WATER, BUT IS IT SAFE: California’s drought is exposing residents to unsafe drinking water. As more groundwater is being used in California’s drought, the deeper wells have more arsenic than is allowable in humans. Arsenic is linked to heart disease, and cancer. Residents in several cities in the Central Valley are already being forced to buy their own bottled water as a result. Read more
UNRELIABLE GRADS: Businesses don’t have much faith that recent college hires will stick around for very long, reports a new survey. Based on experiences, the majority of businesses—77%—expect a recent graduate hire to stay less than a year. Read more
WILL NY EBOLA CASE SPOOK MARKETS?: The latest U.S. Ebola case sent U.S. futures into a tizzy, spurring fears Wall Street may give up recent gains. Read more
BEST WEEK OF 2014 AS US STOCKS HALT FOUR-WEEK SLIDE: Read more
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