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IRS Sets 2026 Mileage Rates: Business Rises to 72.5¢, Medical/Moving at 20.5¢

The update reflects the IRS’s annual cost study, applying across fuel types.

Minimum Wages Rise in 19 States on Jan. 1, Lifting Pay for Millions

Decade-Long Auto Loans Gain Ground With Record New-Car Costs

Adams’ Final-Day Picks Tilt Rent Board Against Mamdani’s Freeze Plan

U.S. Gas Prices Slip Below $2.90 as Forecast Points to $2.79 on Christmas

GoFundMe Reports 2025 Surge in Fundraisers for Rent, Food and Monthly Bills

Fuel Prices Diverge in Early December: Pakistan Cuts, UAE and South Africa Hike, India Steady

France’s Grocery Price Talks Open Under Voluntary Conduct Charter

Lloyds and Halifax to Shut Dozens of UK Branches in 2026

Trade Bodies Warn Pubs Face Higher Business Rates Despite Reeves’ ‘Lower Taxes’ Pledge

Russia Sets 2026 Caps on Utility Bills in Two Stages

Christmas Bonus Stays at £10 as Qualifying Week Starts Monday

Basic Basket Holds at 844 Pesos Under Pacic Price Pact, Profeco Says

Poll Finds 83% of Britons Cutting Back, Saving £1,411 on Average

Pennsylvania Electric Supply Rates Reset Dec. 1, With Increases for Most Utilities

HMRC Urges Taxpayers to Check for Refunds as Pension Repayments Top £1.5 Billion

DWP Winter Support: £10 Christmas Bonus Due in Early December as Cold Weather Payments Activate

New York City Offers Cash Rewards to Report Illegal Dumping From Vehicles

Prescription Charges in England Frozen at £9.90 for 2026/27

Iceland Relaunches £25 Frozen ‘Christmas Dinner for 4’ Across the UK