How immigration helps the US economy: Report and other top stories.

• How immigration helps the US economy: Report

  

  Contrary to popular belief, immigration has benefited the US economy and had little effect on the overall wage gap and job market, according to a report by the The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.The report updates a 1997 document that detailed the fiscal effects of the 40 million immigrants on the US economy and labor market. The update comes at a time when immigration has come to the forefront of political thought and has become a decisive issue in the presidential el..

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• Goldman to axe 30% of banking jobs in Asia

  

  Goldman Sachs is cutting almost 30 per cent of its 300 investment banking jobs in Asia outside Japan in response to a slowdown in activity in the region, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.The Wall Street bank is reducing the number of bankers working on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and equity and debt capital markets deals, the sources said. It will be left with slightly more than 200 bankers across Asia. Most of the job cuts are likely to take place in Hong Kong, Singapore..

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• Twitter needs to sell now or risk becoming another Yahoo

  

  Yahoo cofounder Jerry Yang, center, around the time of the Microsoft talks in 2008. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Twitter, which was once a darling of the tech industry and went public almost three years ago in an eye-popping IPO, appears to be up for sale. We've seen this story with an internet company before. In fact, the parallels between Twitter and Yahoo are rather striking: A rotating cast of CEOs and executives with little direction; a powerful platform once s..

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• The maker of EpiPen kept repeating one stat to Congress - Times Herald

  

  The maker of EpiPen kept repeating one stat to Congress, and it's total nonsense On Wednesday Heather Bresch, the CEO of Mylan, the company that makes EpiPens, appeared before Congress to explain why her company raised the price of the lifesaving drug 500%, causing public outrage. On Wednesday Heather Bresch, the CEO of Mylan, the company that makes EpiPens, appeared before Congress to explain why her company raised the price of the lifesaving drug 500%, causing public outrage. Bresch was les..

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• How to decide when to start receiving Social Security benefits

  

  Should I start receiving Social Security benefits at 62 or wait a few years? How does my decision affect my spouse’s benefits?Every day tens of thousands of people are making decisions about when they’ll start receiving Social Security, but many people don’t know what options are available to maximize their benefits. Here are some guidelines to help you decide when to start receiving benefits.Benefits of delayingAlthough you can start receiving benefits at 62, it typically makes the most sense..

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