How Do You Move A Bookstore? With A Human Chain, Book By Book
Shoulder to shoulder, they formed a line 500 feet long: from the stockroom of the old shop, down the sidewalk, and onto the shop floor of the new store.
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VIDEO: As Elections Loom, Workers In Trump Country Reckon With Tariffs Fallout
President Trump's steel tariffs may force America's largest nail manufacturer out of business. Despite an uncertain future, many factory workers there say they still support the president.
Is It Time For The Fed To Say Goodbye To The Phillips Curve Theory?
The U.S. economy is in a sweet spot, with unemployment at a near 50-year low and an inflation rate that's low and stable. But that combination — low unemployment and low inflation — has economists at the Fed wondering if a theory they've had about how the economy works is still relevant.
California Voters May Force Meat And Egg Producers Across The Country To Go Cage-Free
California voters will soon decide whether to ban the sale of all veal, pork and eggs from farm animals raised in cages, even when raised in other states.
Judgement Bonds
Municipalities are increasingly going to the bond market to pay their court settlement costs.
World's Biggest Pork Producer Pledges To Cover Manure Ponds
Smithfield Foods says it will pay farmers to cover their manure ponds with plastic on more than 1,000 U.S. farms. Those "lagoons" have become increasingly controversial.
A Look At Gab, The 'Free Speech' Social Site Where Synagogue Shooting Suspect Posted
The website where the synagogue shooting suspect posted anti-Semitic messages has served as a home for the far-right online in Gab's quest to have few restrictions on speech.
U.S. Economy Grew At A 3.5 Percent Rate In 3rd Quarter
That's slower than the second quarter's blockbuster 4.2 percent but puts the economy on pace for the fastest annual growth in 13 years.
U.S. Economy Continues To Grow At Strong Pace, But There Are Signs Of Potential Trouble
The U.S. economy grew at a strong 3.5 percent in the third quarter, powered by free spending consumers. The economy is on pace to grow at more than 3 percent this year for the first time since 2005.
Lotteries And Happiness
We assume that winning the lottery will make us happier. In some ways it does, in others — not so much.