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Red, blue, and green: US voters elected minimum wage increases
Americans in a few states voted for Trump and higher minimum wage, a policy typically touted by Dem…
Juliana Kaplan
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A 'silver tsunami' of retirement-age baby boomers is creating a big opportunity for real-estate investors, research firm says
America's 65-plus population is on track to reach 80 million over the next 16 years, according to t…
Jennifer Sor
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Wages have outpaced inflation since 2020 but many consumers still feel burdened by prices
On average, wages have outpaced inflation since the pandemic, but even with those gains, plenty of …
John Towfighi
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Leaving Los Angeles: Why the film industry is ditching Hollywood
The share of productions being shot in Los Angeles is on the decline. That's allowing entertainment…
Lucia Moses
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Economists say Trump could give Americans the very thing they voted against
Trump's campaign promises of broad-based tariffs, mass deportations, and lower taxes are seen fueli…
Matthew Fox
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Democrats wished the election was about jobs. Trump's win showed it was about prices.
President-elect Donald Trump gained support in some states that saw declines in real wage growth, h…
Ayelet Sheffey,Madison Hoff
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Russia faces a crisis regardless if Putin ends or continues the war in Ukraine, economist says
Continuing the war means the economy faces stagnation, while ending it would shut off the massive d…
Jennifer Sor
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Retiree spending helped thwart a US recession. But boomers are losing a key financial advantage.
Spending among retired consumers is slowing down amid weaker boosts to Social Security incomes, Ban…
Filip De Mott
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US economic growth came in slightly under expectations but consumer spending remains strong
While third-quarter GDP came in at 2.8% compared to 3% expectations, 2024 continues to be a strong …
Madison Hoff
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Arizona is the epicenter of the debate over how Trump's mass deportation plan would hit the economy
The mass deportations former president Donald Trump is proposing could reshape labor markets, strai…
Noah Sheidlower
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Forget red and blue: America's real geographic divide is between bosses and their employees
Executives in New York, call centers in Orlando: American cities are facing a growing power imbalan…
Ned Resnikoff
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The economy is a priority for Americans as they head to the polls. Here's what's really going on behind the numbers.
As people get ready to vote, here's what's been going on with job growth, federal debt, and other e…
Madison Hoff
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The IMF just raised its growth forecast for the US economy this year — but expects a slowdown in 2025
The International Monetary Fund projected US growth of 2.8% this year, falling to 2.2% in 2025, but…
Theron Mohamed
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Prices are improving. So why is everyone still so worked up about inflation?
A new study finds that inflation's deepest impact isn't financial — it's emotional.
Aki Ito
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The number of young working men without college degrees has tanked in the last 30 years. It could be because their wages have barely budged.
A growing number of young men without a college degree in the US have stopped working, according to…
Ayelet Sheffey,Jacob Zinkula,…
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China's $114 billion stimulus package immediately boosted its stock market. But can it last?
China's $114 billion stimulus has some investors excited, but it's lacking support for the country'…
Dan DeFrancesco
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Xi Jinping just fired his giant money cannon at the wrong target
Wall Street ate up China's newest plan to jump-start their economy. But Xi Jinping's ideas won't fi…
Linette Lopez
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We're losing the one thing that's keeping the peace between America and China
American businesses hoped China would be a gold mine. That dream is dying and it could make it hard…
Linette Lopez
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More Gen Zers are ditching college, and they want better guidance on how to succeed without it
A Gallup survey found that, even as a growing number of Gen Zers choose to skip college, their high…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Meet the millionaires next door
Six millionaires explain the lifestyles and philosophies that helped them grow their net worths fro…