House Republicans say the move would give state and federal employees more flexibility. Opponents say it's just another way to cut paychecks.
$2 trillion in cash, untaxed earnings may explain why consumers can keep spending even with tax hikes and a slow jobs recovery.
California's attorney general says those stores, plus Target and others, failed to warn consumers about tainted products.
Some borrowers are receiving payments of a few hundred dollars -- not the thousands they were anticipating.
In another inauspicious sign, the president says his massive Affordable Care Act will face a rocky rollout.
While companies insist America's education failures make more H-1B visas for foreign workers a must, the numbers say otherwise.
Unemployment in some parts of Europe is worse than during the Great Depression. Investors ignore the EU's financial woes at their own peril, say some analysts.
The number of public sector jobs has shrunk by more than 700,000 on his watch. It grew by 1.75 million during George W. Bush's terms. Here's why.
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