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Fatal new job mistakes
(FORTUNE) - Congratulations on landing that new job! Now, listen to some scary statistics: About one-quarter of all new hires won't make it through their first year, according to research from the Employment Policy Foundation. And that may be a conservative estimate: Almost half - 46% - of rookies wash out in the first 18 months, found Leadership IQ, a training firm that studied 20,000 newly hired employees over three years.
The fight against the penny
As the value of zinc going into a penny is now worth more than the coin itself, one congressman is rekindling plans to eliminate it. Representative Jim Kolbe, R-Arizona, told CNNMoney.com he plans to reintroduce legislation to eliminate the penny in the coming weeks.
Stocks shine to start June
Stocks rallied Thursday afternoon as investors bet a series of weak economic reports could lead the Federal Reserve to hold off from another interest rate hike when its policy-makers meet later this month.
The jobs report that really matters
The numbers that encouraged investors Thursday were just appetizers for what's shaping up to be the most eagerly awaited economic number in recent memory: Friday's May employment report.
Two doomed auto plants named the best
The two most efficient auto assembly plants in North America are a Ford plant in Atlanta and a General Motors plant in Ontario - and both of them are going to close.
Critics lambast Home Depot banking foray
First came Wal-Mart. Now Home Depot?
Mortgage rates jump on inflation fears
Mortgage rates rose higher this week after minutes from the Federal Reserve released Wednesday revealed some members are still concerned about rising inflation, Freddie Mac said Thursday.
AMD sees bigger gains in war with Intel
Advanced Micro Devices aims to boost its share of the market for computer chips sharply in coming years as it battles its far larger rival Intel, a senior AMD executive said Thursday.
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