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A 'Now Hiring' sign posted in the window of a restaurant looking to hire workers on May 05, 2023 in Miami, Florida.
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Journalists at the nation’s largest newspaper chain are walking off the job in a showdown with its CEO
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Twitter’s head of trust and safety says she has resigned
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Meta asks office workers to return to in-person work
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Lululemon stock surges after reporting sales growth
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In desperate bid for cash, the Treasury is auctioning one-day bills
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Dollar General’s cash-strapped customers are turning to food banks, CEO says
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Macy’s and Costco sound a warning about the economy
Reddit sparks outrage after a popular app developer said it wants him to pay $20 million a year for data access
US mortgage rates climb to their highest level since November
JPMorgan is closing 25% of First Republic’s branches
Auto safety regulators propose requiring automatic braking in cars
National Eating Disorders Association takes its AI chatbot offline after complaints of ‘harmful’ advice
Dollar General shareholders vote to review safety policies after 49 deaths in a decade
Job site ZipRecruiter cutting 20% of its staff
Gas prices nearly triple in Nigeria as new leader triggers panic-buying by halting subsidies
The Fed can’t figure out what’s happening with the job market
Diddy is suing the co-owner of his tequila for racial discrimination
Florida’s homeowner insurance rates are four times the national average. That’s not getting better anytime soon
Jamie Dimon denies knowledge of JPMorgan concerns over Epstein in lawsuit deposition
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Debt ceiling

The US Capitol building is seen from the base of the Washington Monument as the sun rises in Washington, DC, on May 28, 2023. President Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy announced a deal on May 27, 2023, to raise the debt ceiling, dragging the United States back from the precipice of default with only a few days to spare.
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inflation

A shopper browses fruit and vegetables for sale at an indoor market in Sheffield, UK, on Friday, May 19, 2023. The Office for National Statistics are due to release the latest UK CPI Inflation data on Wednesday. Photographer: Dominic Lipinski/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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How to protect your finances against a future U.S. default or government shutdown