Global economy is growing but may be headed for trouble, IMF says
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The IMF’s new forecast calls for global growth of 3.2 percent this year and next, virtually unchanged from its January assessment while warning of trouble ahead ..read more
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Work Advice: I’ve been offered a promotion ... and condolences?
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I’m excited and confident about a promotion, but someone from another department is pooh-poohing it. What’s the deal ..read more
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The sobering message from the Fed: Interest rate cuts aren’t coming soon
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A string of discouraging inflation reports since the start of the year keeps pushing the timeline back for interest rate cuts ..read more
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UAW gets first Southern win as Tenn. plant overwhelmingly backs union
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VW workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., became the first big auto plant in the South to join the United Auto Workers in a victory for organized labor ..read more
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White House calls on pension funds to adopt stronger labor standards
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Five major pension funds have already committed more than $1 trillion in capital requiring robust labor standards in private-equity investments ..read more
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What you need to know about new overtime rule that will benefit millions
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Beginning July 1, salaried workers making up to $43,888 a year will qualify for 1.5 times pay if they work more than 40 hours a week. That’s up from the current ceiling of $35,568 a year ..read more
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U.S. economy grew at 1.6 percent annual rate in first quarter 2024, a sharp slowdown
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New data out this morning shows GDP slowed in the first quarter of 2024 ..read more
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Employers added 303,000 jobs in March, soaring past expectations
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2w ago
The jobs market is charging ahead in 2024 after a gradual cooling for much of past year in response to soaring interest rates ..read more
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Inflation keeps coming in hot, likely delaying interest rate cuts
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2w ago
Federal Reserve officials are trying to figure out whether their fight to control prices is slowing ..read more
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High interest rates, rising inflation: The economy still isn’t normal
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2w ago
The improbable picture seems to guarantee that the Federal Reserve won’t be ready to lower interest rates in the next few months ..read more
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