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Former President Donald Trump's company lost more than $70 million operating his Washington, D.C., hotel while he was in office, according to documents released by congressional Democrats on Friday. (Julio Cortez/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability

Documents show Trump lost millions operating D.C. hotel

The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. was a big money loser for Trump's company, according to a cache of documents released by congressional Democrats on Friday.

5 years ago

Kenyans read the morning newspapers reporting a statement issued by President Uhuru Kenyatta following reports that he is among more than 330 current and former politicians identified as beneficiaries of secret financial accounts, in the low-income Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021
Business
Delaware

Delaware corporate secrecy again proves popular in ‘Pandora Papers’

Leaked documents, dubbed the ‘Pandora Papers,’ show how Delaware and other states are used as a ‘tax haven’ by wealthy world leaders to store assets.

5 years ago

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Income Inequality
International

What the ‘Pandora Papers’ show about how the powerful hide money from public view

The global investigation sheds new light on how the world's wealthy use a network of lawyers and financial institutions to obscure their finances from authorities.

5 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin
International

Leaked records open a ‘Pandora’ box of financial secrets

The global elite has been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts, and other assets for the past quarter-century.

5 years ago

A cashier swipes a credit card at a register.
NPR
Business
Income Inequality
National

Retail jobs are treated as a temporary bridge to something better. But why?

At any moment, some 15 million Americans work in retail. Many stay for years. Now companies face a labor crunch, and workers wish these jobs were designed as durable careers.

5 years ago

SEC Building in Washington DC.
Business
Pennsylvania

Report: SEC seeks info on possible gifts to Pa. pension’s staff

The SEC has joined a federal probe of Pennsylvania’s largest pension fund and is seeking records to determine whether improper “compensation and gifts” may have been gifted.

5 years ago

The University of Delaware's STAR Campus in Newark helps connect students, teachers and researchers with partners in commercial industry and the community. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Economic Development
Higher Education

Univ. of Delaware, Penn State, Lehigh U. snag federal funds to boost local economic growth

A handful of local universities are among the 25 schools nationwide getting money to help local businesses develop and grow.

5 years ago

$10 bills in US currency (AP Photo)
New Jersey
Public Health

Camden County using $8M in federal recovery funds to help local nonprofits

A county grant program will spread COVID recovery assistance to mission-driven institutions.

5 years ago

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Economy
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pennsylvania’s labor force shrank, payrolls flat in August

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped to another post-pandemic low, but the labor force shrank in August and payrolls remained virtually flat.

5 years ago

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Business
Economic Development
Philadelphia

Rite Aid moving headquarters to Philadelphia

Rite Aid is moving its headquarters to Philadelphia in what it calls a site “designed specifically for in-person collaboration and company gatherings, rather than office space

5 years ago

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Employment
Income Inequality
National

Jobless Americans have few options as benefits expire

It's estimated that roughly 8.9 million Americans will lose all or some of these benefits.

5 years ago

The Department of Labor’s headquarters in Washington
Economy
Government
National
New Jersey

Pandemic-enhanced unemployment benefits expire Saturday

Enhanced unemployment benefits will end this weekend. Here is the bottom line for those who benefited from them.

5 years ago

Dept of Labor and Industry building
Employment
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. to refund $19 million to 109,000 people it overcharged in unemployment error

An independent state agency that investigated the matter determined the mistake was the result of “human error” and lack of oversight.

5 years ago

Piles of money are illustrated alongside Philly's skyline
Economy
Philadelphia

Philly achieves $80M surplus with some federal help

The numbers are positive for Philadelphia, but the city’s fiscal watchdog says it’s keeping a close eye on tax collections.

5 years ago

The exterior of Aqua Pennsylvania offices in Bryn Mawr
Business
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania

Aqua Pennsylvania looks to increase suburban water bills by 17% for up to 490,000 customers

The company has filed a rate request with the state Public Utility Commission, seeking to increase water bills by 17% and wastewater bills by 33%.

5 years ago

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