Amazon and Foxconn reflect a growing trend: Deliver it now
In today's economy, speed is everything. Amazon's plans to add 50,000 jobs at a dozen warehouses across the United States and Foxconn's decision to build a $10 billion plant and...
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U.S. employers add modest 138,000 jobs, falling short of expectations; unemployment rate falls to 4.3 percent
U.S. employers pulled back on hiring in May by adding only 138,000 jobs. Hiring was still enough to help keep pushing unemployment lower. The Labor Department said Friday that the...
Home sales rebound; 2015 had most sales in 9 years
U.S. home sales rebounded in December after new regulations had delayed the completion of purchases in November. And total sales in 2015 were the most in nine years. The National...
1 in 4 US renters must use half their pay for housing costs
WASHINGTON — More than one in four U.S. renters have to use at least half their family income to pay for housing and utilities. That's the finding of an analysis...
1 Chicagoan on young billionaires list
Being the lone Chicagoan on Forbes magazine's list of young billionaires is something of a Pyrrhic victory for hedge fund manager Kenneth Griffin. The 40-year-old founder of Citadel Investment Group...