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$20 Minimum Wage Backfires as Restaurants See Orders Plummet
The Seattle City Council is deciding whether to pass a new law that would adjust its prior PayUp bill that went into effect in 2022.
Taxes Hit 50% for Some Americans in Five States
Biden has outlined a 2025 budget that would call for the highest top capital gains tax in more than 100 years.
Aogashima Island Gains Attention for Its Salt
Hingya Salt, produced on the isolated island using Kuroshio Current seawater and geothermal steam, is in high demand among chefs and patissiers.
Greif Takes Care of Colleagues, Communities and the Planet
Greif Inc., one of Newsweek's Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces 2023, is a leading supplier of innovative, sustainable industrial packaging that takes
care of colleagues, communities and the planet.
IRS Issues Reminder on Transfer of Tax Credits
Clean energy investments can now benefit from new tax incentives, the IRS has announced.
Stock Market Today: Indexes Move Higher on Google, Microsoft Earnings
U.S. stock futures were lifted Friday morning after Big Tech stocks spiked in after-hours trading late Thursday.
Stock Market Today: Dow Falls on Slowing Growth and Sticky Inflation
Soft economic data and a sell-off in Facebook parent Meta sent the market sharply lower Thursday.
Millions of Americans Would See Taxes Cut Under New Plan
South Carolina is in the middle of approving a budget that would offer a statewide income tax cut.
Gen Z Most Want to Ban Talking About Sports at Work
The workforce survey said 12 percent of Gen Z wished they could ban talking about sports at work, compared to the national average of 9 percent.
Bridging Distances: Entrepreneur's Vision to Transform Video Communications
The goal was a live video platform that is infinitely customizable yet easy for a developer to integrate with a few lines of code.
Narcissist CEOs Hire People Like Them
This tendency can negatively affect company dynamics and incur additional costs for the business.
Stock Market Today: Stocks Slip Ahead of More Big Tech Earnings
Facebook parent Meta saw shares slide in pre-market trading a day after it spooked investors with low sales and revenue forecasts.
Stock Market Today: Rally Fades as Tesla Soars; Meta Earnings on Deck
U.S. stocks were little changed Wednesday ahead of some key economic data and more mega-cap tech earnings.
Major Change to Airline Refunds in US
The Department of Transportation rules airlines must now automatically refund passengers whenever they cancel or delay a flight.
Gen Z Are Losing Jobs They Just Got: 'Easily Replaced'
The report found 78 percent of hiring managers said their company will lay off recent graduates due to artificial intelligence.
Stock Market Today: Rally Looks to Continue and All Eyes on Meta
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp parent Meta Platforms is the first of the Big Tech companies to report earnings this week.
Trump's Net Worth Swells by $1 Billion
The former president was set to receive another windfall based on the performance of his social media company on the public markets.
Stock Market Today: All Eyes on Tesla After Spotify, UPS Beat Earnings
Tesla was due to report results after the bell Tuesday. Stocks have been trading higher early this week on the back of strong corporate earnings.
Stock Market Today: Broad Rally Kicks Off Busy Earnings Week
Stocks closed higher on Monday ahead of a slew of corporate earnings that investors hope will ignite a market rally.
Cooking Oil Recall Sparks Nationwide Warning
Thousands of cases of avocado oil have been recalled due to packaging issues involving glass, sparking a nationwide warning.
'Delayed' Mass Layoffs Spell Bad News for US Economy—Analyst
Financial analyst Gary Shilling said that mass layoffs across the country are a sign that the U.S. economy is weakening.
Walmart is Replacing Self-Checkout in These States
Walmart said it was scrapping self-checkouts in some stores to "improve the in-store shopping experience" for customers.