Obama Orders Federal Contractors To Provide Paid Sick Leave
"This will give about 300,000 working Americans access to paid sick leave for the first time," President Obama said after signing an executive order.
Economy
Will The Fed Raise Rates, Or Keep The (Little) Economic Party Going?
Friday's decent but unspectacular jobs report didn't answer the question of whether the Fed is about to raise interest rates. But even if the Fed finally takes the plunge, it will do so very gradually.
August Jobless Data To Influence Fed's Decision On Hiking Interest Rates
The monthly jobs report could tip the balance for the Federal Reserve. Policymakers are weighing whether to raise the Fed's official interest rates later this month.
Unemployment Rate Dips To 5.1 Percent Amid 173,000 New Jobs In August
The latest job-creation figure fell short of economists' forecasts. But the reports from the Department of Labor added a total of 44,000 jobs to the tallies for June and July.
China's Economy Slows As Focus Shifts From Manufacturing To Consumer Spending
Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution, about his trip to China and his observations about the country's economy.
Farmers Stage Massive Tractor Protest In Paris
More than 4,000 French farmers took to the streets over falling food prices. The protests are a fallout of EU's agricultural struggle to stay competitive globally.
Salisbury Welcomes Fastest Internet Speed
Salisbury residents and businesses now have access to the fastest Internet speeds available in the country.
How The Architect Of Netflix's Innovative Culture Lost Her Job To The System
Netflix is famous for pioneering a company culture that demands standout results from every employee. One of the architects of this philosophy ended up losing her job to the system she created.
Alleged 'Flash Crash' Trader Formally Indicted In U.S.
Federal prosecutors say that Navinder Singh Sarao used a computer program to "spoof" the markets, sending the Dow down 600 points in a matter of minutes in 2010.