2014 was America’s best year of job growth since 1999
The government also revised up its estimates for job gains in October and November, revealing employers added more than 50,000 jobs than previously thought. November was already the best month…
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35% of workers say they’ll quit if they don’t get a raise
Amid the brighter outlook for jobs, nearly half of the employed adults surveyed said they expect to see a 3% to 5% hike in pay this year. And roughly the…
Oil tycoon’s ex accepts $975 million divorce check after all
The couple were married for 26 years, have two children and had no prenuptial agreement. As of last year, Hamm was worth over $20 billion, according to Wealth-X, a wealth…
Why oil could rebound to $80. Yes, $80.
Related: Stay away from these oil stocks At the same time, consumers are going to be more willing to spend money on oil because of how low the prices are….
Uber slashes prices in 48 cities
Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar:…
Does free community college work?
“We’ve never turned away a student,” said Graham Thomas, director of community partnerships at tnAchieves, which raises money from large state employers or wealthy individuals. Through 2013, the program had…
Citigroup traders will get smaller bonuses this year
While the markets ended the year up, many traders were hurt by lower trading volumes, the plunge in oil prices and currency fluctuations. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data…
‘Attaboys’ for websites that ran Mohammed cartoons
“Unlike our piece publishing the results of a public-records request for the names of New York gun owners, which garnered us almost non-stop threatening phone calls to our tips line,…
‘Cat Fancy’ reinvents itself for the Buzzfeed set
The switch from “Cat Fancy” to “Catster” may perplex some readers, but it speaks to the larger shift in the industry as magazines work to build an online presence. (This…
Where the jobs are and who’s being hired?
Black men led the way, with a 6% increase in the number employed. That’s not surprising, says Valerie Wilson, labor economist at the Economic Policy Institute, since whites usually see…
#JeSuisCharlie becomes one of most popular hashtags in Twitter’s history
Many prominent politicians and celebrities have used the #JeSuisCharlie hashtag in the past couple days, receiving thousands of retweets. French television personality Cyril Hanouna’s tweet, “Darlings I am horrified at…
Hacking group Anonymous promises revenge for Charlie Hebdo attack
Cherif and Said Kouachi, the brothers wanted for the massacre at Charlie Hedbo’s offices in Paris, were killed Friday by French security forces in a town where they had been…
Amazon data center on fire in Virginia
The owner of the property, Corporate Office Properties Trust, wouldn’t say what companies occupy the building. But a company spokeswoman, Stephanie Krewson-Kelly, said there was “little to no impact to…
Starbucks COO to take a leave of absence
Starbucks sought to quash those rumors though. According to emails sent to “partners” — the term Starbucks uses to describe employees — that were obtained by CNN’s Poppy Harlow, Schultz…