Historic Rise of College-Educated Women in Labor Force Changes Workplace

This year is shaping up to be the first year that women make up the majority of the college-educated labor force, a milestone that is already altering benefits packages offered by companies and one that could influence family sizes in the future. Women make…
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Hess Has Been 2019’s Top Oil and Gas Stock. It Has Nothing to Do With Shale.

Hess Corp. has emerged as the best-performing U.S. oil company this year. The reasons have little to do with the American fracking boom. Instead, Hesss popularity with investors is rooted in a small South American nation. The New York-based company holds a …
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Italian Prime Minister to Resign, Declaring End of Coalition

ROMEItalys government collapsed, plunging the economically fragile country into deeper political turmoil, and triggering a scramble to form a new governing coalition to keep the increasingly popular far-right out of power. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte annou…
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Gun Sellers Are Sneaking Onto Facebook’s Booming Secondhand Marketplace

An online gun bazaar is taking shape on Facebook Inc.s Marketplace, as recent mass shootings have renewed the debate in Washington over access to firearms. Facebook launched its Marketplace feature four years ago, allowing its more than two billion users to …
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Trump Examining Various Tax Cuts to Bolster the Economy

WASHINGTONPresident Trump said the White House is examining proposals to bolster the economy, including reducing capital-gains taxes, while maintaining that growth remains strong.Were very far from a recession, said Mr. Trump in comments to reporters at the W…
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