BUSINESS: Stimulating Job Growth
Stephen Case, the co-founder of AOL, speaks with Catherine Rampell on job creation and entrepreneurship. Mr. Case serves on the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Article: U.S. Economy...
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The iEconomy
Motion Graphic: The iPhone Economy By AMANDA COX, CHARLES DUHIGG, XAQUÍN G.V., MIKA GRÖNDAHL, HAEYOUN PARK, GRAHAM ROBERTS, KARL RUSSELL Apple’s iPhone is a model of American ingenuity, but most of...
View ArticleConsumers Cut Spending in October
Consumer spending dropped 0.2 percent in October, the government said. That was down from an increase of 0.8 percent in September and was the weakest showing since May. Income was flat in the month,...
View ArticleConsumer Spending Reported Down 0.2% in October
The Commerce Department said Friday that consumer spending dropped 0.2 percent in October. It was the weakest figure since May, and it compared with a 0.8 percent spending increase in September....
View ArticleJob Market Strengthened as the Year Wound Down
One survey showed that private hiring increased last month, while another said that layoffs declined and a third showed that applications for unemployment benefits stayed near a four-year low. The...
View ArticleBucks Blog: Seeking College Application Essays About Money
This weekend’s Your Money column includes a call for submissions from current high school seniors who have written their college application essays about money. We’ll read them all and publish the best...
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Economix Blog: Live Blog: Inside the Fed’s 2007 Deliberations
Karen Bleier/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve. On Friday the Federal Reserve released the transcripts of its discussions in 2007, the year the...
View ArticleStarbucks Earnings Increased 13% in Latest Quarter
The company’s results were helped by a 6 percent increase in global sales at cafes open at least a year. The performance reflects the turnaround Starbucks has made since its struggles during the...
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Economix Blog: Where the Raises Are: Trucking and Academia
CATHERINE RAMPELL Dollars to doughnuts. I spoke today with Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial, who mentioned that she has been keeping an eye on which industries and occupations are...
View ArticleOff the Charts: Recovery in Germany Is Faster Than Elsewhere
But not in Germany. In Germany, alone among the 27 members of the European Union, unemployment rates for both older and younger workers are now lower than they were when the United States slipped into...
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