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CEOs at America’s 100 largest low-wage employers are paid 632 times more than the average worker, study finds
A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies reveals that executive compensation at the country’s 100 largest low-wage employers—dubbed the “Low-Wage 100”—has reached unprecedented heights, with CEOs taking home…
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The tech layoff wave is still kicking in 2025. Last year saw more than 150,000…
Scientists Develop High-Performance MRI Scanner in Effort to Define Microscopic Brain Structures
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Trump may want you to pay a high tariff for that French wine you enjoy so much. He just left the category blank in his deal sheet with the EU
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and European Union officials on Thursday released a bare-bones account of their trade deal that imposes a…
U.S. unemployment claims surge to nearly 2 million, the most in almost 4 years
More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but U.S. layoffs remain in the same historically healthy range of the…
The real problem gripping rural America and the jobs of the future: A sitdown between Mike Rowe of ‘Dirty Jobs’ and a top labor analytics CEO
America’s AI future won’t be stopped by China, energy shortages, or a lack of investment. It will be stopped by…
Monetary policy is not about interest rates, it’s about the money supply
The ongoing feud between President Trump and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell centers on interest rates. This tells us more about…
Wall Street is scared that we’re looking at the end of the Fed’s independence
To say that U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech will be “closely watched” tomorrow is an understatement.…
Starbucks’ CEO is ditching a merit system and giving all salaried staff a flat 2% pay raise instead
Starbucks will provide a flat 2% pay bump to all salaried employees in North America this year as the coffee…
My date with an octopus
A funny thing happened to me this week. After trusting a dating app to arrange dinner with a suitably vivacious…
Canada cultivates Nordic connections to offset its reliance on US trade
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Canada is…