Economy

Economy

How Close Is The Economy To Full Employment?

11:55am September 05, 2014

by John Ydstie

The Bureau of Labor Statistics says 142,000 jobs were added to the economy in August, far below expectations. So the view that the Fed won't likely hike interest rates until mid-2015 remains intact.

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Piedmont Now A Good Place To Live For Young Professionals

7:40am September 05, 2014

by Keri Brown

Millennials, those ages 18 to 34, have been flooding the job market over the last decade.

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When Dawn Gioia first received a request to lease mineral rights under her home, in a downtown neighborhood in Brighton, Colo., she thought it was a scam.

Residents Worry Urban Drilling Will Turn Downtowns Into Oil Towns

3:18pm September 04, 2014

by Lesley McClurg

Drilling for oil and gas in rural and suburban areas isn't new. But energy extraction companies are now moving into more densely populated areas, raising a new set of concerns for city residents.

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Federal Regulators Impose Tough New Rules For Banks

7:04pm September 03, 2014

by Jim Zarroli

Federal banking regulators vote Wednesday on new rules that will require banks to increase their holdings of highly liquid assets. The new rules stem directly from problems experienced during the financial crisis, when banks found they couldn't quickly convert assets into cash.

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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Loses $78.4 Million: Restructuring Continues

6:04pm September 03, 2014

by Keri Brown

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is still struggling financially as the health care industry changes.

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Greensboro Votes To Close Downtown Road To Make Way For Development

5:13pm September 03, 2014

by Paul Roper

The Greensboro City Council has voted to close a portion of West Lindsay Street downtown, which opens the door to build a $50 million mixed-use development and hotel.

Europeans throw away 90 million tons of food each year, including these vegetables pulled from waste bins of an organic supermarket in Berlin. A new German website aims to connect surplus food with people who want it.

Got Leftovers To Share? In Germany, There's A Website For That

4:26pm September 03, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Europeans throw away about 90 million tons of food each year. A new German website aims to ratchet that number down a bit by connecting people with leftovers to spare with people who could use them.

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