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College graduates see best job and pay prospects in years, survey says

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Apr 22, 2019
The tight labor market is translating into one of the most robust hiring seasons for college grads in recent years.
Nearly 300,000 students attended HBCUs in 2015.
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Home building remains stuck in the mud

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 19, 2019
Last month's flooding did not help matters.
Construction workers are seen outside a new house being built in Monterey Park, California on March 19, 2019. - The Los Angeles metro area is one of the worst areas in the country for first-time home buyers, according to a study released by Bankrate.com, which analyzed the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country with Los Angeles finishing behind San Francisco as the worst for first-time home buyers. 
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After a challenging year, the catfish business bounces back

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Apr 19, 2019
From suboptimal weather, to cooking for Congress ... a lot can impact a catfish farmer.
North Caroline catfish is shown March 14, 2002 during the 20th annual International Boston Seafood Show in Boston, MA. 
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The fastest—and slowest—growing counties in the U.S.

by Janet Nguyen
Apr 19, 2019
Counties in Texas, North Dakota and Florida are experiencing a high rate of population growth.
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Texas leads way in population growth

by Andy Uhler
Apr 18, 2019
Strong economy and a lower cost of living are contributing to the increase in the Lone Star State.
A fan waves a Texas state flag while the Texas Rangers play.
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Trade showdown

After a year of tariffs, steel industry deals with "chaos fatigue"

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Apr 17, 2019
Exhausted and burdened, businesses are ready for new policy on steel trade.
A worker prepares to lift a roll of steel with a crane at a shipyard in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province in May.
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Sometimes you can go home again

by Amy Scott
Apr 17, 2019
Our housing reporter revisits her childhood home 30 years later and discovers just how much homeownership has changed — and stayed the same.
Amy Scott in her old room.
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The tax overhaul's impact on the housing market? It's complicated.

by Marielle Segarra
Apr 16, 2019
Research by the New York Fed connects the two.
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What can one company’s results tell us about the economy?

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 16, 2019
BlackRock's first-quarter performance exceeded expectations.
“We believe companies need purpose," BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says.
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Study looks at where the IRS audits more and less

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 15, 2019
“It is, in a way, a map of poverty in this country,” ProPublica reporter Paul Kiel says.
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