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How Close Is the U.S. to Hitting the Debt Ceiling? How Bad Would That Be?
The United States has a cap on the amount of money it can borrow. That means it can run out of cash if the limit isn’t lifted.
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News
Your Tax Refunds May Be Smaller This Year
Credits that were expanded as part of pandemic relief have expired, as has the deduction for donations for people who don’t itemize.
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Newyork
Workers Are Losing in the Inflation Battle
Memo to staff: We highly value your work for us. However, we are not going to give you raises this year that are big enough to catch you up with inflation. We’re just doing what the Federal Reserve wants us to do. That’s not a real memo, of course ...
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News
The Downsides of Using ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’
Shoppers can quickly get approved for the services, but regulators are concerned that the loans lack important protections.
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Newyork
Buy Now, Regret Later?
Companies in the “buy now, pay later” business have one message for consumers and a very different one for Wall Street and retailers. They tell consumers that B.N.P.L. is a safe, responsible way to shop. Meanwhile, they tell investors and retailers ...
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US
Inside the Fight to Pay Food Delivery Workers $23 an Hour
App services warn that a proposed wage increase for New York City workers could mean higher delivery costs.
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Newyork
Britain Is Miserable, but Britons Are Fighting Back
LONDON — Britain is languishing, and the signs are everywhere. Inflation is in double digits, and the recession — the worst of all Group of 7 countries — is expected to last deep into 2024. The National Health Service is on life support, public ...
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News
Britain Counts Down to Christmas With a List of Labor Walkouts
Job actions by ambulance staff, nurses, rail workers and others will hit Britain every day between now and Dec. 25.
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Newyork
New School Adjuncts’ Push for Better Pay Drives Acrimonious Strike
As a strike by part-time faculty enters its third week, administrators, faculty and parents battle over the finances and future of an institution known for its left-leaning politics.
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Newyork
How Much Would You Pay for Steve Jobs’s Birkenstocks?
At a recent event for the brand, we asked partygoers what they would give for the Apple co-founder’s sandals.