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Texas Lt Gov Dan Patrick proposes giving each newborn $1K invested in stock market

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican, proposed a state program to give every baby born in the Lone Star…

Why shoppers making six figures are giving Dollar Tree a boost

Customers earning more than $100,000 make up most of Dollar Tree’s new customers. Dollar Tree…

Dollar General announces 450 new US stores opening in 2026 as part of ongoing expansion

Dollar General announced Thursday it will open hundreds of new U.S. stores in 2026 as…

US layoffs soar past 1.1M in 2025, highest level since the pandemic

Layoffs announced by employers declined on a monthly basis in November but still pushed the…

US investigating Waymo after footage captures self-driving cars illegally moving past school buses in Texas

A U.S. safety agency has opened an investigation into Waymo, after its autonomous vehicles were…