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Workers’ wages up, but slower job growth worries financial markets
[ad_1] American workers have begun to see a notable pickup in their paychecks after years of stagnation, with wages increasing at their fastest rate since...
Medicaid across US a matter of when, not if, says federal health chief
[ad_1] Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell speaks to reporters in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 5, 2016.(Photo: Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY) The 4 million new...
Wages Rise as US Unemployment Rate Falls Below 5%
[ad_1] The American economy’s jobs machine cooled in January but still performed well enough to push unemployment to an eight-year low and deliver some much-needed...
Market view of next US rate hike shifts into 2016 after jobs data
[ad_1] Thomson ReutersA man walks past the snow-covered grounds of the U.S. Federal Reserve in WashingtonBy Ann Saphir The U.S. Federal Reserve is increasingly likely...
Stocks tumble after weak jobs report; Dow drops about 150 – USA TODAY
[ad_1] Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 2, 2016. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)(Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images)...
Job growth slows in Jan. as unemployment rate hits 8-year low
[ad_1] U.S. employers added 151,000 jobs in January. That's a sharp deceleration from recent months, as companies shed education, transportation and temporary workers. The Labor...
VW, Reeling From Emissions Scandal, Delays Reporting Earnings
[ad_1] The Volkswagen Tower in Hanover, Germany. The company will probably be required to pay billions of dollars, if not tens of billions, in fines...
Obama proposes $10 a barrel tax on oil producers
[ad_1] US oil firms would have to pay a tax of $10 (£6.85) on every barrel of oil they produce under a White House budget...
Average US Mortgage Interest Rates Decline for 5th Straight Week
[ad_1] Average U.S. mortgage interest rates declined for the fifth week in a row, Freddie Mac reported February 4, 2016. Mortgage interest rates are now...
Despite billions in fresh cash, Symantec will cut costs and go into debt
[ad_1] Symantec Inc. just completed the sale of its Veritas storage business for $5.3 billion in after-tax proceeds, following a late discount. On Thursday, the...
