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As workers flow into Puerto Rico, residents try to leave
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A recent United Airlines flight carried volunteer workers into Puerto Rico and evacuated residents who wanted to leave.
How hurricanes could distort September jobs numbers
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The September jobs report from the Labor Department comes out today, and hurricanes Harvey and Irma are likely to show up in the numbers in different ways. In Texas and Florida, where the hurricanes did significant damage, employees couldn’t get to work, workplaces shut down, job interviews got cancelled. All that could make job-creation numbers […]
How much influence does a president have over the economy? In the short term, not much.
President Donald Trump touted the state of the economy this morning in a tweet that read “Stock Market hits an ALL-TIME high! Unemployment lowest in 16 years! Business and manufacturing enthusiasm at highest level in decades!” Unemployment WAS at a 16-year-low in June. It’s gone up since then. And it’s unclear what numbers Trump is looking […]
"Let’s be honest. Corporate taxes are pretty low," this CEO says.
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We check in with Lisa Goldenberg of Delaware Steel, who believes it's the American people who are suffering.
After Las Vegas shooting, gun "bump stocks" sell out
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Some Republicans said they’d be open to considering legislation that would ban them.
California legislation aims to narrow the gender pay gap
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Some employers say the bill would shame companies without justification.
Why is corporate interest a flashpoint for tax cutters?
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For some companies, the deduction is key to doing business. For others, it's a fat loophole.
Federal government may offer employees a bigger buyout, as a way to shrink the workforce
Government agencies are working on ways to trim their workforces, as requested by the Trump administration. Offering buyouts to federal employees is one way – but up till now the maximum that can be offered is $25,000. A Senate bill coming before a committee today could increase it to $40,000 – the first bump in […]
Yellen critic poised to take over as Fed Chair
Kevin Warsh is a name that has emerged as one of the front-runners to succeed Janet Yellen at the Chair of the Federal Reserve when her term is set to expire in February. Warsh has been outspoken about his criticism of the Federal Open Market Committee under Yellen and is very well connected in the banking […]
The Clean Power Plan is a zombie that will be hard to kill
The Obama-era regulation known as the Clean Power Plan is expected to be the next target for the White House to cut back regulations. It’s something of a zombie, since the Supreme Court halted its rollout, yet the EPA is required to take measures to regulate carbon pollution (due to an agency finding that greenhouse […]

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