Nov 07 GDP growth, highest for the year, beats expectations Photo by [Flickr user Mirko Tobias Schaefer] The U.S. economy grew 2.8 percent in the third quarter (July, August and September), outpacing the 2 percent growth many economists had predicted and coming in as the fastest… Continue reading
Nov 06 From service to Starbucks: Businesses seeking to hire vets, spouses Photo by flickr user imacgyv0r The fighting doesn't always end for U.S. soldiers returning from war: finding a civilian job after completing military service can be its own hard battle. But many U.S. companies are undertaking pointed efforts… Continue reading
Nov 06 A ‘sky-high’ minimum wage: Is SeaTac doomed to become the next Detroit? By Paul Solman // A living wage is a win for all workers, right? In Tuesday's Making Sen$e story on a $15-an-hour minimum wage ballot initiative in SeaTac, Wash., Paul Solman spoke with Seattle-Tacoma airport workers who have trouble getting by on… Continue reading
Nov 06 A ‘Sky-High’ Minimum Wage: Is SeaTac Doomed to Become the Next Detroit? By Paul Solman // A living wage is a win for all workers, right? In Tuesday's Making Sen$e story on a $15-an-hour minimum wage ballot initiative in SeaTac, Wash., Paul Solman spoke with Seattle-Tacoma airport workers who have trouble getting by on… Continue reading
Nov 06 Pour the egg nog but hold the rum: Index predicts a less vice-full holiday season By News Desk Photo by Flickr user Prettywar With the last of the discounted Halloween candy vanishing from retailers' shelves, it's now that time of year where some have already started to cue the Christmas music for holiday shoppers. But if you're… Continue reading
Nov 05 The hidden threat to air travel: Unpaid sick leave By Paul Solman // An initiative on the ballot in SeaTac, Wash., asks voters if they want to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour -- that's about twice the federal minimum -- and it's part of our Making Sen$e story… Continue reading
Nov 05 The Hidden Threat to Air Travel: Unpaid Sick Leave By Paul Solman // An initiative on the ballot in SeaTac, Wash., asks voters if they want to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour -- that's about twice the federal minimum -- and it's part of our Making Sen$e story… Continue reading
Nov 05 Google’s building something in San Francisco Bay and isn’t saying a word Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images When Google is developing something new, people generally want to know what that something is. Projects along the lines of a new Android phone or Chrome extension can be easier for the… Continue reading
Nov 04 How much do you need to survive: An interactive guide to the living wage // Ahead of his Making Sen$e story on the living wage, Paul Solman speaks with Diana Pearce, creator of the Self-Sufficiency Standard, in this web exclusive video about the bare minimum it takes to survive on your own. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch SAC Capital fined $1.8 billion for insider trading SAC Capital agreed Monday to plead guilty to criminal fraud. The insider trading charges will cost billionaire investor Steven Cohen's high-profile hedge fund $1.8 billion in fines. Sheelah Kolhatkar of Bloomberg Businessweek joins Jeffrey Brown to offer insight on the… Continue watching