Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, a sign that employers might be preparing to step up hiring.
Employment - United States - Business - Business and Economy - Information Technology
Originally posted from Job openings rise; hiring may start to pick up
Legislation to give additional months of unemployment benefits to people who have been out of a job for more than half a year cleared a key hurdle Tuesday.
Insurance - Unemployment - Unemployment benefits - United States Senate - Senate
Originally posted from Jobless aid bill passes key Senate hurdle
Millions of Americans have been forced to rely on unemployment payments for extended periods, and critics are taking aim.
Unemployment - Welfare - Business - Poverty - Recession
Originally posted from WP: When jobless benefits turn to welfare
As the economy recovers, energy prices are rising and that is placing extra strain on families’ budgets.
Energy - Gasoline and diesel usage and pricing - Business - Consumer Information - Home
Originally posted from Gas prices’ run likely won’t top $3 a gallon
A year after the stock market hit bottom and began a spectacular comeback, it’s getting harder to dazzle investors.
Stock market - Investing - Business - Stocks and Bonds - Equities
Originally posted from Stocks set to fall a year after market hit bottom
Motorists are well down the road to higher pump prices as warmer weather and the driving season approach.
Average cost - Business - Technology - Recreation and Sports - Driving
Originally posted from Average cost of gas matches its high for the year
NYT: A vast project in Florida will be the world’s second-largest solar plant, attached to the nation’s largest fossil-fuel power plant.
Power station - Fossil fuel - Technology - Energy - Florida
Originally posted from NYT: Hybrid electric plant weds sun, gas
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Robert Samuelson: Almost two fifths of 18- to 29-year-olds (37 percent) are unemployed or out of the labor force, “the highest share…in more than three decades.” The adverse effects could linger.
Robert J. Samuelson - Newsweek - Robert Samuelson - Washington Post - Government
Originally posted from Newsweek: Downturn may linger for millennials
Stocks traded in a tight range Monday after a new round of mergers and acquisitions raised hopes for the economy.
Business - Investing - Stocks and Bonds - Commodities and Futures - Equities
Originally posted from Stocks mixed amid a flurry of M&A activity
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