(NEXSTAR) – The new year is nearly here, bringing with it tax changes, an elevated retirement age, “Trump accounts” for kids, and the possibility of sizable tariff refunds. The first thing you may ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and Tamaki Yuichiro, president of the Democratic Party for the People, have formally agreed to raise the minimum income tax threshold. The two met at the Diet on ...

President Trump on Thursday issued an executive order implementing his plan to provide civilian federal workers with a 1% across-the-board pay raise next month. As first proposed in August, the ...

Americans expecting a big promotion or wage increase next year may have just had their hopes dashed, according to a Mercer survey. On average, employers plan to hold base salary increases for merit at ...

U.S. Marines stand at parade rest in a formation during a change of command ceremony at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 8, 2025. (Lance Cpl. Weston Brown/U.S. Marine Corps) U.S. service members will ...

Social Security beneficiaries are getting a raise in 2026 that looks decent on paper but feels smaller once it hits the household budget. The cost-of-living adjustment is boosted by the same inflation ...

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The federal and Wisconsin minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since its last increase in 2009. A full-time worker earning the current minimum wage falls below the federal poverty threshold.

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From electronic health records and blood tests to the stream of data from wearable devices, the amount of health information people generate is accelerating rapidly. Yet, many users struggle to ...