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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…
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Finance
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…
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Finance
‘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.
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Finance
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.
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News
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,…
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Finance
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…
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Finance
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…
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Finance
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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Finance
How Close Is the U.S. to Hitting the Debt Ceiling? How Bad Would That Be?
The United States has a cap on the amount of money it can borrow. That means it can run out…
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Finance
Your Tax Refunds May Be Smaller This Year
Credits that were expanded as part of pandemic relief have expired, as has the deduction for donations for people who…