Christopher Matthews

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It's Not Time to Despair Over the Terrible Jobs News—Yet

With today's lackluster jobs report, the Labor Department is now estimating that the economy added an average of 94,000 jobs per month in December and January, which is barely enough to keep up with population...

By Christopher Matthews

Early Unemployment Data Lifts Hope for Job Growth

Fewer unemployment claims than expected

By Christopher Matthews

Actually, San Francisco's Inequality Problem Isn't the Tech Industry's Fault

But a lack of construction appears to blame

By Christopher Matthews

Anheuser-Busch to Buy Blue Point Brewing Company

The world's largest brewer is adding to its empire

By Christopher Matthews

Amazon Prime Price Hike Could Be a Major Mistake

Amazon has long been given the benefit of the doubt by investors, who have been content to forgo profits as long as Amazon has proven that it is rapidly growing its footprint. But the retail...

By Christopher Matthews

Nearly Half of America Lives Paycheck-to-Paycheck

The economic picture is looking brighter these days. The federal government announced Thursday that economic growth had picked up to its fastest pace in two years, while employment growth over the past five months has...

By Christopher Matthews

Economy Growing at Fastest Pace in 2 Years

The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, the government estimated Thursday. The Department of Commerce estimate was in line with economists' expectations, and when...

By Christopher Matthews

Currency Crises Abroad Are Benefiting the U.S.

Analysts are calling them "The Fragile Five," a catchy sobriquet for five countries--Turkey, Brazil, India, South Africa and Indonesia--that have been experiencing serious turmoil in their economies and currencies in recent weeks. To one degree...

By Christopher Matthews

Americans Are Painfully Aware of How Broke They Are

Even if they're just relatively broke

By Christopher Matthews

Home Sales Fall

The number of new homes sold in December fell for the second straight month, the Commerce Department announced Monday

By Christopher Matthews

Watch the Surprising TV Ad That Got Nissan Into Major Trouble

The Federal Trade commission reached an agreement Thursday with car maker Nissan to cease "using deceptive demonstrations in advertisements" for its pick up trucks, according to a release from the FTC. The offending ad, as...

By Christopher Matthews

It's in the Bag

Pickup services could bring online grocery shopping to the masses

By Christopher Matthews

Christie's Traffic Jam May Have Cost Millions

Hundreds of thousands of productivity hours lost

By Christopher Matthews

These Are the 5 Most In-Demand Jobs Right Now

The new year is all about reinvention, and what better way to remake oneself than with a new job? The best way to successfully find a new job is to know what jobs are most...

By Christopher Matthews
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