Economy

New Hospital Buildings Define Future Of Health Care

11:25am February 23, 2015

by Lauren Silverman

Across the country, the health care industry is pouring billions of dollars into new hospitals and medical centers. And the new hospitals of today are very different than the ones they're replacing.

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Economy

Bakers And The Birth Of The Minimum Wage

10:43pm February 20, 2015

by David Kestenbaum

For most of U.S. history, there was no minimum wage. Politicians passed laws tiptoeing toward one. But the Supreme Court struck those laws down. We look at how the U.S. finally got a minimum wage.

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Trucks move containers at the Port of Long Beach in California on Tuesday. Contract negotiations between dockworkers and shipping companies have led to a slowdown on the piers.

U.S. West Coast Port Dispute Forces Shippers To Find Alternatives

5:52pm February 20, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Global shipping companies are looking for other seaports to unload their goods, including those in Canada and along the East Coast of the U.S.

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Economy

Learning More About Longshoremen And Their Powerful Union

3:30pm February 20, 2015

The standoff between dock workers and shipping lines at 29 West Coast ports is costing millions each day. Renee Montagne talks Steven Greenhouse, who covered labor issues for The New York Times.

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Obama's Plan To Tax Overseas Earnings Draws Scrutiny

3:15pm February 20, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

American firms have about $2 trillion in overseas accounts — money they could be using to hire workers and pay dividends in the U.S. The president wants to encourage them to bring that money home.

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Study Suggests Recession, Recovery Have Not Left The Rich Richer

2:56pm February 20, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

Conventional wisdom is that income inequality has gotten worse in the years since the financial crisis, but new research by a George Washington University professor says that's not what the data show.

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Administration Grants Tax Time Reprieve For Obamacare Procrastinators

2:02pm February 20, 2015

by Phil Galewitz

There will be a special insurance enrollment period from March 15 to April 30 for people to use HealthCare.gov if they discover they owe a penalty for not having coverage when filling out their taxes.

They might be hard to remember sometimes, but good passwords may be the best defense against hackers.

You Might Want To Take Another Pass At Your Passwords

1:54pm February 20, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

They have become so complicated that, in some cases, passwords have undermined their own security intent. But experts say there is still value in keeping your digital door locked with a good password.

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Despite Recovery, Many Find Home Loans Still Hard To Get

1:54pm February 20, 2015

by Chris Arnold

The housing market and the economy are both well on their way back from the Great Recession. But housing advocates say banks, stung by the housing crisis and its fallout, remain reluctant to lend.

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The labor disputes have been ongoing for the last nine months.

Labor Secretary Perez Says To Dock Workers And Port Operators: Squash It Today

1:26pm February 20, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

The Labor secretary has intervened in the negotiations and the ongoing labor dispute is hitting U.S. businesses.