California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers could make burgers and chicken so expensive that people just buy more groceries instead

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Californian diners may ditch fast food and choose to cook at home instead.

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Salaries in Russia rose by over 7% last year, further showing how the war is boosting the country's economy

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A man walks past a recruitment poster for the army, reading: "Our profession is to defend the Fatheland," June 20, 2023 in Moscow, Russia.

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The new jobs report was great. But maybe don't go looking for a new gig just yet.

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Workers have been on a roller coaster over the past four years, and while the job market is still strong, it may be settling down a bit.

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The Fed will slash rates 6 times this year as recession spreads across the US and the job market deteriorates, market veteran says

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell.

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Managers at Checkers restaurants in Alabama clocked staff out mid-shift and altered their timecards so they could pay them less, a federal agency claims

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Managers at two Checkers restaurants in Alabama altered employees' timecards, the Labor Department says.

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Gen Z and millennials should be thanking boomers, not bashing them

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For all the flak the older generation gets, baby boomers have left millennials and Gen Z with a better and richer America.

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New Yorkers leaving the city had median earnings of $49,000 as life in NYC becomes ever more of a financial pipe dream

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The New York City skyline

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In-N-Out just opened its first restaurant in Idaho. And it's paying workers 141% above the state's minimum wage.

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In-N-Out just opened its first restaurant in Idaho.

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High food prices could keep Americans hating the economy for years to come

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Elevated food prices are making Americans feel worse about the state of the economy.

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5 UPS workers shared the toughest parts of their jobs: 'Sleeping on a truck four nights a week is rough'

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