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May 2, 2016

Kentucky counties make unprecedented push for right-to-work laws

Local governments in Kentucky are taking matters into their own hands in a bid to battle union influence and, they say, make their communities more business-friendly.

May 2, 2016

House approves Keystone bill, as court ruling delivers win to pipeline backers

The House easily passed a bill on Friday authorizing construction of the Keystone pipeline, just hours after Nebraska's highest court tossed a lawsuit challenging the route -- increasing pressure on President Obama to approve the long-delayed project.

May 2, 2016

Tiny Nebraska town says no to 1,100 new jobs

The village board unanimously voted against a proposed $300 million chicken processing plant, and two weeks later, the company said they'd take their plant -- and money -- elsewhere.

April 28, 2016

California, New York enact $15 minimum wages

California and New York acted Monday to gradually push their statewide minimum wages to $15 an hour -- the highest in the nation -- as Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders again seized on wage disparity and the plight of the working poor as a defining issue in the presidential race.

April 22, 2016

Uber settles two class-action suits, drivers to stay contractors

Uber has agreed to pay up to $100 million and make several policy concessions to settle a pair of major class-action lawsuits in two states that will keep its drivers independent contractors instead of employees, both sides announced Thursday night.

April 8, 2016

PayPal scraps North Carolina expansion plan over state's LGBT law

An economic backlash broadened Tuesday against a North Carolina law that critics say discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people with PayPal announcing it has canceled a major expansion in the state.

March 28, 2016

What to know why Trump, Sanders and Cruz keep winning? It's still about the economy, stupid

The American economy is stuck in low gear. That's because well-paying jobs remain scarce and the middle class is shrinking.

March 3, 2016

What Friday's jobs report will tell us about the health of our economy

The Labor Department monthly employment report Friday will tell us a lot about the health of the economy — much of it not very good.

February 26, 2016

What's going on in America? Trickle-down negativity and the demonizing of the rich

For more than a quarter of a century, I’ve made a living offering people financial advice and helping them manage their money.

February 10, 2016

2 Indiana HVAC plants to close, costing 2,100 jobs

Two Indiana plants that make products for the heating, ventilating and air conditioning industry are shifting their manufacturing operations to Mexico in moves that will cost 2,100 workers their jobs, company officials announced Wednesday.