Economic news & articles from Raleigh, NC

Economy

Featured

Keep up with Triangle business

Get the latest news on local companies and people who keep capitalism moving on our business blog.

Looking to buy or sell?

Look up sales prices for homes in your neighborhood.

Retired couples may need $220K for health care

After years of increasing health care costs, the outlook is improving for seniors worried about paying their medical bills during retirement.

Read story

Archive by category ''Economy

ECONOMY

Most in new poll say recovery can be sustained

The U.S. economy will continue to recover until at least 2015 without tumbling into a recession, achieving the sustained growth that has eluded it since the last slump ended four years ago, according to a Bloomberg poll.
BUSINESS

Triangle companies in hiring mode aggressively pursue job candidates

Even though the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high, companies with ambitious hiring agendas can’t afford to sit back and wait for top-notch job candidates to show up on their doorstep.
ECONOMY

Lack of trust is at the root of many workplace problems

There is much talk today about trust and how it makes a workplace function better. The reverse is also true: a lack of trust is at the root of so many team and workplace problems.
WAKE COUNTY

In it, but unlikely to win it. Still, excitement stirs over record Powerball jackpot

Though they know their chances of hitting it big are limited, many in the Triangle say they are buying Powerball tickets just for a chance to dream about limitless luxury.
ECONOMY

NC jobless rate falls below 9 percent

North Carolina's unemployment rate fell for the third consecutive month in April, declining three-tenths of a percentage point to 8.9 percent. It marks the first time that the state's jobless rate has dipped below 9 percent since January 2009.
STATE POLITICS

BCBS influence waning with NC lawmakers

The state's largest health insurer so far this session has seen three measure pieces of legislation go against its wishes.
EDUCATION

NC Community colleges, high schools emphasize training for manufacturing jobs

North Carolina's community colleges offer skills certifications geared to advanced manufacturing, and a new Triangle apprenticeship program is launched.
ECONOMY

Feds permit natural gas export

The Energy Department on Friday conditionally approved a Texas company's proposal to export liquefied natural gas, only the second such project allowed to move forward amid a production boom that has led to glut of domestic natural gas.
ECONOMY

Citizen soldiers lose jobs; U.S. government biggest offender

The jobs of the nation’s citizen-soldiers are supposed to be safe while they are serving their country: Federal law does not allow employers to penalize service members because of their military duties.
STATE POLITICS

House, Senate differ on how to pay for NC tax cuts

The divide between legislative Republicans over how to revamp the state's tax code became clear Thursday as House leaders unveiled their plan, calling it a more measured approach than one outlined last week by the Senate.