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Payrolls decreased in 27 states in January, showing a slowdown in job growth extended throughout much of the country.

By most accounts, the Small Business Health Options Program is falling into place.

The odds that Congress will pass an increase in the minimum wage before the November elections are so low that even the nations lobbyists are largely ignoring it.

The insurer revamped pay plans for executives last year to link compensation to performance after the end of restrictions tied to a U.S. government bailout.

Emmanuel Romans pay more than tripled last year to $3.4 million after the hedge-fund companys earnings rose and its share price increased for the first time since 2009.

The drop in joblessness suggests the U.S. labor market is tightening, raising the odds that a pick-up in wages will eventually lead to faster inflation.