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November construction spending shows weak expansionResidential spending increased 2.01 percent from October but remained 63.97 percent below the peak level seen in 2006
Workers dropping out of the work force for school: Bad sign for the economyMore and more people are dropping out of the labor force in favor of further education. But they're doing it because they think they have to.
Forecast for 2012: recession, but not a Great RecessionRecession will last the year, but it will be shorter and much shallower than the Great Recession.
Minimum wage tops $10 an hour in San FranciscoMinimum wage of $10.24 took effect with new year. San Francisco has highest minimum wage in the nation.
Stock market in India to open to foreignersStock market will allow foreigners to invest directly in individual stocks starting Jan. 15. The move is intended to reduce stock market volatility.
Technology 2012: Four tech trends to watch Technological innovations lay at the heart of many of last year's biggest stories -- from citizen-recorded videos that fanned the flames of the Arab Spring to the social-media organized Occupy movement. So what new technologies – and unexpected uses of them – will change social habits and relationships this year? Here are four 2012 technology trends that are sure to play a role:
