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Cooling labor market doesn't dampen holiday hiring frenzy

Cooling labor market doesn’t dampen holiday hiring frenzy

WASHINGTON — Despite headlines of massive layoffs at corporate America and fears of a recession, it’s still a labor market for those seeking temporary vacation jobs as retailers and shippers continue to fight for employees ahead of what they expect to be a peak holiday shopping season. To increase their workforce amid fierce competition for …

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Analysis |  Real estate markets work best when the line doesn't always go up

Analysis | Real estate markets work best when the line doesn’t always go up

Comment this story Comment These days, when the Japanese real estate market makes headlines, it’s usually for the wrong reasons: the millions of empty homes across the country, perhaps, or the notoriously poor investment that buying a a house can prove. A home can often be worthless by the time the buyer has paid off …

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The Fed Can't Communicate What It Doesn't Know

The Fed Can’t Communicate What It Doesn’t Know

Text size The Fed will soon be unable to provide meaningful guidance on future rate decisions, writes William English. Michael Reynolds/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock About the Author: William English is a professor in the practice of finance at the Yale School of Management. He previously served as Director of the Monetary Affairs Division at the Federal Reserve Board. …

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