Articles filed under Economy
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U.S. employers add 157,000 jobs, jobless rate hits 3.9%Aug 03, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. employers slowed their hiring in July, adding 157,000 jobs, a solid gain but below the healthy pace in the first half of this year. The unemployment ra...
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China announces $60 billion of U.S. goods for tariff retaliationAug 03, 2018 1:00 am - BEIJING - China on Friday announced a $60 billion list of U.S. goods including coffee, honey and industrial chemicals for retaliation if Washington goes ahead with its l...
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Employers are finally ready to talk about how much they payJul 15, 2018 1:05 am - Until recently, none of the 170 employees working at Verve, a marketing company, knew what anyone else made. Now, everyone's salary is listed on an internal document for...
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Black homeownership is stuck near 30-year lowsJul 15, 2018 1:00 am - Jani Tillery thought she would be a homeowner by now. Her parents bought a house in the Detroit suburbs in the late 1970s while living on a modest income. Her mother was...
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Tax loophole from 1960s could let wealthy tap lower corporate rateJul 15, 2018 1:00 am - An obscure tax provision from the 1960s that was left untouched by President Donald Trump's overhaul could let wealthy individual investors seize for themselves the larg...
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In America's tech capital, many lack home internet. San Francisco wants to fix it.Jul 14, 2018 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Despite being awash in tech start-ups and the latest innovations, San Francisco has a surprising lack of connectivity. As many as 1 in 8 people here - mo...
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Wait, you don't take cash? Backlash building to cashless movementJul 14, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Aaron Bateman pulled out a few $20 bills to pay for a taco lunch in the nation's capital. To his surprise, his money was no good in the city where money is ...
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How America's trucker shortage could undermine our economyJul 01, 2018 1:10 am - LAKE MILTON, Ohio - Bob Blocksom, an 87-year-old former insurance salesman, needs a job. He hasn't saved enough money for his retirement. And trucking companies, despera...
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People are worried about these economic warning signs. They can relax. For now.Jul 01, 2018 1:05 am - It seems as though financial descent lurks just around the corner. U.S. stock and bond markets are both moving toward unpleasant milestones, foreign investors are eyeing...
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Amid trucker shortage, Trump team pilots program to drop driving age requirement to 18Jul 01, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is advancing a program to let some younger workers drive big trucks across state lines, signaling an openness to lowering the drivi...