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Are Employee Background Checks Racist? EEOC Thinks So
04:31 PM ET - The Obama administration has threatened employers that run criminal and credit background checks on job applicants, arguing these are racial "barriers" to hiring — even though federal agencies routinely use them. Last week the Federal Trade Commission joined with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to tell employers that background checks could have a "disparate impact" on black people and expose private firms to lawsuits. ... More »
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03/26/2014 06:59 PM ET - A modestly higher open Wednesday quickly turned tail as major averages declined again in higher volume. The weak action was enough to put the market into a correction. The Nasdaq slumped 1.4%, continuing its string of underperformance. It closed decisively below its 50-day moving average. The ... Subscribe to read article »
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05:43 PM ET - Apple (AAPL) is unlikely to take its usual 30% cut of App Store sales when it comes to Microsoft's (MSFT) new Office for iPad apps. While the iPad Office apps are available for free download, you can create and edit documents only if you're a paying subscriber."
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04:21 PM ET - Stocks finished mixed Thursday, paring earlier losses amid better-than-expected economic data. The Nasdaq slipped 0.5%, the S&P 500 fell 0.2% and the Dow Jones industrial average ended ... More »
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04:50 PM ET - For years, auto-parts retailers and distributors have benefited from economic, technological and consumer trends that have kept cars on the road longer and heightened demand for parts and ... More »
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06:41 PM ET - In recent decades, high cholesterol has been Big Pharma's gravy train. The statins, oral drugs that lower "bad" cholesterol, turned into the best-selling drugs in history, with Pfizer's ...More »
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05:55 PM ET - While more young adult "millennials" finally are ready to move out on their own, the impact of this trend on the U.S. housing market probably won't be felt for a few more years, economists ...More »
The New America
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04:39 PM ET - Extracting oil and gas out of the ground is one thing, but having access to the necessary infrastructure in order to distribute those resources appropriately is quite another. Fortunately ... More »
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