Big Job Gains and Rising Pay in Labor Data
By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
The gain was the largest monthly jump in payrolls in nearly three years, and average hourly earnings surged 0.4 percent, twice what analysts expected.
Modern power meters are meant to talk directly to power companies, their customers and their customers’ dishwashers, but they have yet to live up to their potential.
The gain was the largest monthly jump in payrolls in nearly three years, and average hourly earnings surged 0.4 percent, twice what analysts expected.
An improving labor market, broad economic growth and a falling federal budget deficit are brightening the prospect of bipartisan cooperation next year.
The recovery has gained enough traction, White House officials say, that President Obama can make a robust case for how the accelerating job growth is likely to translate into higher wages.
The late Apple chief defended his company’s decision to strictly control the music that can be played on an iPod in testimony recorded six months before his death.
CBS programming went dark for Dish subscribers in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and several other markets after six months of talks failed.
A large portion of The New Republic’s staff quit after the departure of the editor, Franklin Foer, who had bristled at the appointment of a new chief executive, Guy Vidra.
If history is any guide, it’s hard to see falling oil prices as anything but good news for everyone whose fortunes aren’t tied to oil.
The home-sharing business now has secondary coverage, which kicks in after a homeowner’s primary insurance.
States have begun competing with one another for the business of perpetual trusts, and people have been putting their millions and billions into them.
Some of retirement age need an income; others crave a challenge. The number of people in the work force who are past retirement age is growing.
A plan to issue securities that convert to stock at a discount to its eventual I.P.O. price shows how the company’s chief executive remains in the driver’s seat, says Robert Cyran of Reuters Breakingviews.
It’s in any company’s self-interest to create a culture that minimizes fear.
Roads and other transportation projects, as well as sewers and waste disposal plants, were among the biggest recipients during the 12 months through October.
As the service catches on, it becomes increasingly important for customers to compare the terms of mobile deposit services that different banks offer.
There has been an awakening that online threats are real and growing worse, and that the prevailing “patch and pray” approach to computer security will not do.
Swedish Match, a tobacco company, wants the F.D.A. to change course, by declaring its smokeless product as having “substantially lower risks to health than cigarettes.”
With “Marco Polo,” its lavish new series, the streaming service is placing one of its biggest bets yet on global expansion.
A guide to student loans at various universities, and what it takes after graduation to repay that debt.