The payroll tax hike may not be derailing the economic recovery after all. Forty-eight percent of Americans did not even notice the Jan. 1 payroll ...

As you have probably heard, today is Sequester Day, when the Austerity Badger sneaks into America and sets our money on fire. In truth, austerity is h...

WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending rose in January as Americans spent more on services, with savings providing a cushion after i...

NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. offered a weak business outlook Thursday as new economic challenges for its low-income shoppers start to take a toll...

(Repeats without changes to headline or text) * Payroll tax rise, pump prices crimp spending * Wal-Mart, Burger King, Kr...

President Obama just called for an increase in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.00 an hour. Yet he made no effort to save the "temporary stimulus" 2% payroll tax cut. So what's better for low-wage workers: an increase in the minimum wage or a decrease in payroll taxes?

The payroll tax increase that went into effect at the beginning of the year stands to offset significantly the President's proposal to raise the feder...

Science has determined that people need to know 7.5 things per day, on average, about the world of business. You can't argue with science. Lucky for y...

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Consumers may get a small shock when they get their first paycheck on the 15th this year. Why? The social security tax increase was not included in th...

* Payroll tax hike could suck $125 billion from households * Higher taxes to keep economic growth lackluster ...

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers managed to avoid driving the United States over the so-called fiscal cliff with a late-night vote Tuesday. But higher tax...

At the stroke of midnight, your effective salary will shrink. Starting Tuesday when the payroll tax break expires, around 160 million American work...