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Starbucks workers to start US strike on Friday: union
Workers at Starbucks will walk off the job Friday in three US cities in a strike their union threatened could spread around the country in the busy run-up to Christmas. The union said Starbucks had not engaged fruitfully for several months, and threatened it was ready to "show the company the consequences."
Asian markets mixed as traders digest Fed's hawkish pivot
Equities fluctuated Friday and the dollar maintained its gains against its peers as investors assessed the fallout from the Federal Reserve's outlook for interest rate cuts and possible impact of Donald Trump's presidency on the economy. The legislation would have kept the government open through March and suspended the borrowing limit for president-elect Donald Trump's first two years in office.
US Fed's caution on rate cuts could cause friction with Trump
Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House and uncertainty about his policy proposals has begun weighing on the US Federal Reserve, raising concerns of a reckoning between the central bank and the president-elect. In Trump's orbit, there is also strong disagreement that some of the proposed policies are actually inflationary.
BREAKING: 24hrs after Tinubu's visit to NASS, Reps pass 2025 budget
The House of Representatives has taken a powerful move on the 2025 budget President Bola Tinubu presented to the joint National Assembly on Wednesday.
BREAKING: Senate passes 2025 budget 24hrs after Tinubu's presentation, details emerge
The Senate has taken a major action on the 2025 budget President Bola Tinubu presented to the National Assembly on Wednesday. The senate move came 24hrs after.
Tinubu told to delist 25 ministries, MDAs from 2025 budget, reason, full list emerge
The House of Representatives committee has given reason why President Bola Tinubu should delist 25 ministries and MDAs from the 2025 budget it presented on Wednesday
Japanese inflation jumps to 2.7% in November
Japanese inflation accelerated in November, with prices rising 2.7 percent on-year partly due to higher energy costs, government data showed Friday. "Core core CPI", which excludes both fresh food and energy prices, stood at 2.4 percent.
Christmas: Joy as Remi Tinubu donates bags of rice, N95 million to Christians in Northern states
Remi Tinubu has donated 22,800 bags of rice to northern Christians as part of her Christmas and New Year palliatives. Each state received 1,200 bags and N5 million.
35 minors dead in tragic stampede at Ibadan funfair, police arrest seven
35 minors has reportedly lost their lives in a tragic stampede at a funfair in Ibadan. The Oyo state police disclosed on Thursday and shared details on arrest made.
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