Pay gap between college grads and everyone else at a record
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Americans with no more than a high school diploma have fallen so far behind college graduates in their economic lives that the earnings gap between college…
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FACT CHECK: GOP candidates flub some figures in debate
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and JOSH BOAK Ben Carson botched the economic effect of minimum wage increases. Jeb Bush again pitched a dubious target for economic growth. Marco Rubio, in…
FACT CHECK: GOP candidates veer from the truth in 1st debate
By JOSH LEDERMAN Republicans seeking their party’s 2016 presidential nomination have the challenging task of trying to stand out among the 17 candidates in the race, and Thursday’s televised debate…
Economists dump on Trump boast to bring jobs back from China
By PAUL WISEMAN Donald Trump vows to bring back the millions of American jobs lost to China and other foreign competitors if voters put him in the White House. Economists…
Is a college degree still worth it? Study says yes
By JOSEPH PISANI FILE – In this July 12, 2012 file photo, a student walks past Old Main on the campus of Penn State University in State College, Pa. A…
JOBLESS BILL STALLS IN SENATE
By DAVID ESPO Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., meets with reporters to urge passage of legislation to restore unemployment insurance benefits which expired Dec. 28, at the Capitol in…
OBAMA CALLS FOR RESTORING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
FILE – In this hursday Dec. 26, 2013 file photo, Richard Mattos, 59, looks for jobs at a state-run employment center in Salem, Ore. The Labor Department reports on the…
IMMIGRATION FEARS SPARK POLITICAL FIRESTORM IN UK
By SYLVIA HUI Recent editions of Britain’s Daily Express and Daily Mail newspapers, featuring headlines about immigration, are photographed in London, Friday, Dec. 27, 2013. For months, Britain’s tabloids have…