ECONOMY

Leading retailers are tight-lipped about what they're doing to protect customers from credit card breaches.

As Hackers Hit Customers, Retailers Keep Quiet About Security

10:15am November 25, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

Leading companies are keeping tight-lipped about what they're doing to protect customers from similar attacks that have hit Target, Home Depot and other major retailers.

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Students shout their disapproval after the University of California Board of Regents voted Nov. 20 to raise tuition. UC students across the state protested Monday by walking out of class.

California College Students Walk Out Of Class To Protest Tuition Hikes

9:05pm November 24, 2014

by Sam Sanders

The University of California system recently approved a 5 percent tuition hike, annually, for up to five years. Students at UC Berkeley have taken the lead in protesting the measure.

Obama's Immigration Moves Do Little To Help Businesses, Groups Say

8:16pm November 23, 2014

by Yuki Noguchi

The actions do make it easier for people with work visas to move between jobs. But they don't address something employers have long pushed for: an increase in visas for low- and high-skilled workers.

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What The U.S. Could Learn From Japan's Latest Recession

2:37pm November 20, 2014

Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel about what's gone wrong with Japan's economy. Wessel is director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution and a contributor to The Wall Street Journal.

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Olmo Maldonado (center) returned to his hometown of McAllen, Texas, despite the low employment rate for millennials.

Despite Low Employment, Millennials Hold Key To Reviving South Texas

12:02pm November 20, 2014

by Hansi Lo Wang

The McAllen metro area in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas has one of the country's lowest employment rates for millennials. Economists say they will be critical to bringing the area out of poverty.

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Chart: U.S. Estimated Population, By Age

Amid The Stereotypes, Some Facts About Millennials

9:33am November 20, 2014

by Samantha Raphelson

"Millennial" is the demographic buzzword of the moment. But are young adults today really so different from previous generations? We charted some numbers to find out — and spotted interesting trends.

Black Angus cattle in pens outside the sale barn at 44 Farms, a 3,000-acre ranch in Cameron, Texas. The cattle were on display for bidders ahead of 44 Farms' fall auction in October.

No 'Misteak': High Beef Prices A Boon For Drought-Weary Ranchers

11:18am November 19, 2014

by Andrew Schneider

If you've shopped for meat recently, you no doubt have noticed that beef prices are up. That may be hard on consumers, but the prices are helping ranchers purchase expensive feed and rebuild herds.

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Pipes for TransCanada's planned Keystone XL pipeline are stored in Gascoyne, N.D. The U.S. House has voted to approve the proposed project, which would allow crude oil to flow from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The Senate plans to vote Tuesday on legislat

What You Need To Know About The Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

7:36pm November 18, 2014

by Jeff Brady

The long-delayed project is a jobs generator to some and an ecological disaster to others. Ahead of a key Senate vote, we revisit what the Keystone XL pipeline would do and why it's so contentious.

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Airbus' patented design for amphitheater-like seating.

Economy

'Flying Doughnuts': Airbus Files Patent For A New Kind Of Plane

1:50pm November 18, 2014

by Laura Sullivan

The new design would seat passengers within a circular seating area rather than in short rows inside a tube.

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference Tuesday at his official residence in Tokyo.

With Japan In Recession, Prime Minister Calls For Snap Elections

12:07pm November 18, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for an election two years ahead of schedule, and he also delayed an increase in sales tax.