The Numbers Add Up To This: Less And Less Opportunity For Poor Kids Plus 4 More Stories

BUSINESS The Numbers Add Up To This: Less And Less Opportunity For Poor Kids A new book and study both show that the ability to rise from poverty to the middle class truly is shrinking. A child without married, educated parents starts life at a huge and worsening disadvantage. Read this story BUSINESS Low Oil Prices Could Stall Explosive Growth In Montana Boom Town Oil production appears to be churning right along in Sidney. But leaders are bracing for a whole lot less oil tax revenue to pay for services that are stretched thin. Read this story ECONOMY More Jobs, Less Inflation Drive Down 'Misery' — So Where's The Joy? With unemployment dropping, the "misery index" is at its lowest level in more than 50 years. So why aren't Americans feeling cheerful? Economists say meager wages and big debts are still problems. Read this story U.S. Part-Time Workers Struggle With Full-Time Juggling Act By the numbers, February was a good month for job creation. But while there is plenty of hiring, there are still many part-timers who want more work and struggle to balance the jobs they do have. Read this story ALL TECH CONSIDERED As Apple Watch Launches, Taking Stock Of Competitors And Possibilities The tech titan's latest device/platform drops into a busy gadget niche that has a big gender gap among early adopters. Still, analysts are expecting more than 10 million sales in the first year. Read this story