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Walmart pauses H-1B visas for job candidates as Trump hikes fees
Business

Walmart pauses H-1B visas for job candidates as Trump hikes fees

A Walmart store is shown in Oceanside, California, on May 15, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Walmart is pausing the hiring of job candidates who need H-1B visas to work in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the decision, an example of the ways the Trump administration’s immigration policies are shaping corporate strategy. […]

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Trump’s approval rating on the economy takes hit because of shutdown, inflation, CNBC survey finds
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Trump’s approval rating on the economy takes hit because of shutdown, inflation, CNBC survey finds

Americans’ views on the economy turned more negative in the third quarter with deepening concerns about jobs, inflation and the outlook, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey. Together with blame for the shutdown aimed at the president and congressional Republicans, those views dragged down President Donald Trump’s net approval rating on the economy to […]

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Big banks like JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are already using AI to hire fewer people
Business

Big banks like JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are already using AI to hire fewer people

Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., at the Institute of International Finance (IIF) during the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024.  Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty Images The era of artificial intelligence on Wall Street, and its impact on […]

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Judge blocks Trump from firing federal workers during government shutdown for now
Politics

Judge blocks Trump from firing federal workers during government shutdown for now

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration, for now, from firing federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown. The order came five days after the administration issued reduction-in-force notifications to more than 4,000 federal workers. “The activities that are being undertaken here are contrary to the laws,” San Francisco U.S. District Court Judge […]

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Jeep parent Stellantis announces  billion U.S. investment plan
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Jeep parent Stellantis announces $13 billion U.S. investment plan

A new Jeep Wrangler 4-Door Sahara 4×4 vehicle displayed for sale at a Stellantis NV dealership in Miami, Florida, US, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, Jeep and other auto brands, plans to invest $13 billion in U.S. manufacturing operations […]

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Not just ‘Democrat Agencies’: Trump shutdown firings touch bipartisan priorities
Politics

Not just ‘Democrat Agencies’: Trump shutdown firings touch bipartisan priorities

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the White House, following his annual physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters President Donald Trump has vowed to target only “Democrat Agencies” for permanent staffing cuts amid the government shutdown — but the administration’s layoffs […]

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‘The job is stressful enough’: Air traffic controllers get partial paychecks as government shutdown heads for third week
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‘The job is stressful enough’: Air traffic controllers get partial paychecks as government shutdown heads for third week

An airplane takes off the control tower at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Oct. 8, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images U.S. air traffic controllers have received partial paychecks, their union said Tuesday, and they could miss their next paychecks altogether if the government shutdown lasts another two weeks. “The job […]

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Government shutdown: Vance says ‘fraud’ is rife in ACA tax credits use
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Government shutdown: Vance says ‘fraud’ is rife in ACA tax credits use

U.S. Vice President JD Vance looks on, on the day U.S. President Donald Trump announces a deal with Pfizer to sell drugs at lower prices, in the Oval office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 30, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there is “a lot […]

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CPI inflation report will be released by Labor Department, while other data is delayed by shutdown
World

CPI inflation report will be released by Labor Department, while other data is delayed by shutdown

A large US flag is seen on the facade of the Department of Labor headquarters building in Washington DC, United States on September 8, 2025. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images The Labor Department will bring back staff to work on a key consumer inflation report despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, CNBC has […]

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IRS furloughs nearly half of its workforce due to government shutdown
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IRS furloughs nearly half of its workforce due to government shutdown

People exit the the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters The IRS on Wednesday said that it was furloughing nearly half of its workforce due to the ongoing government shutdown. About 34,000 IRS workers are being furloughed, according to the tax agency. Another 39,870 […]

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