It can be fun to imagine just not paying income taxes and spending that extra thirty-odd percent of your paycheck on vacations and a nicer car. It’s also easy to just put off doing your return, because math is no fun and doing taxes forces you to dig through drawers for crumpled receipts.   Original […]

An offer of savings on health insurance failed to motivate people to lose a modest amount of weight at a Philadelphia hospital system. Original Article

The Labor Department on Friday reported the U.S. economy added 292,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate stayed at 5 percent. Wage growth continued to be weak, but 2016 should bring a boost. Original Article

It’s been an unnerving week for China’s economy, the world’s second largest. Prices fell so sharply on the Shanghai stock exchange that trading had to be halted for the day — twice. Original Article

Thursday was shaping up to be another tumultuous day in the financial markets. Stock prices were falling after a big selloff in Asia and Europe. The trouble seems to have started in China. Original Article

TransCanada’s lawsuit claims President Obama exceeded his authority when he rejected the pipeline in November. It is also filing a $15 billion suit under the North American Free Trade Agreement. Original Article

Among the factors blamed: data showing economic contraction and the looming lapse of a ban on large investors from selling their stakes in companies. Markets in Europe and the U.S. also were down. Original Article