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 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 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 U.S. public investment in schools, highways and other infrastructure at lowest level since 1947 Photo by Flickr user Todd Lappin The Great Recession, public opposition to spending, and reduced taxes have pushed gross public captial investment down to its lowest levels since the end of World War II, according to the… Continue reading
Oct 28 $5B food stamp cut hits Friday One-year-old Jaeliece Ortiz enjoys juice her mother bought with her SNAP card in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images. Poor families across… Continue reading
Oct 25 JPMorgan pays $5.1 billion to settle mortgage claims BREAKING: JPMorgan paying $5.1B to resolve US claims over mortgage securities sold to Fannie, Freddie.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 25, 2013 JPMorgan announced a broad $13.1 billion settlement with the Justice Department earlier this week… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch Economists expect ‘messier’ jobs report for October after unimpressive September Economists expect 'messier' jobs report for October after unimpressive September… Continue watching
Oct 22 Hiring slows in September as U.S. economy adds 148,000 jobs WASHINGTON -- U.S. employers added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting the job market was weakening before a 16-day partial government shutdown. Still, the September gain was enough to lower the unemployment rate, which comes from a separate survey. The… Continue reading
Oct 21 Nearly 6 million young Americans don’t work or go to school Job seekers roam a job fair in Manhattan last December.Getty Images WASHINGTON -- Almost 6 million young people are neither in school nor working, according to a study released Monday. That's almost 15 percent of those aged 16 to… Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch Analysts warn uncertainty caused by political brinkmanship may spook consumers Analysts warn uncertainty caused by political brinkmanship may spook consumers… Continue watching