american economy

A measure of optimism among U.S. small-business owners rose to a record and exceeded projections as companies planned the most capital spending since 2007 and hiring intentions hit an all-time high, a National Federation of Independent Business survey showed Tuesday, Sept. 11. Small...

May 22 (Reuters) - From Tokyo to Houston something strange is happening; wages are failing to grow in line with very strong employment data. The underlying causes are unclear, and no doubt vary between the two countries, but the implication is the same: lack of robust wage growth...

Sept 1 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Thursday it will cut about 7,000 back-office jobs, mostly in accounting and invoicing positions at its U.S. stores, continuing a program it announced in June of cutting such jobs on the West Coast. Wal-Mart spokeswoman Deisha Barnett...

Oct 13 (Reuters) - What will it really take to give America a raise? A lot of well-credentialed policy experts have been writing nonsense about why Americans can't be paid more. One bogus story is that young people and working moms (whatever happened to working dads?) love the...