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San Francisco Opera Orchestra Goes on Strike and Company Puts Season on Hold

The walkout follows a contract fight over pay and guaranteed work that management says is needed to close a $15 million annual deficit.

JERC Approves 6.83% Electricity Tariff Increase for Jammu and Kashmir

Argentine Banks Roll Out August Discounts and Cashbacks for Día del Niño and Winter Needs

Projected 2027 Social Security COLA Near 3.8% Would Add About $77 to Average Monthly Checks

Giant Eagle Rolls Out Summer Price Cuts as President Praises the Move

Pensioners Protest SASSA in Mitchells Plain Over R2,400 Grant

Study Finds Wide Gaps in Waste Collection Fees Across Germany’s Biggest Cities

Michigan AG Opens Probe of Romulus BP Station Over Alleged Price Gouging

Maharashtra School Bus Fees Hiked 15% for 2026–27

Median S&P 500 CEO Pay Rises to $17.7 Million as Stock Awards Dominate Packages

Record Beef Prices Push Texas BBQs to Close and Restaurants to the Brink

Italy Extends Fuel Excise Cut to May 22

Kerala Shuts Food Services for 24 Hours Over Commercial LPG Price Surge

Dezerv Co-Founder Says ₹40 Crore Needed to Retire at 60 for ₹1–2 Lakh Monthly Spenders

UK Retail Pay Push Accelerates as Co-op and Selfridges Lift Hourly Rates

We Energies, WPS Propose 2027–28 Rate Hikes and a Separate Data‑Center Rate

OGRA Raises March RLNG Tariffs 19–22% for SNGPL and SSGC

Conservative MP Who Sought to Refuse April Pay Raise Is Chastised by Party Colleagues

New Analyses Tie Trump Tariffs to Higher Inflation as Supreme Court Ruling Looms

Regular Gas Price Holds at 23.57 Pesos as Pact Caps Magna Below 24