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Macy's announced Thursday that it would close 11 more stores as part of a plan announced two years ago to eliminate 100 of its branches to ensure it held the most competitive mix of digital and physical stores. The retailer has yet to identify 19 of them. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)
Business

Tax bill tantalizes store clerks after holiday hiring boom fades

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The unemployment rate for black workers fell from 7.2 percent to 6.8 percent in the month, beating the previous low of 7 percent set in April 2000. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Economy

Black unemployment rate falls to lowest on record

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Forecasters had expected around 190,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Economy

Economy adds 148,000 jobs in December, unemployment steady at 4.1 percent

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The Communications Workers of America says it is responsible for a $1,000 bonus American Airlines employees are set to receive. The company, though, has said that bonus is a product of the new GOP tax law. (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg)
Business

Union takes credit for tax cut bonuses to workers at American Airlines and other companies

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Citizens Financial Group announced that it would award $12.5 million in bonuses in the wake of tax reform passing Congress. (Scott Eisen/Bloomberg)
Economy

Citizens Financial Group awards $12.5 million in bonuses, citing tax reform

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Forecasters had expected claims to drift down from 245,000 to 240,000, according to a report. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
Economy

Jobless claims inch up to 250,000

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A report citing two anonymous sources says that the Department of Homeland Security is considering rules for the H1-B visa program that would apparently force recipients to go back to their country of origin before they could complete their green card applications. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Business

Trump administration considers ending H-1B visa extensions

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Increases in minimum wage in 18 states at the start of 2018, mostly in left-leaning states, follow years of pushing by liberal activists for higher rates after similar efforts stalled in Congress. (iStock)
Economy

Minimum wage increases in 18 states put economic claims to the test

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In mid-December, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., endorsed legislation that would create a new Treasury Department agency called the Pension Rehabilitation Administration that would provide 30-year loans at low interest rates to shore up failing pension plans. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Economy

Democrats hope to undo bipartisan 2014 fix for troubled pension plans

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Finding qualified job applicants is becoming easier, as 4 in 10 millennial workers aged 25 to 29 held at least an undergraduate degree in 2016, according to Pew Research. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Red Alert Politics

Why millennials thrive in flexible work environments

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