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Foreign students with temporary work permits get an extension

January 25, 2016

Government rules that let students working in STEM fields stay in the U.S. to work are in flux. — Fiona Goodall/Getty Images

Government rules that let students gain experience in the STEM fields are in flux.

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General Electric shifts tack

By Tracey Samuelson

January 22, 2016

General Electric issues results after recent restructuring moves. — Scott Olson/Getty Images

The company issues results after recent restructuring moves.

POSTED IN: General Electric Alstom earnings report

Silicon Valley still has a diversity problem

January 21, 2016

Attends get their first hands-on look at the new LG G Flex2 smart phone, at the LG press conference at 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Nevada January 5, 2015. — ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images

But Howard University is trying to change that.

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JPMorgan takes to Twitter for earnings release

By Mark Garrison

January 14, 2016

A man stands outside JP Morgan Chase's corporate headquarters in New York City. Thursday morning, the company reported earnings via Twitter. — Andrew Burton/Getty Images

Wary of hackers and other issues, some big companies are dumping business-wires.

POSTED IN: Banks Twitter earnings report

The policy debate over back doors into encryption

By Molly Wood and Ben Johnson

January 13, 2016

The White House is poised to weigh in.

POSTED IN: encryption Tech cyber security

Earnings season looking rough for commodities

By Kimberly Adams

January 11, 2016

Alcoa kicks off the earnings season with its its fourth quarter earnings report, expected after markets close Monday. — Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

Swelling inventories, a strong dollar and China's slowdown are to blame.

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Churches move to the cloud

By Dan Weissmann

January 11, 2016

Companies provide smartphone-app templates, church-oriented payment tools, and "congregation management" software. — Dan Weissmann/Marketplace

Like other enterprises, churches increasingly use digital services for business.

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Everybody's got an opinion on why wages are stuck

By Nancy Marshall-Genzer

January 08, 2016

People protest together asking for a higher minimum wage on a National Day of Action on November 10, 2015 in Miami, Florida. The protesters are demanding action from state legislators and presidential candidates to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. — Joe Raedle/Getty Images

There's good news in the jobs report. But the news isn't so good for wages.

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Orange you glad you're working on your fitness?

By Lizzie O'Leary, Ben Johnson, and Hayley Hershman

January 08, 2016

Lizzie O'Leary and Ben Johnson work it out on the treadmills at Orangetheory studio in Chelsea, New York City. — Lizzie O'Leary

Orangetheory is the latest fitness trend with a tech twist.

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