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Economy Oct 29

Wages jump by the most on records dating back 20 years

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Economy Apr 02

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The staggering economics of Major League Baseball

A new season of Major League Baseball begins this week, after a busy and lucrative winter that saw just 10 players awarded a total of over $2 billion in contracts. What’s behind these huge numbers for superstars, and where does…

Making Sen$e Sep 13

First Data Chairman and Chief Executive Frank Bisignano rings a bell to signal the start of trading after his company's initial public offering on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 15, 2015. Bisignano's total compensation in 2017 was $102 million, the overwhelming majority coming from stocks. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
The stock market boom has given CEOs a raise. What about average workers?

The pay increases CEOs and other company executives have see over the past decade has come mostly from stocks that are part of their compensation packages.

By Gretchen Frazee

Economy Jun 27

Does being paid hourly vs. yearly change how you save?

According to a well-established psychological theory known as “construal theory,” the answer is yes.

By Dan Ariely, Aaron Nichols

Economy Apr 07

Ellen Pao leaves San Francisco Superior Court Civic Center Courthouse during a lunch break in San Francisco, California March 25, 2015. Pao, the interim CEO of Reddit, is suing her former employer Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byerr, a venture capital firm, for $16 million in a landmark case detailing the alleged sexual bias against women in Silicon Valley. REUTERS/Stephen Lam - RTR4UVEY
Reddit CEO Ellen Pao bans salary negotiations

Ellen Pao may have lost a Silicon Valley gender discrimination suit on all four accounts, but she isn’t backing down on a mission to increase gender equality in the tech world.

By Anna Sillers

Apr 04

Lawmakers propose another pay freeze on congressional salaries

By Chelsea Coatney

With a scheduled pay increase on the horizon, members of the House of Representatives have proposed another freeze on congressional salaries. The automatic cost-of-living bump would have raised lawmakers’ salaries by 1.6 percent, totaling an additional $2,800…

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Nov 05

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Airport workers in suburban Seattle take on living wage debate at the ballot box

Airport workers in suburban Seattle take on living wage debate at the ballot box…

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Nov 04

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One NYC family’s struggle to survive on a fast food salary

Between food, housing and baby supplies, Shenita Simon struggles each week to support her family of seven. The 25-year-old from New York makes $8 per hour and is one of the fast food workers nationwide advocating for higher wages. Hari…

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In a Weak Economy, Why Is CEO Pay on the Rise?

Median executive compensation has more than quadrupled over the last four decades, even through the latest financial crisis. Margaret Warner explores how CEOs can still command such salaries and benefits in light of the recession with Michael Faulkender of the…

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Protests in Wisconsin, Elsewhere Stir Debate on Public vs. Private Pay, Benefits

In Wisconsin, the contentious question of public vs. private sector pay has risen anew.

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