What would be a real pick-me-up for farmers? How about snow? That would prevent farmers from bringing in what remains of the harvest, pushing prices higher. Right?
Apparently not, the Associated Press reports today. Read more →
What would be a real pick-me-up for farmers? How about snow? That would prevent farmers from bringing in what remains of the harvest, pushing prices higher. Right?
Apparently not, the Associated Press reports today. Read more →
A generation or two from now, some kid at a South St. Paul high school football game is going to ask, ‘Why is the team called the Packers?’ The last packers in the city have lost their jobs. Read more →
Even good times are tough times for farmers. Read more →
Arnold Abbott might go to jail for making sure the hungry and homeless have something to eat in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Read more →
SUVs are back!
The October auto sales report, released this morning, shows the continuation of a trend in the United States: Big cars and trucks are back. Read more →
Obese people have a hard time getting equal treatment in the workplace. That much has been known since a study proved it about a decade ago. But now a new study shows that the situation is much worse for women than men.
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Suffice it to say, few things in the American workplace create more tension than the performance review.
Between 60 and 90 percent of those surveyed hate the process, the story indicates. Managers often come up with “goals” for the coming year that an employee can easily meet (if he or she hasn’t already) or are so vague that it’s easily satisfied in the subsequent quarterly reviews.
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If you’re a Millennial, the chances are pretty good you’re getting help from the Bank of Mom and Dad. According to a 2013 study involving a poll of parents, about 74 percent of today’s “emerging adults” receive financial support from their parents.
Stop it, argues a 25-year-old. Read more →
How’s your retirement plan going?
Not so well, if you’re typical of those surveyed by Wells Fargo, which this week said that 41-percent of “middle class” Americans in their 50s are not saving for retirement. Read more →
In a growing number of American cities, giving food to a homeless person is a crime. Read more →
As America’s economic collapse disappears in the rear-view mirror, perhaps this is a good time to ask: What exactly did we learn from it?
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Last year, Wells Fargo pulled in $5.7 billion in revenue, so an employee thought some of the worker bees should get a bigger share of that.
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In the airline industry, unless you’re a fat cat, you don’t matter much. Read more →
Two large employers in Minnesota can’t find enough workers. Why? Read more →
If you’re going to be an analysis of just about anything, never say ‘never.’ Read more →