Sep 06 Watch 8:29 How Wisconsin is trying to head off a major worker shortage By Paul Solman In Wisconsin, "Help Wanted" is on virtually every restaurant window, store front and city bus. With an aging population and few immigrants, the state could have a shortage of 45,000 workers by 2024, which could pose a threat to business. Continue watching
Sep 06 Low unemployment means a criminal record is less of a hurdle By Gretchen Frazee Instead of choosing from a glut of applicants with bachelor’s and master’s degrees, employers are being forced to consider applicants with little to no training at all, including ex-convicts. Continue reading
Sep 06 Ford recalls 2 million F-150 trucks due to seat belt fires By Tom Krisher, Associated Press According to Ford, the seat belt pretensioners in F-150 trucks from the 2015 through 2018 model years can generate excessive sparks when they tighten before a crash. Continue reading
Sep 05 The Social Security myths you should know before the midterms By Philip Moeller Claiming that Social Security adds to the federal deficit or that Washington somehow has squandered Social Security funds has long been part of the political rhetoric about the program. Continue reading
Sep 04 Amazon becomes second company to top $1 trillion. What does that mean? By Gretchen Frazee Amazon’s stock price hit 2,049 per share late Tuesday morning, putting its valuation above $1 trillion, before dropping back down. Continue reading
Sep 03 A growing number of Americans want to join a union By Thomas Kochan, Erin L. Kelly, Will Kimball, MIT Sloan School of Management, Duanyi Yang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology A nationally representative survey of the workforce found interest in joining unions to be at a four-decade high. Continue reading
Aug 31 President Trump expected to sign executive order on retirement plans By Associated Press Administration officials say high costs discourage employers from offering plans like 401(k)s at a time when surveys show workers worry about being able to live comfortably in retirement. Continue reading
Aug 30 U.S. consumer spending up a solid 0.4 percent in July By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press U.S. consumer spending rose a solid 0.4 percent in July, the sixth straight month of healthy gains. Continue reading
Aug 29 What vital questions should seniors consider before November? By Philip Moeller As Medicare’s annual open enrollment season and the nation’s midterm congressional elections approach, what would you like to know more about to help you make informed decisions?… Continue reading
Aug 24 Trump administration acts to stop high-tax states from skirting $10,000 cap By Marcy Gordon, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Four states — Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey and New York — already have sued the federal government over the deduction cap, asserting it's aimed at hurting a group of Democratic states and tramples on their constitutional budget-making authority. Continue reading