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Management
Let Us Now Celebrate America's Incredibly Low Productivity
Hours and wages both increased despite the productivity dip.
Management
Report: Harriet Tubman Will Replace Andrew Jackson on the Front of the $20 Bill
The Treasury Department has had a change of plans for currency.
Management
The U.S. Mint Might Stop Producing Pennies
According to a new report, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew suggested in a 2015 memo that he was planning on stopping production of the coin.
Management
Google Just Revealed the Incredibly Simple Formula for Killer Résumés
Search giant's human resources chief offers words of wisdom on framing your strengths.
Management
Jeb Bush Does Not Understand Productivity, But No One Really Does
While often used as a fancy-sounding word for effectiveness or efficiency, productivity has a specific economic definition.
Management
Obamacare Fixed U.S. Health Care Inflation
Cost of health care is rising at the slowest rate since 1961.
Management
Let’s Admit It: Governments Never Really Pay Off Their Debts
There are a lot of hypocrisy on this issue, and it isn't only Greece.
Management
How the Dollar Went From a Simple Banknote to the World's Currency
For starters, it never hurts to be backed by nearly all the world's gold.
Management
One in Four Americans With College Degrees Shouldn’t Have Bothered
A college education by no means punches your ticket into the middle class.
Management
Maybe Less Productive Employees Just Need a Little Siesta Time
Sleep-deprived South Korea is encouraging government workers to nap.
Management
Countries Without Paid Maternity Leave: Swaziland, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea and the U.S.
The rest of the developing world gives women paid maternity leave by law.
Oversight
Analysis: If Washington Wants to Derail the US Economy, This Is the Way to Do It
Wrangling over US fiscal policy is more than political theater. It has real implications.
Management
The U.S. Is Cutting its Deficit Faster Than it Ever Has Before
The latest US budget statement is expected to show the deficit continued to decline in July
Oversight
Moody’s Says the US Government Is Now a Super Safe Bet
The credit rating firm has upgraded its outlook on the US government's AAA rating.
Oversight
Fitch to U.S.: Debt Ceiling Shenanigans Will Hurt Your Credit Rating
After sequestration and budget talks this month, the debt limit debate will return.
