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Stocks are in a risk-off mood six trading days into the New Year for a multitude of reasons, prompting one veteran strategist to issue a blunt warning to over-enthused investors. "We have never seen

Axios on facebook Axios on twitter Axios on linkedin Axios on email Data: NELR/Axios research; Map: Will Chase/Axios The minimum wage is increasing in a record number of states and cities — but not

Over a dozen top US universities are accused of conspiring to limit students' financial aid. A new lawsuit alleges that 16 schools violated antitrust laws and conspired together. The suit alleges th

For years, printers have been encumbered with digital rights management systems that prevent users from buying third-party ink and toner cartridges. Printer companies have claimed that their chip-enab

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Paul Constant is a writer at Civic Ventures and the cohost of the "Pitchfork Economics" podcast. Amid the ongoing labor crisis, Constant says raising the minimum wage could be a key solution. Raisin

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that the electric carmaker will raise the U.S. price of its advanced driver assistant software dubbed "Full Sel

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After being sent to the hospital after squeezing out one too many, a former reality star who made $200,000 (£148,000) by farting in jars has declared her retirement. Steph Matto, 31, of Connecticut,

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China and the Philippines have joined South Korea in temporarily suspending imports of Canadian beef following the discovery of an atypical case of BSE in an Alberta cow in mid-December. The Chinese

The perplexing December jobs report is raising concerns about how many Americans may have permanently left the labor force because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. added 199,000 jobs last month, we

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This year may be your chance to get a big raise. As employers try to retain talent amid the "Great Resignation," many of them expect to pay more in salaries and/or bonuses. In fact, 51% of human res

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As of Jan. 1, mobile payment apps like Venmo, PayPal, Zelle and Cash App are required to report commercial transactions totaling more than $600 per year to the Internal Revenue Service. The change to

New year, new tax laws. Starting in 2022, mobile payment apps like Venmo, PayPal, Cash App and Zelle are required to report business transactions totaling more than $600 per year to the IRS. Before,

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The rise of remote work, in what some labor experts are calling “the largest change in American working and living conditions since World War II,” is set to accelerate and become a more permanent fixt

Amazon warehouse managers describe a tough workplace with "intense pressure" to hit unrealistic goals. In December 2020, one Amazon warehouse manager criticized the working conditions in an internal

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Jan 7 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc (C.N) will begin enforcing a previously announced "no-jab, no job" policy as of Jan. 14, according to a source familiar with the matter, making it the first major Wall

The CFPB said consumers focused their frustration on automated systems that made it difficult to correct faulty information in their reports; an exasperating dispute process; and surprise debts such a

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