Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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Looking for a New Job? These Are the Best Cities for You
If you’re on the hunt for a good job, think warm thoughts and pack sunglasses.
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Hoping for a Big Raise Next Year? Here’s How Much You’ll Probably Get
A new report sheds light on how big a raise most workers will be getting next year.
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A New Report Shows Why The 10-Year Jobs Crisis Is Effectively Over
A new report by the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution has good news: "With [yesterday's] employment report, we can report that the national jobs gap relative to November 2007 has closed (...
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The Real Reason Teens Don’t Have Summer Jobs Anymore
Toiling all summer as a camp counselor or lifeguard used to be a rite of passage for American teenagers, but they’ve been dropping out of the labor force for years.
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Women Are Better Investors Than Men. Here Are 3 Reasons Why
Female investors outperform males on average, and new report attributes the better performance to three traits more common in female investors.
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3 New Benefits That Could Be Coming to Your Company
As America flirts with full employment, companies have to work a bit harder to attract workers. A new survey shows that companies are becoming more generous with their benefits packages.
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Are You Being Paid Fairly? Here's How to Find Out
After nearly a decade of stagnation, wages are starting to rise as a strong job market (finally) gives American workers more power in negotiations.
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Do Demographics Dictate Economic Destiny?
A new Morning Consult poll suggests that fewer Americans are spending their tax refunds. Instead, they’re socking the money away or paying off debt.
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The 10 College Majors Employers Want Most This Year
By Janna HerronThe proportion of employers planning to hire recent college graduates hit a decade-high this year. Here are the 10 majors most in demand.
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What Will It Take to Finally Get US Workers’ Pay Growing Again?
Workers of all political stripes must be frustrated by the fact that the economic expansion has yet to deliver the kind of wage gains that have been long promised.
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Why Employee Performance Reviews Are So Old School
By Millie DentA growing trend among large companies is likely to bring about a huge sigh of relief from employees and managers – getting rid of the dreaded annual performance reviews. Accenture, a business...
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You’re Richer Than You Think. Really.
By Suelain MoyThis little exercise might make you feel a bit better about your standing in the world. As part of a huge study on the state of the global middle class , the Pew Research Center has created a new...
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The 10 Fastest-Growing Jobs Right Now
There’s plenty of good news in the job market these days. The unemployment rate continues to fall, and companies are finally increasing their hiring plans. As of the end of May, there were 5.4...
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Earn While You Learn: Why Apprenticeships Are Hot
By Suelain MoyAt a time when the cost of college is skyrocketing, and the rate of unemployment for millennials remains high, apprenticeships can be an affordable way to “earn while you learn.” Like the best...
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The Five Best and Worst Cities for Families
By Eric PianinThere are probably no tougher or more important decisions to make in life than where to live and where to work. America is a mobile society, and the average American can expect to move an estimated...