Tags: U.S. economy
For blue-collar America wage gains are slim even as employment surges
America has added more than a million jobs in the space of three months but wages, especially for blue-collar workers, are showing few signs of gains.
Democrats set high bar for supporting Obama on trade
Senior Democrats in the House of Representatives said on Thursday they would insist President Barack Obama provide hard evidence that proposed free trade deals will boost median U.S. incomes, laying out tough terms to support his trade agenda.
Middle class decline looms over final years of Obama presidency
Barack Obama enters the final two years of his presidency with a blemish on his legacy that looks impossible to erase: the decline of the middle class he has promised to rescue.
Unfazed by market swings, Fed sticks to mid-2015 hike scenario
Tumbling oil prices have strengthened rather than weakened the Federal Reserve's resolve to start raising interest rates around midyear even as volatile markets and a softening U.S. inflation outlook made investors push back the timing of the "liftoff."