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The debate over raising the minimum wage is gaining steam, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle weigh the benefits and consequences of boosting the lowest pay to $15 per hour. "We want to see Americans' wages go up, we want to see…

LONDON — Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, are showing signs of "froth" in the U.S. — and that doesn't bode well for investors, the boss of London's stock exchange warned Friday. "There has been some recognition of the…

Lloyd Austin, U.S. secretary of defense, speaks during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday, March 8, 2021.Kevin Dietsch | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSecretary of State Antony Blinken and…

Oatly shares soared 24% during the company's public market debut Thursday.The stock's opening trade was $22.12 just before noon, giving it a market value of $13.1 billion and putting shares about 30% above the initial public offering…

* Fed's two-day meeting starts later on Tuesday * Investors eye U.S. retail sales data at 1230 GMT * SPDR Gold Trust fell 0.2% on Monday (Adds comments; updates prices) By Diptendu Lahiri March 16 (Reuters) - Gold…

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday meant to address a global chip shortage impacting industries ranging from medical supplies to electric vehicles.The order includes a 100-day review of key products including…

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - LG Energy Solution aims to build advanced battery cells for Tesla Inc electric vehicles in 2023 and is considering potential production sites in the United States and Europe, two people familiar with the matter…

Last September, in the arid hills of northern Nevada in the US, a cluster of flowers found nowhere else on earth died mysteriously overnight. Conservationists were quick to suspect ioneer Ltd, an Australian firm that wants to mine the…

March 1 (Reuters) - Gold edged higher on Monday, recovering from an eight-month low touched in the previous session, as a weaker dollar lifted bullion's appeal. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold rose 0.3% to…