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The Dying Practice of Time and a Half

Time and a half for overtime is one of the best-known and most important protections for workers in the United…

Business

Biden and McCarthy Are Set to Discuss Debt Limit as Both Sides Trade Barbs

The hours leading up to the meeting have highlighted the differences between the White House and the Republicans who now…

Business

Biden Demands Details on Budget Cuts From McCarthy

Ahead of a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, administration officials demanded that Republicans commit to avoiding a default…

Business

A Key Measure of Wages Showed Moderation at the End of 2022

The Employment Cost Index, which Federal Reserve officials watch closely as a gauge of pay trends, is picking up more…

Business

‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Is the Victim of its Own Success

What once seemed like attractive economics have been upended by increasing competition and rising interest rates.

Business

Goldman Sachs Slashes C.E.O.’s Pay After Bank’s Poor Performance

David M. Solomon earned $25 million in 2022, still a hefty sum but 30 percent lower than a year earlier.

World

The Real Debt Crisis Is Low Taxes

Washington’s favorite show, “Debt Ceiling Chicken,” is playing again in the big white theater on Capitol Hill. And once again,…

Business

The Week in Business: The Debt Limit and Politics

Credit...Giacomo BagnaraWhat’s Up? (Jan. 15-21) The U.S. Hits Its Debt Ceiling The United States hit its borrowing cap of $31.4…

Business

How the U.S. Government Amassed $31 Trillion in Debt

Two decades of tax cuts, recession responses and bipartisan spending fueled more borrowing — contributing $25 trillion to the total…

Business

The U.S. Hit Its Debt Limit. What Happens Next?

The Treasury Department has started employing “extraordinary measures,” but the path to raising the debt ceiling is likely to be…

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