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Immigrants to drive overall U.S. workforce growth for the next two decades
Times Squre, New York, Photoby chensiyuan/Wikimedia Commons With the Baby Boom generation heading toward retirement, growth in the nation’s working-age population, those ages 25 to 64, will be driven by immigrants and the U.S.-born children of immigrants,...May 2, 2017 1258 0 -
Renewable power will dominate the future
Renewable power will dominate in the future, with many large international corporations already increasingly choosing renewable energy products either from utilities or through direct investment in their own generating capacity, a new study based on analyses...April 4, 2017 1545 0 -
Federal Reserve raises interest rate
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a raise in its benchmark interest rate amid continuing positive signs of economic growth. While the decision – that allows a hike in the range between 0.75 and 1.0 percent...March 16, 2017 1226 0 -
In upbeat sign, U.S. economy added 235,000 jobs in February
Exceeding expectations, the United States added 235,000 jobs to its economy in February, an upbeat report card that could help the Federal Reserve hike rates at a meeting this month. The unemployment rate stood at 4.7...March 10, 2017 1222 0 -
Stock Market makes spectacular gains on Trump’s tax reform promise
Federal Hall and George Washington statue in New York, Photo by Musik Animal via Wikimedia Commons The US stock market rocketed to new highs, spurred by President Donald Trump’s vow to introduced “phenomenal” tax reforms. Friday’s...February 12, 2017 933 0 -
Trump rally sees Dow scale unprecedented 20,000 mark
Boosted by a series of pledges and actions by President Donald Trump, the Dow Jones Industrial hit 20,000 points mark in the first ever such milestone. Since Trump’s election in November 2016, the Dow has registered...January 25, 2017 912 0 -
Trump meeting with auto industry leaders to discuss jobs
President Donald Trump will meet with key leaders in the autombile industry Tuesday morning as part of his goal to generate more jobs for Americans. According to reports Trump’s breakfast meeting will include a session with...January 24, 2017 1072 0 -
Minimum wage raise in several states at the start of 2017
Times Square in Manhattan Photo by Chensiyuan (chensiyuan) via Wikimedia Commons In a development likely to lift income levels for millions of workers, 19 U.S. states raised the minimum wage Monday as Americans celebrated the start...January 2, 2017 989 0 -
Investor confidence grows as US economy continues impressive growth
Wall Street New York Photo Credit : CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=243386 Call it continuation of economic growth resulting fom President Barack Obama’s policies or ‘Trump Bump’ in the form of stock exchange upsurge from President-elect Donald...December 22, 2016 933 0 -
International students in U.S. now top one million
Janss Steps, Royce Hall in background, University of California, LA, Photo by b r e n t (UCLA) via Wikimedia Commons Over one million international students are studying at U.S. colleges and universitie during the 2015-16 academic...November 26, 2016 1474 0