMPHIS - She was late on rent and back in eviction court. Second time this year. Fourth time in the past two. Cassandra Brown, married mother of two, was fighting to st...
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It's time to fix Social Security's tax burdenDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - People on Social Security need a tax break. The rest of us need to make sure they get it - for everyone's sake. When Congress made Social Security benefits taxable in 19...
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Federal minimum wage fell by 14 cents this year, when adjusted for inflationDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - Nine years, five months and one day as of Christmas: That's how long it's been since the federal minimum wage was raised. If we make it to June without a wage hike - a s...
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Blue collar worker shortage turns U.S. labor market on its headDec 23, 2018 5:00 am - A surprise shortage of blue collar workers is changing the contours of the U.S. labor market, boosting their pay, narrowing wage inequality and drawing more women into t...
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Want to cut your tax bill? Keep reading and call your CPADec 23, 2018 5:00 am - President Donald Trump pledged that his tax law would kill off breaks and complex loopholes for the wealthy. Instead, the overhaul has ushered in a new generation of man...
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Retirees thought GE would take care of them forever. It didn't.Dec 23, 2018 12:09 am - Back in 1971, when he went to work at a General Electric plant in upstate New York, John Phelps probably wasn't naive in believing that the company would take care of hi...
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These two Cook County neighborhoods are attracting more Americans making $200K+Dec 21, 2018 12:00 am - U.S. unemployment is near a 50-year low, economic growth is brisk and the stock market - despite a disappointing 2018 - has paid generous returns since the financial cri...