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The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances. If approved, the wide-ranging changes unveiled this month also would affect working conditions at constructions sites and in mines, and limit the …

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances. If approved, the wide-ranging changes unveiled this month also would affect working conditions at constructions sites and in …

Fed’s Waller says labor market is weaker than it looks, justifying interest-rate cut this month  MarketWatch A top Fed official, considered a candidate to replace Powell, keeps calling for a rate cut this month  CNN Treasury Yields Slide After Waller’s July Cut Call: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com One of Trump’s top picks for Fed chair doubles down on rate cut demands  Fox Business Federal Reserve’s …

US retail sales beat expectations; labor market stable  Reuters Retail sales jumped more than expected last month  CNN Stocks Rise After Data Show Economy Is Holding Up: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com Retail sales rise more than expected in June  Yahoo Finance Retail sales snap back after trade wars die down. Shoppers keep the economy growing.  MarketWatch Source link