Why tax plan might not put American firms’ overseas cash to work
The House Republican tax bill is meant to send trillions in corporate profits overseas pouring back home and, in the process, give the U.S. economy a healthy boost. It may...
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U.S. unemployment claims fall to 222,000, lowest in 44 years
The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since Richard Nixon was president. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department said Thursday that claims for jobless...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce sounds alarm about a NAFTA pullout by Trump
America's biggest business group is warning the Trump administration that a withdrawal from the North American Free Trade Agreement would be a "political and economic debacle" that would cost hundreds...
One-fifth of Americans find workplace hostile or threatening
The American workplace is grueling, stressful and surprisingly hostile. So concludes an in-depth study of 3,066 U.S. workers by the Rand Corp., Harvard Medical School and the University of California,...
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...
Kids today: They don’t work summer jobs the way they used to
It was at Oregon's Timberline Lodge, later known as a setting in the horror movie "The Shining," where Patrick Doyle earned his first real paycheck. He was a busboy. The...
U.S. home prices rise 5.6% in October, but Chicago market lagged
U.S. home prices rose again in October as buyers bidding for scarce properties drove prices higher, but the Chicago market remained a laggard. The Standard & Poor's CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city...