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With the continued uncertainty of the global economy, U.S. employers are expecting moderate pay raises in 2013 as they closely monitor costs, and they don't anticipate completely funding their annual bonuses in 2012, according to a new survey from global professional services company Towers Watson.

U.S. stocks opened lower Thursday after the government said the number of people seeking unemployment claims rose last week, evidence of an uneven recovery in the job market.

As employers are experiencing increased pressure to perform human resources services more efficiently and effectively, more employers intend to modify their HR structures over the next couple of years, according to an annual survey conducted by global professional services company Towers Watson.

First lady Michelle Obama chose a naval station in the electoral battleground of Florida to announce Wednesday that 2,000 businesses around the country have hired or trained more than 125,000 military veterans and spouses in the past year, exceeding a White House goal of 100,000 by the end of next...

Heading into next week's GOP convention, Republicans are finding themselves confronting controversies over Medicare and abortion far from the issues they've been trying to highlight for months: jobs and the slack economy.

A new recession is likely if a stalemate over tax and spending cuts continues between Democrats and Republicans, according to fresh, dire projections by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.