Stanley Black and Decker closing China plant and moving to Texas.
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. SWK, -0.30% said Wednesday it is planning to open a new Craftsman manufacturing plant in Forth Worth, Texas. The groundbreaking on the 426,000...
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US economy adds 196,000 jobs, beating expectations
The U.S. economy added a surprisingly robust 196,000 jobs in March, the Labor Department reported on Friday, rebounding...
GM To Start Laying Off 4,250 Employees From Feb 4th
General Motors will start laying off approximately 4250 salaried employees from Monday morning (Feb 4th). The Detroit News...
Richest 26 people own same amount of wealth as poorest half of the world
The gap between the super-rich and the rest of the world has never been wider, with 26 people now owning the same amount of wealth...
Ford cancels Mexico plant, expands U.S. factory and adds 700 jobs
Ford Motor announced Tuesday that it would cancel plans for a $1.6 billion Mexico plant and launch a...
Turkey post-coup purge: Licenses of 21,000 teachers revoked, 1,577 deans ordered to resign
Turkey has revoked the licenses of 21,000 teachers working in private institutions, an Education Ministry official told Reuters....
Driverless trucks will put a few million more Americans out of work
A convoy of self-driving trucks recently drove across Europe and arrived at the Port of Rotterdam. No technology will automate away more jobs — or...
1 in 5 US children live below poverty line, more than during Great Recession
Around 22 percent of American children lived below the federal poverty line in 2013, up from 18 percent...
Total US debt soars to nearly $60 trn, foreshadows new recession
America - its government, businesses, and people - are nearly $60 trillion in debt, according to the latest...
Oklahoma prohibits towns from setting own minimum wage standards
No city or county in Oklahoma will be allowed to set their own mandatory minimum wage or employee...
Inequality gap between super rich and poor continues to widen
Things aren’t getting much better for the gap between America’s rich and poor: a new study reveals that inequality within the United States is only...
Washington Is Creating Jobs in China, Not America
By BENJAMIN CLEMENT The thing American politicians like about a free market is that it allows them to...
US Navy pulls 151 sailors from jobs following sexual assault review
The US Navy has announced that 151 sailors have been prohibited from working as sexual assault counselors, among...
47% Of All Jobs Will Be Automated By 2034
By Michael Rundle Almost half of all jobs could be automated by computers within two decades and "no government is prepared" for the tsunami of...
NSA seeks to ‘convert’ students into intelligence work
The US National Security Agency has hundreds of teens and college students on its payroll, thanks to a...
There are 22,000 homeless children in New York–the most since the Great Depression
By Andrea Elliott She wakes to the sound of breathing. The smaller children lie tangled beside her, their...
UK police colluded with construction bosses
Independent police watchdog fingers police officers across the country for allegedly providing information on workers for a blacklist of over 3,000 names which was drawn...
Pentagon to recall most furloughed workers, Hagel says
By Craig Whitlock The Pentagon will recall most of its furloughed civilian workers in the coming days, Defense...
TPP: The Most Sinister Corporate Power Grab Yet
By Diane Petryk-Bloom Imagine. While some of us are working to curtail fracking, assure GMO labeling, promote various...
10 ways govt shutdown would hurt America
With the threat of a federal government shutdown hanging over the US economy, here is a handy list...
Osborne Plans Fuel Duty Freeze Until 2015
Fuel duty will be frozen until 2015 if the money is available, George Osborne has pledged as he addressed the Tory party conference. The Chancellor's...
Detroit files for bankruptcy protection
By Nancy Kaffer The city of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in federal court Thursday, laying...
Secret TPP Deal Would Void Democracy
By Jane Slaughter Many people know NAFTA has cost U.S. workers 700,000 jobs. But how many know another...
Jagger jabs Obama over NSA scandal
President Barack Obama didn’t attend The Rolling Stones concert in Washington, DC Monday night, but lead singer Mick Jagger said that wasn’t likely to keep...