wage
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These range from the slowing economy, rising labor-market slack and stagnant real wages to the disinflationary — or deflationary — effect of artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch
After a sharp increase in the number of small firms raising wages in December, the number rose even a little higher in January.
That kind of psychological scarring can shape our behaviour, for example in the scale of wage rises requested and so future inflation.
From BBC
Yet as commander in chief, wisely comprehending that no war to save the Union could be waged, much less won, exclusively by Republicans, Lincoln sought out Democrats to help battle secession.
A worker at the Tennessee plant’s top hourly wage would earn about $80,000 in 2026, including an attendance bonus, before overtime and profit-sharing, the company said last September when describing its offer.
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