Where Wages Are Rising (And Falling), In 1 Graph
Overall, wages were stagnant over the past year. But workers in some sectors saw significant gains.
ECONOMY
Russia Heads Toward Recession, With No Relief In Sight
Western sanctions are biting, oil prices are down sharply, and the Russian currency is tanking. The government now expects the economy to shrink in 2015.
Holiday Shoppers Are Filling Their Carts, Online
In-store purchases on Black Friday fell this year, but online sales have seen a big increase. Easy comparison shopping and widespread free shipping have sweetened the deal for many online shoppers.
Colorado's Pot Industry Looks To Move Past Stereotypes
In the year since Colorado made recreational marijuana legal, pot has become a billion-dollar business in the state. And some growers are on a serious mission to make it legitimate and mainstream.
Oil Prices Tumble After OPEC Holds Firm On Output
Ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries meeting in Austria could not agree to cut production in an effort to stabilize global crude prices.
Foreign Dollars Fuel A New Condo Boom In Miami
After the bust of the Great Recession, construction cranes once again tower over Miami. The transformation masks a difficult reality: This flashy city also remains one of the nation's poorest.
For Millions Of Millennials: Some College, No Degree, Lots Of Debt
Noelle Johnson has about $20,000 in student loans and is still working on her degree. Without the higher earnings a B.A. can bring, even a modest student debt load can pose a big challenge.
The Whole World Is Fat! And That Ends Up Costing $2 Trillion A Year
Nearly a third of us are overweight, and some of the worst rates of obesity are in the developing world. All this corpulence takes a huge economic toll.
Black Friday Sales Down At Stores, Surge Online
More shopping on Thanksgiving Day diluted the Black Friday numbers somewhat, according to a ShopperTrak survey. A separate survey by IBM showed a nearly 10 percent increase in online sales.
Black Friday Crosses The Pond
Black Friday has crossed the Atlantic to the UK. Ari Shapiro talks with Rahul Sharma of Neev Capital about how the shopping event took hold there and how it compares to the states.