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In Austin, High School Diplomas Worth Millions
A high school diploma is touted as the bare minimum students need to achieve. And now a new study ties the financial value of high school graduation to the Austin… Read more
Rush Limbaugh ponders running CNN
America’s top-rated host was responding to a listener’s question about how long it would take to turn the cable-news network around and make it similar to what Fox News is…. Read more
BANK RUNS HIT GREECE WILL US BE NEXT?
Stocks faded in the final hour of trading Tuesday to finish lower after a transcript from the Greek meeting showed deposits leaving the banking system, fueling speculation that the nation… Read more
General Motors Says Facebook Ads Ineffective, Pulls Campaign From Site Ahead Of IPO
General Motors has decided to pull its advertising campaigns from Facebook, saying their paid ads had little effect on customers, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing “people familiar with the… Read more
Judge strikes down union election rules
A federal judge has struck down new regulations that were expected to help unions win more workplace elections. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg says the National Labor Relations Board never… Read more
OWSer now ‘capitalist’ businesswoman
Now she’s occupying her own business. Tracy Postert, a former down-on-her-luck Occupy Wall Street protester, is now a capitalist running her own financial business. Postert got her big break when… Read more
Qatar buys ‘major’ stake in oil giant Shell
Gas-rich Qatar is ploughing more of its commodity wealth back into the sector with the purchase of a major stake in Royal Dutch Shell while also reportedly eyeing a chunk… Read more
Americans with Disabilities Act covers ‘bashful bladder syndrome,’ could cost employers billions
It could cost U.S. employers between $2 billion and $4 billion to comply with an obscure Americans with Disabilities Act regulation meant to protect workers who are gun-shy in public… Read more
Almost 1 in 3 jobs requires government permission
The Institute for Justice finds that “occupational licenses” — essentially permission slips from the government to work in a particular field — have proliferated under modern state governments. In the… Read more
The Job Training Mess
The feds have 49 programs. Think there’s some overlap? President Obama was on the stump in Ohio last month claiming to have discovered a successful federal job training program in… Read more
