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Government considering delay to equalising national minimum wage after jump in youth unemployment Ministers are considering a slower rise in the minimum wage for younger workers, amid fears over ...

Consumer prices rose 2.4 percent over the past year and 0.2 percent in January alone, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The latest consumer price index report, which was ...

Wall Street says the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors will beat the S&P 500 in the next year. The Vanguard Information Technology ETF provides heavy exposure to Nvidia, Apple, ...

PUTRAJAYA: Graft busters have set their sights on the nation achieving a score of at least 60 in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) within the next two to three years. Malaysian-Anti Corruption ...

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NEW DELHI: India has added two new sites—Chhari Dhand in Gujarat and Patna Bird Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh—to the List of Wetlands of International Importance, also known as the Ramsar List. This ...

Almost two dozen states are raising their minimum wage in 2026, providing American workers a pay bump at a time when many are struggling to cover basic necessities. In total, 88 jurisdictions — ...

More than 20 states will increase their minimum wage this year, boosting paychecks for millions of workers as rising costs squeeze household budgets. Mark Lennihan / AP More than 20 states will ...

Minimum wage will increase across much of the country in 2026, with raises scheduled in dozens of states, cities and counties as inflation and rising living costs continue to pressure workers’ ...