Economy
Janet Yellen tells Congress US could hit debt limit in mid-January
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers.
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Starbucks baristas’ ‘strike before Christmas’ has reached hundreds of U.S. stores
The strike began Friday in Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago and has since expanded to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other cities.
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What Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years
The president-elect successfully pushed House Republicans to jettison some spending from a a budget deal, but he failed to achieve his goal of raising the debt limit.
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House approves funding bill and sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline
The plan would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
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Amazon faces multiple pickets as union targets holiday shopping rush
The campaign launched by the Teamsters union comes during the holiday-shopping rush, though Amazon says it has not affected operations.
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Philly’s biggest and weirdest stories of 2024
From standout political and cultural moments, to off-the-wall antics that could only happen in Philly, we’re talking about the top local news stories of the year.
Air Date: December 19, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 52:43The University of Pennsylvania said the new filings in a 2022 class-action lawsuit were meant to embarrass the schools. Ten have agreed to settlements.
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Crypto’s future: Stable investment or risky gamble?
We’re talking about cryptocurrency. Wednesday Bitcoin topped $100k again and with a crypto-friendly administration coming into the White House, is crypto finally mainstream?
Air Date: December 12, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 46:56Proposed merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons is halted by federal, state judges
Kroger and Albertsons in 2022 proposed what would be the largest grocery store merger in U.S. history.
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Trump says he can’t guarantee tariffs won’t raise prices and won’t rule out revenge prosecutions
The president-elect made the comments in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday. He also touched on immigration, abortion and foreign policy.
3 weeks ago
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy take their DOGE government efficiency pitch to the Hill
The new group is expected to recommend drastic cuts to the federal workforce and to slash regulation.
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Delaware compensation commission considers fix to legislator pension mess
Lawmakers’ pension payments are expected to rise again as longtime House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf prepares to retire.
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Trump picks crypto backer Paul Atkins as new Securities and Exchange Commission chair
He's now the CEO of consulting firm Patomak Global Partners which has clients across the financial and cryptocurrency industries.
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Do racial minorities, women, other groups benefit from DEI efforts?
Walmart announced it would roll back its DEI policies - and others did the same earlier this year. We discuss why some major employers are shifting away from these policies.
Air Date: December 4, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 51:15Delaware judge reaffirms ruling that invalidated massive Tesla pay package for Elon Musk
The judge ruled in January that Musk engineered a pay package potentially worth $56 billion in sham negotiations with directors who were not independent.
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