The drop in the unemployment rate in August isn’t particularly good news for the economy — it’s driven mostly by nearly 400,000 people dropping out of the labor force, rather than more people finding jobs. But those dropping out aren’t so much the discouraged 30-, 40- or 50-year olds. In fact, the Labor Department said [...]
Many Young Adults Have Dropped Out of the Labor Force, Given Up on Finding Jobs
September 8, 2012 | Posted by
U.S. Home Prices Rose in June for 1st Time Since 2010
August 29, 2012 | Posted by
Home prices in 20 U.S. cities climbed in June for the first time since a tax credit boosted sales in 2010, indicating the industry at the heart of the worst recession in the post-World War II era is starting to rebound. The S&P/Case-Shiller index increased 0.5 percent from June 2011 after falling 0.7 percent in [...]
Is The Economy Changing The Very Nature of Romance?
August 4, 2012 | Posted by
What does love feel like when you don’t know what tomorrow will bring? When life as you imagined it seems further and further out of reach? How do you know when it’s time to hold on to what you’ve got, or let go in the face of mounting anxiety? What if you’re so stressed out [...]
American Corporations May Be Hurting the Economy to Make Obama Lose
July 12, 2012 | Posted by
Are the nation’s big businesses hoarding their record profits instead of investing it in development and new jobs so that the economy will remain stagnant and perhaps push President Obama out of the White House? That’s the intriguing premise that columnist Dan Froomkin explores in a piece on the Huffington Post. Froomkin’s column delves into [...]
