US budget: Spending deal reached as shutdown deadline looms

Workers at fast-food restaurants and in minimum-wage jobs can expect a pay bump soon, courtesy of higher wage floors adopted by California lawmakers and more than two dozen cities across the state. In California, the minimum wage is currently $15.50 per hour, but it rises to $16 per hour starting Jan. 1, according to the…

Andy May, who has just got out of prison, wants to help other people with gambling addictions.

Dave Fishwick, who set up a community-based bank in Burnley, says there is a “huge gap in society”.

Not many Americans know their net worth. That’s understandable, given our propensity to measure financial success by how much we earn. A recent report by The Washington Post found that the middle half of Americans have a net worth between $27,000 and $659,000. And roughly 1 in 12 U.S. households have a negative net worth,…

One of the UK’s richest men, Sir Jim has built a multi-billion pound business by snapping up unloved assets.

“Testing is important and extracting people who test positive is important, but people rely too heavily on testing. They’re lulled into a false sense of security by thinking that everyone on set is tested so they are safe, when the testing is only a snapshot. It’s just a moment in time,” the Warner Bros. employee…