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About 58.6% of the adult civilian population had a job as of April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This rate -- officially called the "employment-population ratio" has barely budged in the last three years, and the last time it was that low was in 1983.
The market's recent rough patch is healthy and necessary. The rally has been phenomenal this year and stocks should go down on bad economic news.
The IMF bent its own rules to bail out Greece back in 2010 and prevent much more serious damage to the eurozone and world economy.
Although Dominos excited many people with its video of a pizza-delivering drone, it is still very much a concept. Here's why delivery drones aren't feasible in the foreseeable future.
Those who didn't take advantage of record-low mortgage rates have missed the boat. Here are three reasons why.
Fewer Americans filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week, pointing to more slow and choppy improvement in the job market.
In Chicago, thieves stole thousands of dollars worth of hair extensions, the latest heist that's pumping an underground market.
A recent survey by Canaccord Genuity shows Samsung is outselling Apple in the U.S. smartphone market.
After several fires, crashes, and stalls of late, the cruise ship industry remains largely regulated by international bodies that can only issue safety recommendations.
Modest, moderate and measured. Those are the words the Federal Reserve is still using to describe the U.S. recovery, four years after the recession officially ended.
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