Nicolai Tangen wanted to raise the profile of Norway’s $2.1 trillion oil fund and change corporate behavior, but he may have helped embroil it in a geopolitical tangle. Source link
This year, for the first time, more workers will live in states with a minimum wage of at least $15 per hour than in states with the federal minimum of $7.25. Source link
For the central bank to lower interest rates again, officials will likely need to see more notable signs that unemployment is rising. Source link
As economists pointed to some of the president’s policies to explain the latest Labor Department data, White House aides sought to make the case for optimism in the new year. Source link
The unemployment rate fell in December, but job growth across 2025 was the lowest in five years. Source link
The agreement represents a push for deeper global cooperation, in contrast to the United States’ turning to coercion in its dealings with other countries. Source link