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Economists brace for most highly-anticipated jobs report since the pandemic

August jobs data, to be released Friday by the Labor Department, will be closely watched by economists and the Federal Reserve for signs of recession

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Trump turns to outlandish promises to offset $7 trillion in tax cuts

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Maui wildfire survivors say insurers are failing to clean up toxic damage to their homes

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Verizon offers to buy Frontier in multibillion bid to expand network

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Vice President Kamala Harris, Former President Donald Trump, and city skylines.

Inflation was higher in metros with greater 2020 Trump support

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Biden preparing to block Nippon Steel purchase of U.S. Steel

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Nordstrom family proposes taking its department store chain private

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Boeing Starliner is set to return home Friday, with no astronauts

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How to master small talk at work

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Inflation was higher in metros with greater 2020 Trump support

Metros that had more votes for Trump in 2020 have experienced higher inflation since then. Here’s why and what that means for this election.

By Alyssa Fowers

Work Advice: Office ‘conversation hogs’ talk back

By Karla L. Miller

Calculate how much more mortgages will cost as interest rates rise

By Chris Alcantara

Meet one of America’s newest union leaders: Brooke Shields

By Lauren Kaori Gurley

Work Advice: How to handle a coworker who hijacks conversations

By Karla L. Miller

Trump turns to outlandish promises to offset $7 trillion in tax cuts

The former president pushes a sovereign wealth fund, unrealistic promises over a spending commission and exaggerated claims about tax cuts.

By Jeff Stein12 minutes ago

Biden preparing to block Nippon Steel purchase of U.S. Steel

By David J. Lynch and Jeff Stein

Kamala Harris pitches $50,000 tax benefit in bid to spur startups

By Jeff Stein

Trump eyes plan that may give Elon Musk role in auditing U.S. agencies

By Jeff Stein and Trisha Thadani

Postal Service considers rural mail slowdown after election

By Jacob Bogage

You’re staring at your phone too much at work, and it’s costing you

How to know whether your phone usage at work is a problem and what you can do about it.

By Danielle Abril

‘Hug your IT folks’: The CrowdStrike outage turned technicians into heroes

By Danielle Abril

Make your job less painful, at least physically

By Danielle Abril and Chris Velazco

Should you quit your job? Take our quiz.

By Danielle Abril and Garland Potts

Why work four days a week when you can work six? Greece gives it a shot.

By Danielle Abril

Here’s what Americans want to kill, according to Google

A deep dive into Google Search data led us on a somewhat disturbing journey into the American psyche.

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Are Native Hawaiians finally getting ahead professionally?

By Andrew Van Dam

Which states get too much attention? Which ones are truly forgotten?

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Are Democrats really more likely to be childless cat ladies?

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Who’s most likely to adopt — or get adopted

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About the Department of Data

Where fun facts are serious business

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Amazon’s Alexa favored Harris over Trump after AI upgrade

Internal Amazon documents reveal what caused voice assistant Alexa to apparently favor Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in a viral video this week.

By Caroline O'Donovan

YouTube takes down right-wing channels linked to DOJ Russia indictments

By Gerrit De Vynck

Verizon offers to buy Frontier in multibillion bid to expand network

By Aaron Gregg

New Mexico sues Snapchat over sexual predation of minors

By Cat Zakrzewski

Meta content court rules ‘from the river to the sea’ isn’t hate speech

By Naomi Nix

As wildfire risks intensify, California insurance rates keep rising

Allstate will increase rates by an average of 34.1 percent as part of the state’s deal with the industry to expand coverage to homeowners in risky areas.

By Brianna Sacks

Climate change challenges winemakers, but some are benefitting from it

By Dave McIntyre

Should I buy this? A guide to sustainable online shopping.

By Tatum Hunter, Jaclyn Peiser, Elena Lacey and Garland Potts

Why your air conditioning bill is about to soar

By Shannon Osaka

OSHA proposes rule to protect workers exposed to extreme heat

By Anna Phillips

Kamala Harris pitches $50,000 tax benefit in bid to spur startups

The vice president’s campaign will detail efforts to boost small businesses to help draw a contrast with former president Donald Trump.

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Stock markets suffer worst day since early August meltdown

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Calculate how much more mortgages will cost as interest rates rise

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Anger over Oasis ticket prices sparks U.K. review of dynamic pricing

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Meet one of America’s newest union leaders: Brooke Shields

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Trump eyes plan that may give Elon Musk role in auditing U.S. agencies

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India’s growing reliance on China poses challenge for U.S. trade strategy

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Major hotel strike spreads across U.S. on Labor Day weekend

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Eli Lilly ramps up its fight against imitation weight-loss drugs

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Do you spend money more like a millennial or a boomer? Take this quiz to find out.

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As wildfire risks intensify, California insurance rates keep rising

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D.C. attorney general alleges ‘widespread’ title insurance kickbacks

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What to know about the Boar’s Head meat recall and listeria outbreak

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Verizon offers to buy Frontier in multibillion bid to expand network

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