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Northeast Corridor tunnel backers feel shorted by Trump plan
Proponents of a $13 billion project to build a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey are panning President Donald Trump's infrastructure proposal.
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Trump wants NASA out of space station by 2025, private businesses in
Under President Donald Trump's 2019 proposed budget released Monday, U.S. government funding for the space station would end by 2025.
6 years ago
Stock drop could pose risk to US economy — if it endures
Consumers are the engine of U.S. economic growth, so any sharp pullback in their spending would hurt. Could the result be a weaker economy and lost jobs?
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Another rout in the stock market, as Dow drops more than 1,000 points
U.S. stock markets fell sharply Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average tumbling 1,033 points, or 4 percent, to 23,860.
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Listen 13:30Dow plunges 1,175, the biggest point drop in history
At one point Monday afternoon, the Dow was down 1,579 points — the largest intraday point drop in the history of the index.
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When a full-time job isn’t enough to make it
A new poll finds that 1 in 5 jobs in America is held by a worker under contract. Within a decade, contractors and freelancers could make up half of the American workforce.
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Thousands of lost Atlantic City casino jobs are coming back
On Tuesday, the shuttered former Trump Taj Mahal casino began interviewing job applicants for its reincarnation this summer as a Hard Rock casino resort.
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Medical marijuana could be good business in Pa.
Bradford is a historic town on the northern Pennsylvania border. An empty storefront will soon be one of the state’s medical marijuana clinics.
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IFO: federal tax breaks might mean good news for Pa.’s bottom line
After a year marked by lower-than expected income and intractable budget problems, Pennsylvania's finances appear to be on an upswing.
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Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase launch new health care company
The new company will be "free from profit-making incentives and constraints" as it tries to find ways to cut costs and boost satisfaction.
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After revelations of gender pay gap at BBC, 4 male hosts agree to salary cut
Last July, the BBC revealed the salaries of all employees earning more than $200,000 a year. Two thirds were men.
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Pa. making more than expected on casino auctions — so far
With eight bids to go, the state has already made $90 million of the $100 million dollars it earmarked in the state budget.
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Delaware Gov. Carney introduces $4.25 billion ‘sustainable’ budget
A pay raise for state employees and a $100 million boost for capital projects show how Carney’s spending plan is very different from last year’s bare bones budget.
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Listen 1:57‘Don’t think a robot could do this’: Warehouse workers aren’t worried for their jobs
Thanks to surging online shopping, retail warehouses are booming, and so are jobs. But the unavoidable buzzword is automation.
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