Millions of American workers will see pay raises in the new year due to minimum-wage increases in 20 states and 21 cities. The federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since 2009, but in the years since, 29 states and the District of Columbia
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GFS Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC.
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FILE – In this May 16, 2016, file photo, pedestrians look at news photos posted outside the Los Angeles Times building in downtown Los Angeles.
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As the Nikkei Stock Average plunges, Japan is producing a bull market in something rather ominous for 2019: déjà vu. The feeling of familiarity concerns a return to recession and deflationary forces.
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China's factory activity contracted in December for the first time in more than two years, in a further sign of slackening demand and rising pressure on the world's second-largest economy as it heads into 2019.
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