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How often do creditors actually win debt collection lawsuits?

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How to negotiate a lower home price in today's economy, according to experts

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Oil prices plunge and Europe’s markets rally after Trump calls off Iran strikes

Brent crude drops by 5% after US president claimed talks on Middle East peace deal would resume

SpaceX's post-IPO plunge sets tense backdrop for first earnings report

Two weeks after Tesla's earnings report was panned by Wall Street, Elon Musk faces investors again, but this time to discuss SpaceX's results.

What the market is saying about the U.S. intervention to prop up the yen

Following the joint involvement the yen now sits at 157 to the dollar, down from just above 163, which represented its lowest level in four decades.

Tourism price wars threaten to dim a rare bright spot in China's consumer spending

China’s domestic tourism is underperforming, with hotel revenues falling as soft demand pressures room rates.

Trump’s hypocritical new tariffs are a chance for the world to fight back

The president’s pretext of stopping forced labour is only a ruse – he is trying to grab a share of global trade for the US

Why the U.S. stepped in after decades to prop up Japan's yen

Washington's decision to join Japan in supporting the battered yen has prompted questions over what motivated the rare coordinated intervention.

U.S., Japan confirm coordinated yen intervention, signal readiness for more

Japan's finance ministry said Monday it conducted a coordinated yen-buying intervention with the U.S. Treasury on Friday.

The Iran War Is a Heavy Tax on Our Asian Allies

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Why people are dropping out of the workforce and not looking for new jobs: 'The market wore me down'

Candidates giving up in the face of relentless job searches could be part of the reason behind recent declines in the labor force participation rate.

California announces minimum wage increase as governor taunts Trump

Gavin Newsom says new pay floor of $17.40, set to become highest of any US state, will go into effect on 1 January