Hungarian Roma protest inflammatory comments by Orbán government minister
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Over 1,000 protesters, many from Hungary’s Roma community, held a demonstration in the capital Budapest…
Claudia Sahm: ‘I don’t have a good feeling’ about labor, Fed, at present
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Federal politics live: Federal health funding boost ‘will go a long way’, NSW premier says
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Workers feel anxious as layoffs pile up and the job market stagnates
NEW YORK (AP) — As layoffs pile up, workers are feeling increasingly anxious about the job market. In…
Federal politics: PM commits to new fund ahead of address to Timor-Leste Parliament — as it happened
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Federal Reserve may keep rates unchanged for months as economy shows signs of health
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials are expected to keep their short-term interest rate unchanged Wednesday after three cuts…
Takeaways from AP’s report on how Bangladeshi workers were tricked into fighting in the Ukraine war | Latest News
LAKSHMIPUR, Bangladesh – Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under the false promise of civilian work and then…
US consumer confidence collapses to lowest level since 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans…
Businesses face pressure to respond to immigration enforcement while also becoming a target of it
From family-run cafes to retail giants, businesses are increasingly coming into the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s mass…
Government agency deliberately broke law for years, federal watchdog finds
A government agency deliberately broke the law for six years, the federal watchdog has found, with the issue…
Supreme Court appears unlikely to let Trump fire the Fed’s Lisa Cook
President Trump’s attempt to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve board is part of his effort to…
AI productivity gains are making the rich richer, and they’ll wipe out jobs—but the IMF chief sees a silver lining for low-wage workers
Productivity gains from artificial intelligence are disproportionately boosting high earners, but an argument exists that the dynamic can…