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Recruiters use 'geofencing' to target potential hires where they live and work

Recruiters use 'geofencing' to target potential hires where they live and work

Geofencing sets up virtual boundaries to enable tracking of mobile devices in an area. It can be used to send coupons to customers. Now some employers are using it to target and recruit workers.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Trump pledges $50 million to help women entrepreneurs

Trump pledges $50 million to help women entrepreneurs

President Donald Trump said Saturday the U.S. would contribute $50 million to a new World Bank fund conceived by his daughter that aims to help women entrepreneurs access capital and other support.
by Associated Press

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United apologizes as another passenger loses seat, this one a toddler

United apologizes as another passenger loses seat, this one a toddler

Shirley Yamauchi had to hold her 2-year-old on a flight from Houston to Boston, despite having bought him a ticket. United Airlines said it failed to properly scan the boy's boarding pass.

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How to see if home prices are rising or falling where you live

How to see if home prices are rising or falling where you live

In much of the U.S., the housing crash hangover lingers. New tabulation of home price data lets you zoom in on hundreds of metro areas and counties around the country.
by Chris Arnold

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222,000 jobs added to U.S. payrolls in June; unemployment rate rises to 4.4 percent

222,000 jobs added to U.S. payrolls in June; unemployment rate rises to 4.4 percent

The U.S. economy added jobs in in health care, social assistance, financial activities, and mining, according to the monthly report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday morning.

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France plans to ban sale of diesel and gas vehicles by 2040

France plans to ban sale of diesel and gas vehicles by 2040

Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot announced a range of ambitious plans on Thursday that also include banning oil and gas drilling and doing away with coal-powered plants.

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Top performers risk being undermined by peers, studies show

Top performers risk being undermined by peers, studies show

Studies highlighted in Scientific American indicate a propensity for less-well-performing employees to take aim at the efforts of their star coworkers.

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Hobby Lobby to forfeit smuggled Iraqi antiquities

Hobby Lobby to forfeit smuggled Iraqi antiquities

The company says its passion for historical Bibles and other artifacts led to "regrettable mistakes." It will pay a $3 million fine for improperly importing items such as ancient clay tablets.

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Why millennials work the way they do

Aspen Ideas Festival: Why millennials work the way they do

Two authors sat down with Katie Couric to discuss the reason some millennials are struggling in the current job market and what they're doing to change workplace cultures.
by MPR News Staff

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80 years ago, Spam was introduced to America

80 years ago, Spam was introduced to America

The official 80th anniversary celebration will take place at the Spam Museum in Austin, Minn. on Friday July 7.
by Marketplace Staff

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