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Not sold on my union, but forced to join and pay dues (Jun-12, 23:00 EDT )-- Q I'm a young worker recently hired by a company whose wage-and-hour employees (like me) are represented by a union. I thought I would have a choice of whether to join the union. Credit union - Business - United States - Trade union - Financial...
To get to your dream career, don't look down on the bottom rung (Jun-12, 23:00 EDT )-- The job clearly is below your talents. Anyone could stir up chai or serve iced coffee. Take the job, and your degree seemingly will go to waste. But that entry-level job as a barista or waiter could be the steppingstone to something better if you work...
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Opportunistic scam artists can be as slick as the oil spill (Jun-12, 23:00 EDT )-- The magnitude of the BP spill really hit me once I starting seeing front-page photos of oil- soaked birds. One poor thing looked like a Hollywood- inspired alien or a prehistoric creature. OilSpill - Environment - Energy - Petroleum in the...
To protect yourself, think like an ID thief (Jun-12, 23:00 EDT )-- Q My credit-card company called me and said that somebody tried to charge a penny to my account. When I explained that it wasn't my charge, the issuer canceled my card and sent me a new one. Was this an identity thief at work? In the future, what can I...
How local currencies have changed against the dollar this year (Jun-12, 23:00 EDT )-- Dec. 31, 2009 {vbar} Friday change Euro 1.4323 {vbar} 1.2112 Local currency - Economic - Currency - Local Currency Systems - Organizations
Get a good read on the market: Pick up a book (Jun-12, 23:00 EDT )-- When my 7-year-old daughter, Julia, asked me what I do all day, I told her that I spend most of my time reading. Julia, a book fiend, brightened and said, "They pay you for that?" Yes, they do -- indirectly. The best investors read all the time. As...
Think gas is too pricey? Think again. (Jun-12, 23:00 EDT )-- How much does a gallon of gasoline cost? It seems like an easy question. You might ask whether I mean regular or premium, and where in the country I'm buying. Beyond that, though, the price is displayed in giant numbers on most main roads. It's such...
Volatile currency markets having an impact on international investing (Jun-12, 23:00 EDT )-- NEW YORK -- If you have a global portfolio, chances are you're feeling more pain these days than investors who kept their money close to home. Business - Investing - Economic - United States - Currency
U.S. Dollar Index (Jun-12, 23:00 EDT )-- The index measures the value of the dollar against a basket of currencies including: euro, yen, British pound, Canadian dollar, Swiss franc and the Swedish krona. The higher the number, the stronger the dollar. United States - Recreation -...
Observer newspaper of Northern Virginia shuts down (Jun-12, 23:00 EDT )-- The Observer, a family-owned community newspaper in Northern Virginia that for more than a quarter-century provided an insider's glimpse of life in Washington's rapidly growing suburbs, has shuttered after years of falling advertising revenue and...
Outsider candidates for Congress seek insider help in general election (Jun-12, 23:00 EDT )-- House candidate Raul Labrador won his May 25 Republican primary in Idaho with a brain trust that included a high school student and a budget so meager the campaign's ad operation consisted of a few radio spots and a flier mailed to 2,500 voters. ...
In District's Ward 8, economic recovery is a world away (Jun-12, 23:00 EDT )-- While much of Washington starts to emerge from more than two years of recession, Angie Walker feels as if she's in the middle of a depression, stuck, without knowing quite how to get out. Infinity Ward - Activision - United States - Washington ...
Aboard a shallow-water gas rig, regulatory confusion keeps crew waiting (Jun-12, 23:00 EDT )-- ABOARD THE SEAHAWK 2602 DRILLING RIG, GULF OF MEXICO -- Under a sweltering sun, rig manager Joe Boop watched as three of his crew yanked with grease-stained hands on a huge red wrench to adjust long brown pipes that stretched down through 210 feet of...
Traditional Indian piety makes way for pop culture images of Hindu gods (Jun-12, 23:00 EDT )-- NEW DELHI -- Nestled between the wedding sari boutiques and hipster jean shops, there's a store in the city's most popular shopping mall that's playing with the gods. Popular culture - History - Pop Culture - Social History - Arts
Japan to review spending to rein in debt (Reuters) (Jun-12, 20:49 EDT )-- Reuters - Japan's government will review some of the spending plans pledged by the ruling party as part of an effort to rein in the country's huge public debt, new Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Sunday.
Obama says BP must meet economic claims (Reuters) (Jun-12, 16:44 EDT )-- Reuters - President Barack Obama told British Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday that he will insist BP Plc pays clean-up costs and meets economic claims from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Spain PM says labor reform will create jobs (Reuters) (Jun-12, 07:52 EDT )-- Reuters - A draft labor reform package due to be approved by Spain's government on Wednesday will help generate jobs and boost confidence in a struggling economy, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Saturday.
Obama faces rare defeat on health help for jobless (AP) (Jun-12, 07:50 EDT )-- AP - If Chuck Lacasse had gotten his pink slip four days earlier, Uncle Sam would have covered most of his family's health insurance while he looked for a new job.
Fed to conduct first test auction of bank CDs (Jun-11, 23:00 EDT )-- ECONOMY The Federal Reserve on Monday will conduct the first test of a new tool intended to soak up the huge amounts of money it has injected into the economy. Under the program, the Fed will offer banks the chance to buy the equivalent of certificates...
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