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
Jan 16 Compare Democrats’ many Medicare-for-All proposals with this chart By Philip Moeller They range from extending the current Medicare program to people age 55 and older, to a single-payer system that does away with insurance companies and employer-based health insurance altogether. Continue reading
Jan 16 Shutdown is having greater drag on economy than expected, Trump economists acknowledge By Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Jill Colvin, Associated Press In a call with reporters, White House Council of Economic Advisers chairman Kevin Hassett said Tuesday the shutdown is reducing economic growth more than predicted. He said the "hope is this resolves quickly and that it won't have a major… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 6:35 Shutdown takes a bite out of business in South Florida By John Yang, Leah Nagy, Lorna Baldwin The gates are open at the Everglades National Park, but with no one to collect entry fees, business is drying up. The partial government shutdown couldn't come at a worse time for the region, which depends on tourists and is… Continue watching