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Chapter 6: Struggle and Hope
There are moments in life that stick in memory as a fulcrum between before and after. Arti Kumari’s came on a morning a few months after her wedding, when she took her place on the starting line for her physical exam to qualify for a government ...
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Business
The Pension: That Rare Retirement Benefit Gets a Fresh Look
As the downsides of 401(k)-style plans become apparent, workers and some companies, including IBM, are showing new interest in defined benefit plans.
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The Great Disconnect: Why Voters Feel One Way About the Economy but Act Differently
Americans are angry and anxious, and not just about prices, which may be driving economic sentiment more than their financial situations, economists said.
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As the Strike Wears On, Actors Turn to a Familiar Fallback Job
In January, Francesca Xuereb took the leap many actors in Los Angeles dream of: She quit her waitressing job. After booking a recurring role in HBO Max’s “The Sex Lives of College Girls” and performing another for a forthcoming show on Apple TV+, she ...
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Business
Job Openings Rose in August
The News The number of job openings rose in August, the Labor Department reported on Tuesday, after three consecutive months of falling numbers. There were 9.6 million job openings in August, up from a revised total of 8.9 million in July, according ...
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Leaving the Office at 5 Is Not a Moral Failing
In my 20 years in the work force, I have had many types of white-collar jobs at wildly different organizations. I have been an assistant at a midsize company, I have been the head of editorial at a tiny start-up, I have been a middle manager at a ...
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Business
The Recovery Left Nevada Behind. Can the State Change Its Luck?
Pedro Alvarez never imagined his high school job delivering filet mignon and sautéed lobster tail to rooms at the Tropicana Las Vegas would turn into a longtime career. But in a city that sells itself as a place to disappear into decadence, if for ...
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Air Taxis, Hyped for Years, May Finally Take Off
Federal regulators released a plan that would allow a new generation of small aircraft to transport people short distances.
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Ex-Prisoners Face Headwinds as Job Seekers, Even as Openings Abound
An estimated 60 percent of those leaving prison are unemployed a year later. But after a push for “second-chance hiring,” some programs show promise.
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China’s Young People Can’t Find Jobs. Xi Jinping Says to ‘Eat Bitterness.’
With youth unemployment at a record, the Communist Party is trying to reset expectations about social mobility by talking up the virtue of hardship.
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