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The Upside of Falling Energy Prices

The markets are heaving over fears of a China-fueled global slowdown, but for consumers there’s good news here: They will be paying less as a percentage of disposable income for their energy than they did in 1960. This year, American households are expected to pay an estimated $700 less on average for energy expenditures than in 2014—a windfall that is expected to last through 2016, according to economists at the

Trump says high CEO pay is a joke, 'disgraceful'

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Sunday blasted the high salaries of chief executives as a joke and a disgrace and said these were often approved by company boards stacked with the CEO’s friends. Trump, a real estate mogul who has said he plans to use his net worth of $8.7 billion to fund his White House campaign, said in an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation” that it was