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Column: Employers are failing to stop the baby boomer brain drain

By Richard Eisenberg

As more baby boomers retire, companies are losing their valuable institutional knowledge because they don't have plans in place to transfer that information to younger employees.

Shutdown projected to cost U.S. economy $3 billion, government report says

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

The report says the five-week shutdown has slowed growth in the near term, but that most of the lost growth "will eventually be recovered."…

A career truck driver on why his is no longer ‘a middle-class job’

By Paul Solman

Jobs in the trucking industry are increasingly threatened by technology and the rise of driverless trucks. But what explains the contradictory dynamic between fears of job elimination and a current shortage of truck drivers in the U.S.? The NewsHour returns…

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Glimpse into a trucker’s life with this excerpt from ‘The Long Haul’

By Gretchen Frazee

"The Long Haul" provides a look into a the life of Finn Murphy, who dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker.

Unemployment benefit applications drop to 49-year low despite shutdown

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Total weekly applications for unemployment aid declined by 13,000, but the number of furloughed federal employees requesting benefits more than doubled the previous week.

Government shutdown poses increasing risk to the broader economy

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The shutdown's biggest effect on the economy is likely to be the cutback in federal spending. But consumer spending is another important factor.

Why the mood in Davos is fraught with uncertainty

By Ryan Chilcote

A mood of uncertainty hangs over Davos this year, as populist movements have taken hold in a number of countries and the global economic outlook has become less optimistic.

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.

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.