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More Bad News in June Jobs Report

Steve Lonegan — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 12:00:18 +0000

In recent months, analysts have been pointing to a supposedly improved job situation for workers. Voluntary minimum wage increases at companies like Walmart allegedly pointed to an upward movement in wages…

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There Is Less to the Employment Numbers Than Meets the Eye

Steve Lonegan — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 21:00:50 +0000

Today’s headlines trumpet the gain of 280,000 jobs in May and the additional 32,000 jobs in the previous two months. This good news, however, masks the disappointing numbers that come…

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Another Jobs Report, Another Disappointment

Steve Lonegan — Fri, 08 May 2015 15:11:09 +0000

The headlines today don’t tell the whole story. While 223,000 new jobs in April sound like a positive development for our economy, the cold, harsh reality is that millions of…

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Steve Wynn: “Real inflation is much higher than they say it is”

Frank Cannon — Wed, 06 May 2015 19:00:57 +0000

The front page of the Drudge Report today links to an article reporting on an interview businessman Steve Wynn, founder and CEO of Wynn Resorts, gave to a local PBS…

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