It was envisioned by city planners as a gateway to the downtown with a "landmark structure" featuring attractive facades and a dynamic streetscape. But instead, the corner of South Park Street and Wingra Drive is quietly becoming the biggest park-and-ri

FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)--Germany's bellwether labor union IG Metall Monday said the country's engineering workers need higher pay rises than last year despite an increasingly gloomy outlook for the economy.

TOKYO -- The dollar steadied against the euro and the yen on Friday, keeping gains made on data that showed signs of resilience in the US labor market and separate figures that undermined the single European currency.

PORTLAND, Ore.----Retail jobs will be the fastest growing jobs in the U.S. over the next decade, according to the Department of Labor. And Oregon cashier moms, clerks, meat cutters, and other retail workers believe Barack Obama is the candidate who will t

WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - The U.S. economy grew faster than earlier thought in the first quarter, providing fresh evidence the country may skirt a feared recession. The Commerce Department said a smaller trade deficit and more business construction