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Senate Democrats Propose $25 Federal Minimum Wage

Supporters say the plan would ease the affordability crisis by setting phased employer deadlines for a higher national wage.

Markets Raise Odds of December Fed Rate Hike After Strong U.S. Jobs Report

U.S. Debt Tops $39 Trillion as Treasury Plans About $2 Trillion in Borrowing

Baldwin Park Food Giveaway Ends Early After Serving 2,000 as Demand Surges

U.S. Publicly Held Debt Now Tops Annual GDP

Brazil Appeals Court Keeps Block on 12% Crude Export Tax

Poilievre Urges Ottawa to Pause Fuel Taxes as Pump Prices Jump

Pakistan Diverts Rs100 Billion From Development Budget to Fuel Subsidies

Germany Seeks U.S. Sanctions Exemption to Keep Schwedt Refinery Supplying Berlin

Trump Hails ‘Greatest Economy’ as Democrats Cite Polls, Delinquencies and Job Cuts

Cathie Wood Predicts U.S. Could Start Buying Bitcoin for a Strategic Reserve Before 2026 Midterms

Deloitte Sees Canada Growing 1.5% in 2026 as Tariffs Cloud Outlook

Trade Court Denies Injunction on IEEPA Tariffs, Affirms Power to Order Reliquidation

U.S. Job Openings Hold Near 7.7 Million in Delayed October JOLTS Report

Fed Faces Contentious Dec. 9–10 Decision With Markets Leaning Toward a Quarter-Point Cut

Canada Starts 30-Day Dispute With Stellantis Over Brampton Production Shift

Supreme Court to Weigh Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs Next Week as 700+ Firms Cite Damage

Fed Cuts Rates Again and Will End Balance-Sheet Runoff in December

Moody’s Says About 22 States Are in or Near Recession as Local Slumps Spread

Australia Pledges $600 Million to Keep Glencore’s Mount Isa Smelter Running