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Your boss is still trying to get you back into the office

Bosses across America’s biggest cities are still struggling to get workers back into the office. Andrew Keshner, a MarketWatch reporter, joins CBS News with some…

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Maximizing your retirement contributions throughout your career

Kamila Elliott, a certified financial planner, shares advice on how employees can best contribute to their retirement savings decades before exiting the workforce. CBS News…

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President Biden announces plan to increase American manufacturing jobs

During President Biden’s remarks today on the September jobs market, he took questions on why sentiments among Americans about the economy may not reflect what…

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What the September jobs report means for U.S. workers

The September jobs report showed that the U.S. economy created 336,000 jobs last month — a sign that the job market remained strong despite challenges…

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Stop trying to revive local economies with prisons

Closing prisons and reducing the incarcerated population should be a good thing, but when local economies become dependent on the prison industry it creates many…

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Biden delivers remarks on strong September jobs report | full video

President Biden delivered remarks Friday on the latest jobs report that showed the U.S. economy added 336,000 jobs in September, exceeding economists’ expectations. Biden also…

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U.S. jobs soared far beyond expectations in September

Businesses are still hiring at a high rate as consumer spending remains robust. Colby Smith, a U.S. economics editor for the Financial Times, joins CBS…

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PPI up slightly higher than expected, likely due to rising energy costs

The Producer Price Index, measuring how much wholesale goods cost, rose half a percentage point in September, slightly higher than the 0.3% some experts expected….

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What the latest economic indicators say about inflation

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% last month with energy and housing prices contributing to the increase. Greg Robb, a senior economic reporter for MarketWatch,…

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Social Security benefits to rise 3.2% in 2024 after 8.7% hike for 2023

The Social Security Administration said its 2024 cost-of-living adjustment will be 3.2%, a much smaller bump than the 8.7% increase seniors and other beneficiaries received…

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Oil prices surge amid war between Israel and Hamas

Oil prices rose 5% Friday amid the war between Israel and Hamas. J.D. Durkin, host of “The Street,” joins CBS News to discuss what the…

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Workers Strike Back coalition for a $25 min wage & more w/Kshama Sawant | The Chris Hedges Report

After over a decade on Seattle City Council, socialist Kshama Sawant is launching a national coalition called Workers Strike Back to fight for wages, universal…

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Biden says U.S. “working round the clock” to free American Hamas hostages

President Biden on Friday spoke for over an hour with the families of 14 Americans who are missing following Hamas’ attack on Israel. At an…

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Median household incomes dropped in 17 states in 2022

Census data shows that median household incomes dropped in one-third of U.S. states last year. Many of those 17 states where households lost economic ground…

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