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Outlook for 2016: middle-class woes, hopeful on wages, the fear factor

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imageWill your share of the income pie get bigger or smaller in 2016? Apple pie via www.shutterstock.com

Editor’s note: We asked a few of our regular writers to weigh in on what will (or should) be the key economic themes and issues of 2016 or offer their predictions. Topping the list are the worsening plight of the middle class, a wager on wages...

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Five things you should know about the Iowa caucuses

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imageIn Iowa, every candidate loves corn. Jim Young/REUTERS

The Iowa caucuses mark the official start of the presidential nomination race.

This year the caucuses will be held on the night of February 1, 2016, when Iowa Republicans and Democrats will trek through the snow and cold to 1,681 party precincts located across the state. The polls currently...

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Was 2015 such a terrible year? And what will 2016 look like?

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imageChristmas Eve 2015, ParisPhilippe Wojazer/Reuters

Well Santa has come and gone, at least for the largest proportion of the world’s population. And, as we reach the end of the year, it is inevitably time to review recent trends and the prospects for 2016.

By many standards, 2015 has been a terrible year

The war in Syria and Iraq worsened as the...

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