U.S. Economy

The exterior of a Dollar General convenience store is seen in Austin, Texas, on March 16, 2023.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesDollar General's former CEO Todd Vasos is coming out of retirement to helm the company, which aims to rebound from…
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U.S. House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) listens during a press conference following a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., July 18, 2023.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesRepublican…
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Republican lawmakers are under mounting pressure to settle on a candidate to replace Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House of Representatives this week after the worst attack on Israel in five decades.A senior Biden administration official…
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Israeli soldiers pictured on a tank at the Israel-Gaza border.Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Monday it is coordinating with U.S. defense titans to expedite the shipping of pending Israeli…
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Striking Kaiser Permanente workers hold signs as they march in front of the Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center on October 06, 2023 in Vallejo, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesKaiser Permanente workers on Friday threatened…
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Jetcityimage | Istock | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — A woman pled guilty to helping process more than $1.6 million in counterfeit Treasury Department Series I savings bonds through financial institutions around the country, the U.S. Department…
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Citadel founder and CEO Kenneth Griffin.Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission fined Citadel Securities LLC $7 million in a settlement of charges that the big broker-dealer firm mismarked…
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A United Auto Workers member on a picket line outside the Ford Motor Co. Michigan Assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan, on Sept. 15, 2023.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration is no longer sending two key officials to…
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