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Good Job, Bad Job
Good Job,
Bad Job

Good Job, Bad Job

A look at extreme differences in the work experience, from FedEx to Patagonia

(Newser) - There's a stark divide between good and bad employers in America today, and you don't want to be on the wrong side of it. In a New York Times excerpt from his new book, Steven Greenhouse compares FedEx and Patagonia. FedEx forces workers who deliver packages to be "independent...

Saint John Still Tainted by Senate Murk
Saint John Still Tainted by Senate Murk
ANALYSIS

Saint John Still Tainted by Senate Murk

Ethics crusader is still no stranger to lobbying culture

(Newser) - With John McCain the presumptive Republican nominee, Democrats are rushing to expose chinks in the Arizona senator's saintly armor, Michael Scherer reports in Time. Though McCain talks tough about special interests, he has often appeared to have done their bidding. He once, for example, wrote a letter on behalf of...

Dow Up After Roller-Coaster Day
Dow Up After Roller-Coaster Day
MARKETS

Dow Up After Roller-Coaster Day

Bad news doesn't halt rally; markets end week up

(Newser) - The major indexes closed up today after erratic trading as bad news on industrial production and new negative forecasts failed to halt an end-of-week rally. The Dow gained 66.74 to 13,176.79, the Nasdaq climbed 18.73 to 2,637.24, and the S&P 500 closed at...

Hybrid Trucks Get Stuck in Neutral
Hybrid Trucks Get Stuck
in Neutral

Hybrid Trucks Get Stuck in Neutral

Technology remains too expensive, leading to low demand, higher prices

(Newser) - Hybrid truck sales are sputtering because the technology is too expensive, and companies ordering vehicle fleets won’t pay extra for environmental benefits alone. But without bulk orders, economies of scale aren’t kicking in. One truck company president says government tax breaks or subsidies are needed to boost hybrid...

Stocks Dip After Two-Day Spike
Stocks Dip After Two-Day Spike

Stocks Dip After Two-Day Spike

Goldman’s success can’t stop dollar jitters

(Newser) - Stocks fell today after two days of bullish investing set off by the Fed’s interest rate cuts; one trader told the Journal profit-taking would have taken its toll "even if there was no news whatsoever.” But there was news: FedEx cut its profit forecast; the dollar continued...

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