Past Articles by Yuki Noguchi
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Housing-Market Watchers Edgy As Mortgage Rates Keep Climbing The Federal Reserve's economic stimulus has helped keep mortgage rates at record lows in the years since the Great Recession. But rates are ticking upward, leaving some investors worried that the nascent housing recovery will suffer if the Fed unravels its policies too quickly. |
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Housing Market Watchers Edgy As Mortgage Rates Keep Climbing The Federal Reserve's economic stimulus has helped keep mortgage rates at record lows in the years since the Great Recession. But rates are ticking upward, leaving some investors worried that the nascent housing recovery will suffer if the Fed unravels its policies too quickly. |
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Housing Market Watchers Edgy As Mortgage Rates Keep Climbing The Federal Reserve's economic stimulus has helped keep mortgage rates at record lows in the years since the Great Recession. But rates are ticking upward, leaving some investors worried that the nascent housing recovery will suffer if the Fed unravels its policies too quickly. |
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Housing Market Watchers Edgy As Mortgage Rates Keep Climbing The Federal Reserve's economic stimulus has helped keep mortgage rates at record lows in the years since the Great Recession. But rates are ticking upward, leaving some investors worried that the nascent housing recovery will suffer if the Fed unravels its policies too quickly. |
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50 Years After The Equal Pay Act, Gender Wage Gap Endures President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in 1963 in an effort to abolish wage discrimination based on gender. Half a century later, the Obama administration is pushing Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, designed to make wage differences more transparent. |
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Retired Gen. David Petraeus Heads To Wall Street The former CIA director, who previously led U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, will join the private equity firm KKR. Petraeus is expected to help the firm identify and evaluate promising deals both in the U.S. and in emerging markets. |
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JPMorgan Shareholders Consider Splitting CEO, Chairman Jobs In Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, JPMorgan Chase holds its annual shareholder meeting. They will vote on a key measure: Whether to strip CEO Jamie Dimon of his title of chairman of the board. A growing number of companies have split the CEO and chairman roles. |
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A 'Wake-Up Call' To Protect Vulnerable Workers From Abuse For decades, a turkey-processing company housed intellectually disabled men in squalid conditions, subjecting them to physical and emotional abuse while paying them $2 per day. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently won a huge judgment against the company. |
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A 'Wake-Up Call' To Protect Vulnerable Workers From Abuse For decades, a turkey-processing company housed intellectually disabled men in squalid conditions, subjecting them to physical and emotional abuse while paying them $2 per day. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently won a huge judgment against the company. |
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A 'Wake-Up Call' To Protect Vulnerable Workers From Abuse For decades, a turkey-processing company housed intellectually disabled men in squalid conditions, subjecting them to physical and emotional abuse while paying them $2 per day. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently won a huge judgment against the company. |
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Furloughs Only The Latest Blow To Federal Worker Morale Government work was once synonymous with job security and stability. But these days furloughs, pay freezes and threats of further cuts are fomenting discontent. Some federal employees also say that public criticism of the federal government is also taking a toll. |
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Furloughs Only The Latest Blow To Federal Worker Morale Government work was once synonymous with job security and stability. But these days furloughs, pay freezes and threats of further cuts are fomenting discontent. Some federal employees also say that public criticism of the federal government is also taking a toll. |
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Some Net Retailers Aren't Buying Online Sales Tax Proposal Proponents of the bill, currently before Congress, say collecting taxes from online sales should be relatively simple for retailers. But with close to 10,000 tax jurisdictions around the country, some online businesses say collecting the taxes and navigating potential problems will be a costly burden. |
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Some Net Retailers Aren't Buying Online Sales Tax Proposal Proponents of the bill, currently before Congress, say collecting taxes from online sales should be relatively simple for retailers. But with close to 10,000 tax jurisdictions around the country, some online businesses say collecting the taxes and navigating potential problems will be a costly burden. |
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When It Comes To Productivity, Technology Can Hurt And Help With more employees working on the road and more distracting technologies in the office, some companies are creating new ways to improve efficiency. One software firm helps identify wasted time, while another makes it easier for co-workers to collaborate. |
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When It Comes To Productivity, Technology Can Hurt And Help With more employees working on the road and more distracting technologies in the office, some companies are creating new ways to improve efficiency. One software firm helps identify wasted time, while another makes it easier for co-workers to collaborate. |
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As Health Law Changes Loom, A Shift To Part-Time Workers Starting in January, businesses with 50 or more full-time employees will be required to provide health insurance or pay a penalty. Some companies say they're already considering shifting those employees to part-time status. But some experts say it's not clear the shift is attributable to the health care law. |
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As Health Law Changes Loom, A Shift To Part-Time Workers Starting in January, businesses with 50 or more full-time employees will be required to provide health insurance or pay a penalty. Some companies say they're already considering shifting those employees to part-time status. But some experts say it's not clear the shift is attributable to the health care law. |
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Shifting Retail Landscape Tilts Support For Online Sales Tax The U.S. Senate seems ready to let states collect sales tax from more online retailers. Support for the measure has increased as businesses have converged their online and offline sales. "We're looking for consistency" in how taxes are collected, says the owner of a St. Louis pet store chain. |
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Shifting Retail Landscape Tilts Support For Online Sales Tax The U.S. Senate seems ready to let states collect sales tax from more online retailers. Support for the measure has increased as businesses have converged their online and offline sales. "We're looking for consistency" in how taxes are collected, says the owner of a St. Louis pet store chain. |
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Shifting Retail Landscape Tilts Support For Online Sales Tax The U.S. Senate seems ready to let states collect sales tax from more online retailers. Support for the measure has increased as businesses have converged their online and offline sales. "We're looking for consistency" in how taxes are collected, says the owner of a St. Louis pet store chain. |
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Dish Satellite Network Tries To Upend Sprint Deal The satellite TV provider Dish Network made an aggressive bid Monday to move into wireless telecom by offering a $25.5 billion cash and stock deal to buy Sprint Nextel, despite an agreement already made between Sprint and Japanese company SoftBank. |
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Postal Service Backs Off Ending Saturday Mail Delivery The U.S. Postal Service is giving up on its plan to save money by eliminating Saturday delivery. It says Congress won't let it make the change — so it's back to losing more money than it planned. |
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After Missteps, Does J.C. Penney Stand Another Chance? After losing many customers through an unsuccessful face-lift attempt by Ron Johnson, J.C. Penney will be led by former CEO Myron Ullman. One analyst says it must "embrace" its customers to recuperate, but others wonder if it can survive. |
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After Missteps, Does J.C. Penney Stand Another Chance? After losing many customers through an unsuccessful face-lift attempt by Ron Johnson, J.C. Penney will be led by former CEO Myron Ullman. One analyst says it must "embrace" its customers to recuperate, but others wonder if it can survive. |
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Fannie Mae Posts Record Profit For all of last year, Fannie Mae posted net income of $17.2 billion. Just a year earlier, it had lost nearly the same amount. The company that finances home mortgages is still under government conservatorship. |
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As Housing Industry Builds Up, Other Sectors Follow The housing recovery is well on its way, economists say, and Americans are becoming more comfortable spending on things like remodeling, moving, gardening and furniture. One economist expects increased housing wealth to boost consumer spending by $100 billion this year. |
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As Housing Industry Builds Up, Other Sectors Follow The housing recovery is well on its way, economists say, and Americans are becoming more comfortable spending on things like remodeling, moving, gardening and furniture. One economist expects increased housing wealth to boost consumer spending by $100 billion this year. |
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For Some Ready To Buy, A Good Home Is Hard To Find Housing season seems to have arrived early in some places where homebuying is already frenzied, and in many markets, the pendulum has swung from an excess of homes on the market a few years ago to a shortage. |
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For Some Ready To Buy, A Good Home Is Hard To Find Housing season seems to have arrived early in some places where homebuying is already frenzied, and in many markets, the pendulum has swung from an excess of homes on the market a few years ago to a shortage. |
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U.S. Probes Abuse Allegations Under Worker Visa Program Recent allegations that a McDonald's franchise abused students, who came to the U.S. on cultural guest work visas, is reactivating the debate about how immigration reform should deal with guest workers, and whether the State Department's efforts to curb abuse have failed. |
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U.S. Probes Abuse Allegations Under Worker Visa Program Recent allegations that a McDonald's franchise abused students, who came to the U.S. on cultural guest work visas, is reactivating the debate about how immigration reform should deal with guest workers, and whether the State Department's efforts to curb abuse have failed. |
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Nominee To Head Consumer Protection Bureau Faces Vocal Opposition From Senate Republicans Richard Cordray and Mary Jo White are nominated to head two key financial regulatory agencies. Cordray's nomination in particular promises to draw sharp criticism from Republicans. |
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Experts Boil Telecommuting Decisions Down To Flexibility Vs. Serendipity Yahoo touched off a debate about the effectiveness of telecommuting when it told employees last week that they may no longer work from home. The policy change was made, according to the company's internal email, to enhance workplace collaboration. |
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Experts Boil Telecommuting Decisions Down To Flexibility Vs. Serendipity Yahoo touched off a debate about the effectiveness of telecommuting when it told employees last week that they may no longer work from home. The policy change was made, according to the company's internal email, to enhance workplace collaboration. |
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Technology Upends Another Industry: Homebuilding A Maryland building firm automated its home design process, and now it's looking to use another company to assemble houses on-site from parts. The firm has half as many workers as before the recession. |
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Technology Upends Another Industry: Homebuilding A Maryland building firm automated its home design process, and now it's looking to use another company to assemble houses on-site from parts. The firm has half as many workers as before the recession. |
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Office Depot Announces Plans To Merge With OfficeMax Office Depot has agreed to buy OfficeMax in an all-stock deal for nearly $1.2 billion. The merged company will still face tough competition from Staples and Amazon.com. |
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Money Replaces Willpower In Programs Promoting Weight Loss A group of nurses is competing for $10,000 in a weight-loss contest. A New York man motivated himself by pledging to donate to a cause he hated. Both approaches use money to reach a target weight. But which is better — the carrot or the stick? |
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Money Replaces Willpower In Programs Promoting Weight Loss A group of nurses is competing for $10,000 in a weight-loss contest. A New York man motivated himself by pledging to donate to a cause he hated. Both approaches use money to reach a target weight. But which is better — the carrot or the stick? |
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Berkshire Hathaway And Private Equity Firm To Buy Heinz For $23 Billion Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and the private equity firm 3G Capital are set buy ketchup giant Heinz. |
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Obama's Call To Raise Minimum Wage Not Likely To Go Anywhere Job market policy analysts look at the President's proposals to create jobs in his state of the union address. |
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Obama's Call To Raise Minimum Wage Not Likely To Go Anywhere Job market policy analysts look at the President's proposals to create jobs in his state of the union address. |
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Grounding Of 787s Creates Doubts About 'Business As Usual' At Boeing The company's CEO said Boeing plans to keep building its new 787s while it awaits the outcome of investigations into the cause of a fire and overheating aboard the planes. But some analysts are skeptical about continuing the assembly line before the results are in. |
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Grounding Of 787s Creates Doubts About 'Business As Usual' At Boeing The company's CEO said Boeing plans to keep building its new 787s while it awaits the outcome of investigations into the cause of a fire and overheating aboard the planes. But some analysts are skeptical about continuing the assembly line before the results are in. |
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More Year-End Earning Statements Out This Week Companies including Apple, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft and Starbucks will announce their year-end results. |
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Homebuilding Is Booming, But Skilled Workers Are Scarce More than 2 million construction jobs disappeared during the economic downturn. But now that there are indications the sector is rebounding, the industry is actually experiencing a labor shortage in many parts of the country. |
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Homebuilding Is Booming, But Skilled Workers Are Scarce More than 2 million construction jobs disappeared during the economic downturn. But now that there are indications the sector is rebounding, the industry is actually experiencing a labor shortage in many parts of the country. |
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New Rules Issued For Mortgage Servicing Companies Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unveiled new rules for mortgage lenders. On Thursday, it releases new rules for the companies that service those loans. |
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FAA To Review New 787 Dreamliner After Spate Of Problems Boeing faces a comprehensive review of the design and manufacturing of its ballyhooed 787 Dreamliner. |
