Year: <span>2012</span>
Source: ThinkstockThe National Employment Law Project (NELP) reports that the minimum wage will increase in 10 states as 2013 begins. These include Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana,...
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Source: ThinkstockAMR, parent of American Airlines, has moved closer to an exit from Chapter 11 and a possible merger with U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC), as pilots of the troubled company have...
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Source: ThinkstockThe U.S. population has expanded at a glacierlike pace recently. The trend will continue for several years. It is too early to tell how this might affect the employment situation,...
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Source: ThinkstockMinimum Wage HikeThe National Employment Law Project (NELP) reports that the minimum wage will increase in 10 states as 2013 begins. These include Arizona, Colorado, Florida,...
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Source: courtesy of FordThe popularity of cars can be measured by several factors. Among these are total unit sales in a year, market share versus direct competitors, and sales improvement...
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Source: ThinkstockTwo pieces of financial news highlighted the past day. Congress has been unable to reach a compromise on budget cuts and taxes, which could easily drive the U.S. economy into a...
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The Tribune Company will exit Chapter 11 today. (Reuters)Some pension funds want a change in rules about how executives can trade stocks in the companies they run. (WSJ)Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s...
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Source: ThinkstockMost experts worry that, as long as unemployment is above 6% in America, the U.S. economy cannot recover. The Fed even has set a target of 6.5% as a measure for when it will stop...
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Source: thinkstockThe Tribune Company, one of America’s oldest and largest media firms, will exit Chapter 11 today. Reuters reports that the firm will get a $1.1 billion senior secured term loan...
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U.S. equity markets opened about lower this morning, and couldn’t catch a bid all day. The impending fiscal cliff dominated sentiment in Europe as well as the U.S. In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei closed...
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Source: courtesy of BlackberryWhen Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) and Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) reached a settlement in a patent infringement lawsuit charging RIM with infringing on Nokia...
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Source: ThinkstockThe International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance have agreed to extend contract negotiations for 30 days, thereby averting a strike scheduled to begin...
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Source: ThinkstockThe US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report this morning. US commercial crude inventories decreased by 600,000 barrels last week,...
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Source: thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks declined by 72 billion cubic feet last week, slightly less than the expected decrease of...
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Source: ThinkstockThe National Association of Realtors (NAR) this morning released its data on pending home sales in November. The index rose 1.7% from a downwardly revised 104.6 in October to 106.4,...
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