Jan 23 An audit of Social Security found low-income beneficiaries were underpaid By Philip Moeller A recent report from Social Security auditors found about a quarter of low-income beneficiaries were not properly transferred from Supplemental Security Income to regular Social Security when they turned 62 years old. Continue reading
Jan 23 Fewer homes affordable for middle-class buyers, analysis finds By Josh Boak, Associated Press In the past year, the availability of homes that a middle-class family could buy has declined in 86 percent of the largest metro areas, according to a Redfin analysis. Continue reading
Jan 22 Home sales plummet 6.4 percent in December By Josh Boak, Associated Press For all of 2018, sales of existing homes fell 3.1 percent from a year ago to the weakest total since 2015. Continue reading
Jan 21 Why you can expect to see more businesses embrace social missions in 2019 By Courtney Vinopal While methods and motivations can vary greatly, businesses that go this route share a common tenet: Working for social betterment is probably a good investment -- financial or otherwise. Continue reading
Jan 21 IMF predicts global economic growth to slow amid trade tensions By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The International Monetary Fund expects 3.5 percent global growth this year, down from 3.7 percent in 2018. Continue reading
Jan 21 China’s economic growth slows to 6.6 percent, a 3-decade low By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Growth slowed to 6.6 percent as both the world's appetite for China's exports and domestic consumer spending weakened. Continue reading
Jan 18 The government’s workforce is aging. Now the shutdown could make hiring harder By Gretchen Frazee The strain on current and future federal workers is raising concerns that the shutdown is damaging the government’s reputation as a stable employer. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 9:11 Why tech industry monopolies could be a ‘curse’ for society By Paul Solman In the early 20th century, Standard Oil was broken up because of its vast power. Today, many think Facebook, Google or Amazon present similar threats, but they proceed unchallenged. In "The Curse of Bigness," law professor Tim Wu argues that… Continue watching
Jan 17 Why more furloughed workers are filing for unemployment By Gretchen Frazee If Congress back pays employees once the shutdown ends, the workers would be required to pay back any unemployment benefits they received. Continue reading
Jan 17 Federal workers seeking unemployment aid doubles in number By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of furloughed federal employees seeking unemployment benefits jumped in the first two weeks of the shutdown, topping 10,000 during the week of Jan. 5. Continue reading