May 05 Target stock tumbles after CEO resigns By Sam Lane Target's stock fell about 3 percent Monday after news its president and CEO Gregg Steinhafel had stepped down. Continue reading
May 05 10 ways the class of 2014 can beat the economic odds By Laurence Kotlikoff It's a tough economy out there, particularly for college seniors about to graduate. Economist Larry Kotlikoff tells it like it is, arming graduates with a philosophy that will make their financial futures more secure. Continue reading
May 02 Watch Good news in jobs report bolstered by shrinking workforce By PBS News Hour The jobs report released Friday finds that employers added 288,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent. However, the dip in unemployment was driven by a sharp decline — more than 800,000 — in the number… Continue watching
May 02 Where are the April showers in the jobs report? By Paul Solman April's jobs report looks sunny: the lowest unemployment rate since fall 2008 and more jobs added to the economy than expected. But don't hang up the umbrellas just yet: nearly a million more people in April than in March told… Continue reading
May 02 Unemployment rate drops to lowest since fall 2008 By Simone Pathe The unemployment rate dropped to its lowest since September 2008, and the economy added 288,000 jobs last month, but about 800,000 people dropped out of the labor force. Our more inclusive Solman Scale also fell to 14.38 percent. Continue reading
May 02 Obama, Merkel look for united front on Ukraine By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford As more fighting has broken out in Eastern Ukraine, President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be looking for a show of unity on the situation when they meet Friday at the White House. But if you want to… Continue reading
May 01 OK, $15 an hour minimum wage in Seattle, but plus tips? By Tom Douglas Should Seattle waiters really receive a higher minimum wage when they earn tips on top of what's already the highest minimum wage in the country? Restaurant owner Tom Douglas, who voluntarily instituted a $15 wage for his cooks, doesn't think… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch Seattle restaurant industry caught in the middle of $15 minimum wage debate By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 30 Donald Sterling’s ‘plantation’: the corrupt economy of NBA franchises By Christopher Mackin Donald Sterling's racist comments aside, his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers exposes a systematic problem with the corporate ownership structure of NBA franchises and the American workplace. Continue reading
Apr 30 Restaurant owners caught between their morals and the market By John Platt John Platt quit his job as a school principal to work as waiter, then opened his own restaurant where he feeds the homeless every month. He fancies himself a liberal. But a $15 minimum wage? He's having none of it. Continue reading