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Salad and Go, inflation, and Gen Korean
Salad Go returns after bankruptcy as inflation outpaces wages and Gen Korean exits restaurant industry.
Nation's Restaurant News · 1m

Rengo demands 5% pay hikes for 2027 negotiations
Japanese unions push for 5%+ pay raises in 2027 talks amid economic uncertainty.
The Japan Times · 1m

Trump Claims Economy Is Alright But Numbers Show Higher Prices
Trump says prices are down, but inflation data shows a 5.9% rise in costs for families.
Mother Jones · 1m

Inflation jumps to 3.7% as energy prices spike
Rising gasoline and heating oil costs pushed September inflation higher, triggering a Social Security benefit increase but leaving workers' wages behind.
NPR · 1m

Gateshead Players Await Late Wages
Gateshead players expect late wages after American investment group takes over club.
BBC Sport · 1m
Kamloops Treatment Workers Join Steelworkers Union
Kamloops addiction treatment workers vote to join United Steelworkers union for better support and wages.
Financialpost · 1m

Housing Costs in Madrid vs Latin America
Madrid's housing costs exceed Latin American cities but remain affordable for low-income workers.
euronews · 2m

Nigeria's 66th Anniversary: Survival Over Celebration
Nigeria's 66th independence anniversary faces harsh reality as soaring costs and stagnant wages leave millions questioning what to celebrate.
Allafrica · 1m
Tipping Decline in Canada
Canada's tipping rates drop as workers face financial strain.
Financialpost · 1m

Gateshead FC fail to pay September wages
National League club Gateshead skip September pay for players and staff.
BBC Sport · 1m

Washington's Apple Harvest Boosts Social Security
63-year-olds can work three months in Washington's $2 billion apple harvest without losing Social Security benefits
24/7 Wall St. · 1m

Manchester United's seventh straight loss despite record revenue
The club lost £43m in 2025-26 while hitting record revenue of £677.6m, raising questions about spending and debt.
the Guardian · 1m

Amazon raises starting pay to $20 an hour
Amazon boosts worker pay and adds grocery discounts and banking perks to attract and retain talent.
CBS News · 1m

NYC nearly doubles emergency snow shoveler pay
Mayor Mamdani raises wages and streamlines hiring to prepare for winter weather.
ABC7 New York · 1m

BOJ seen lifting rates to 1.25%
Economists expect Japan’s central bank to speed up rate hikes as inflation, wages and U.S. pressure reshape the call.
CNBC · 1m

Tariff refunds land in 401(k)s
Companies got $100 billion back from struck-down tariffs, and a few are handing slices of it to the workers who absorbed the pain.
Fortune · 1m

Flexible shifts, rigid paydays
Employers made schedules bend to the hour, but the money still waits for the calendar.
Pymnts · 1m

Amazon's $77 billion payroll assist
Amazon profits ballooned to $77.7 billion while the number of its workers on food stamps nearly tripled.
Futurism · 1m

When $155K Still Feels Like Scraping By
Six in ten Americans now call themselves working class, including half of the people earning six figures.
Fortune · 1m
Job hopping pays again, if you actually move
Switchers are pulling 7.3% gross pay gains while stayers get 4.4%, but almost nobody is quitting.
Yahoo Finance · 1m

Inflation is eating your raise
Wages are up 3.1%, prices are up 3.4%, and the gap is quietly shrinking what American households can actually buy.
Pymnts · 1m

Record revenue, record food stamps
Amazon's profits went up sevenfold while the number of its workers on SNAP nearly tripled, and that gap is the whole story of the US economy right now.
Fortune · 2m · 5 views

Women hold more jobs, and still less pay
Women just took the majority of U.S. payroll jobs without a recession doing the work, but the paycheck gap starts on graduation day.
Fortune · 1m