The professor at the University of California, Berkeley, considers Trump's policies to be "simply the worst combination of stupidities" and denounces that many companies know it but are afraid to say ...

New York is set to implement a significant minimum wage increase starting January 1, 2026. In the city of New York and the counties of Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk, the minimum wage will rise to ...

Despite it being widely known by anyone who can think two steps ahead that price controls have negative consequences, politicians can’t help but continue to promote price controls as policy. With ...

The minimum wage won't increase anymore unless the General Assembly takes action The minimum wage hit its peak of $15 an hour this year Resistance to increasing the tipped minimum wage was fierce ...

It is easy to see why politicians like raising the minimum wage. Short of cash yet keen to fight inequality, they have seized on a tool of redistribution that costs governments little and wins votes.

IN THE BARRIO of Iztapalapa, on Mexico City’s eastern flank, the pavements stay busy even in the punishing afternoon sun. Street vendors hawk snacks from metal carts; waiters from corner taquerías ...

Andrew Kessel was a breaking news writer for Investopedia until October 2025. He previously covered markets for Proactive Investors, with a focus on small-cap stocks in fintech, healthcare, mining, ...