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Do you tell people how much money you make?
Aug 24, 2012
Employees who earn less money than they feel they're worth are more likely to share their salary with friends and family. Meanwhile, those who are paid more, keep quiet.
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The naked paycheck
Aug 24, 2012
A group of friends break the pay taboo and bare their salaries.
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Does the minimum wage hurt the poor?
Aug 23, 2012
As Congress debates a bill to raise the federal minimum wage, two economists debate whether setting a wage floor for workers is a good thing.
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Americans struggle to feed their families
Aug 23, 2012
New data from Gallup shows that 25 percent of Mississippi residents have struggled to feed their families at some point over the last 12 months. On average, 18 percent of respondents in the U.S. say they've lacked money for food at least once recently.
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Translating the complications of Chinese paychecks
Aug 23, 2012
Workers at state-run companies in China are riding pretty high. Beyond standard salaries, there are often a lot of perks for state workers, including mortgage payments, groceries, fancy cars. And it's all tax free.
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Why we're paid what we're paid
Aug 22, 2012
What to know how your company figures out your salary? Depends if you are a "pork belly" or a "gourmet sausage"
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A tough decade for the middle class
Aug 22, 2012
Pew Research Center says middle class family income and wealth have shrunk.
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Your paycheck and the CEO's - side by side
Aug 21, 2012
Companies resist a law that would compare CEO pay to employees'
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Some companies compare - and cap - the CEO-to-worker pay ratio
Aug 21, 2012
But many companies worry that making the executive-to-worker pay ratio public will draw scorn
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Luxury brands target children for back-to-school
Aug 21, 2012
Even as the economy continues to show signs of weakness, luxury retailers have still been doing well. One strategy? Bidding for customer loyalty from the moment kids step onto the playground.
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