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Job gains and free-spending shoppers lifted Wall Street in 2023, but new data tells another story

Job gains and raises helped power solid economic growth in the U.S. last year, but what if those gains were a mirage? The Labor Department overestimated job gains last year by about 13%.

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Canada is capping foreign student visas to ease housing pressures as the cost of living soars

Canada has announced a two-year cap on international student visas to ease the pressure on housing, health care and other …

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Tata Steel announces plans to cut 2,800 jobs in a blow to Welsh town built on steelmaking

Indian firm Tata Steel says it will close both blast furnaces at its plant in Port Talbot in Wales, eliminating …

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Thrift store reopens with goal of being community hub again

There is a yard where she sees a future community garden and there are upstairs rooms where she hopes to …

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Class action lawsuit claims Montana discriminates against out-of-state financial advisers

Even more, the lawsuit, filed in Lewis and Clark County on Friday, says that the 2019 Legislature knew that the …

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Judge strikes down state’s new dispensary licensing fees

Under House Bill 903, a dispensary would have had to pay $5,000 to renew a license for its first shop, …

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New Columbia Falls day care specializes in infants

In September of 2023, the Delgados opened Lil Buckaroo’s, an infant-only child care service, at 729 Nucleus Avenue A in …

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Bilingual Montessori preschool opens opportunities in Whitefish

At Big Sky Montessori, children will be greeted with, “Hola, ¿como estás?” They will learn replies like “Muy bien” meaning …

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Biden stops by Pennsylvania stores to talk up his record on small business creation

President Joe Biden on Friday tried his hand at retail politics — stopping in a trio of Pennsylvania stores to …

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Banks upbeat on US consumer despite bank profit declines, inflation and rising debt levels

The biggest banks in the country posted strong profits last year, helped by higher interest rates and a strong economy, …

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Olympics brings on its first beer brand as a global sponsor — Budweiser's AB InBev

The International Olympic Committee has signed the first beer brand in the 40-year history of a sponsorship program that earns …

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Delta posts a $2 billion quarterly profit, but shares dip as airline trims forecast of 2024 earnings

Delta Air Lines says it closed 2023 strong and expects another good year in 2024. But the shares are falling …

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Wholesale inflation in US declined last month, signaling that price pressures are still easing

U.S. wholesale inflation fell for a third straight month in December, further evidence that price pressures in the economy are …

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