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Teens Need Summer Jobs. Too Bad There Aren’t Many.
School’s out, and I’m terrified my two teenage boys won’t get a job this summer and will sit around watching TV, playing computer games or… Read More
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School’s out, and I’m terrified my two teenage boys won’t get a job this summer and will sit around watching TV, playing computer games or… Read More
EconomyNews
Advocates of pulling the plug on the Export-Import Bank are girding to resist what they see as a “blatantly partisan maneuver” in the Senate to… Read More
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Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics had encouraging news for Americans. The June jobs report contained some of the best labor market figures since the… Read More
EconomyNews
DICKINSON, N.D.—As policymakers in Washington, D.C., debate raising the federal minimum wage, entry-level workers in North Dakota enjoy pay levels nearly twice the current federal… Read More
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The commerce department reported Wednesday that the economy contracted by nearly 3 percent from January through March. This dismal shrinkage in output has many Americans… Read More
EconomyNews
Republicans and Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee faced off today at a hearing on the future of the Export-Import Bank and its role in subsidizing companies… Read More
EconomyNews
Despite losing a friend in House leadership and now his successor’s avowed lack of interest, the Export-Import Bank — which has been criticized for promoting… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Economists are scratching their heads trying to figure out a puzzle in this recovery: Why are young people not working? People retiring at age 60… Read More
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The more you play a sport or instrument, the better you get. It’s the same story with work: with more experience, workers become more productive… Read More