Scott Horsley

That's substantially slower growth than CBO was projecting a year ago.

The biggest factor driving the slowdown is immigration policy.

Women in the U.S.

are also having fewer children than they used to.

By 2030, forecasters think there'll be fewer babies born each year in the U.S.

than there are deaths.

Without newcomers from other countries, the population would begin to decline at that point.

CBO also says Americans are living longer, so the fastest growing part of the population will be people over 65.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

Today's report on job turnover in November tells a familiar story.

There's been relatively little churn in the labor market for months now, as most people who have jobs are reluctant to give them up.

We'll get the government's most complete report on employment and unemployment for December later this week.

The board of directors at Warner Brothers is once again urging shareholders to reject a hostile takeover bid from Paramount valued at close to $78 billion.

Netflix has offered $72 billion for Warner Brothers streaming and studio business.

The board is recommending that shareholders take that offer.

Crude oil prices are lower today.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

The Labor Department reports today on job turnover in December.

There's been relatively little churn in the labor market in recent months, as most people who have jobs are reluctant to give them up.

We'll get the government's most complete report on employment and unemployment for December later this week.