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U.S. Service Firms Expand at Fastest Pace in 8 Years (WASHINGTON) — Companies in the U.S. service sector expanded at their fastest pace in nearly 8 years last month as sales and orders grew and... Germany’s Munich Re Sells U.S. Health Insurance Unit (BERLIN) — German insurer Munich Re AG says it is selling American health insurance provider Windsor Health Group to WellCare Health Plans Inc. of... Flip-Flops at Work: Millennials Finally Get What They Want Put on hold during the recession, Millennials' workplace preferences are again front and center. Here's why smart companies are giving in. Travel Agents Fight Back, Insisting They’re Not Useless Or Obsolete In the Internet age, the travel agent has become a punch line, cruelly bashed as unnecessary, useless, a dying breed. But no one (including, ahem,... Applications for U.S. Jobless Aid Near a 5-Year Low (WASHINGTON) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped 9,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 323,000, near the lowest... Japan: Economy is ‘Recovering Moderately’ Japan's central bank upgrades its assessment of the economy 5 Myths About Living Wage Laws Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is uncomfortably nestled between a rock and a hard place. Last Friday, the D.C. council sent a bill (The Large... War Overshadows Economy as G20 Leaders Meet (ST. PETERSBURG, Russia) — The threat of missiles over the Mediterranean is weighing on world leaders meeting on the shores of the Baltic this week... Follow Business & Money on Twitter POPULAR ON BUSINESS & MONEY 1. When a Retailer Asks, 'Can I Have Your ZIP Code?' Just Say No 2. Man Spends More Than $1,000 to Call Out British Airways on Twitter 3. 5 Myths About Living Wage Laws 4. Microsoft's 'Hail Mary' Nokia Deal: Too Little, Too Late? 5. Swim From Cuba? You Can Do It Too, In a Manner of Speaking MORE ON TIME Window on Infinity: Pictures from Space Syria's Slow-Motion Civil War Get Pinning! The 30 Pinterest Gurus You Should Be Following 'Made in America' Is Making a Comeback Stay Connected with TIME.com Subscribe to RSS Feeds Sign Up for Newsletters Get the TIME Magazine iPad Edition Read TIME Mobile on your Phone Become a Fan of TIME Get TIME Twitter Updates TO UNSUBSCRIBE You have received this e-mail because you are subscribed to this newsletter from TIME.com. Unsubscribe here. EMAIL OPT-OUTS Click here for more information on how to opt-out of marketing communications from us and our partners, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.time.com/emailprivacy PRIVACY POLICY Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.time.com/privacy FOR FURTHER COMMUNICATION, PLEASE CONTACT: TIME Customer Service 3000 University Center Drive Tampa, FL 33612-6408 How To Advertise | Give the Gift of TIME | Update Email