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U.S. White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett speaks in front of a TV camera at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersBack pay owed to federal workers for the time they were furloughed during the government shutdown is expected to land in their bank accounts early next week, White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett said Thursday.”There really has been an aggressive effort to get people to get their checks as soon as possible,” Hassett told reporters, a day after President Donald Trump signed a short-term funding bill that allowed the government to reopen…

Under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple is required to allow developers to freely inform customers of alternative offers outside its App Store.Gabby Jones | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesApple on Thursday said it would cut the company’s App Store fees from 30% to 15% for some app makers, if they enter into a new program administered by the iPhone maker.The Mini Apps Partner Program offers app developers the better fee in exchange for using some of Apple’s technology to build their apps. This includes using Apple software to register a user’s purchase history, verify user ages and to process in-app…

Fans of Major League Soccer will no longer need an Apple TV Season Pass to watch matches in the 2026 season.On Thursday, Apple TV announced it will make all MLS matches available to viewers with an existing Apple TV account.Viewers will be able to access all regular-season matches, Leagues Cup tournament, the MLS All-Star Game, Campeones Cup and MLS Cup Playoffs with a standalone Apple TV subscription.The MLS Season Pass as an additional package within Apple TV will officially conclude at the end of the 2025 season.The move comes after the league announced that the 2025 MLS Cup playoffs would…

Elliot Anderson and Ezri Konsa showed they are becoming key players for Thomas Tuchel in England’s 2-0 win over Serbia. England maintained their perfect World Cup qualifying record thanks to a fine Bukayo Saka volley and excellent Eberechi Eze finish. Here, Sky Sports rates the England players….Jordan Pickford – 7Seven qualifiers, seven clean sheets for Jordan Pickford. You can’t ask more than that from a goalkeeper, really. England have only faced three shots on target in those seven matches, showcasing just what a strong and brave defensive unit Pickford has in front of him. They are making his life very…

Boosting your retirement savings isn’t just a good way to save for your future — it can also lower your monthly student loan bill, if you’re a federal borrower on an income-driven repayment plan. For borrowers on the income-based and pay as you earn repayment plans, monthly payments are calculated as a percentage of discretionary income, which is the amount of taxable income that exceeds 150% of the poverty guideline for your state and family size. That’s $23,475 for an individual (not living in Hawaii or Alaska) in 2025, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.On the income-contingent repayment…

The hemp industry is bracing for layoffs, production reductions and billions in lost revenue after Congress passed a government funding bill late Wednesday containing a surprise provision that will ban nearly all hemp-derived consumer products.Hemp, a derivative of the cannabis plant, was legalized in the 2018 Farm Bill for industrial uses like rope, textiles and seed. But the law’s broad definition created a loophole in federal rules on THC — the psychoactive compound responsible for a high — experts said, allowing producers to extract psychoactive cannabinoids from federally legal hemp. Companies used that opening to flood the market with gummies,…

fstop123 | E+ | Getty ImagesForeclosure filings climbed again in October, after sitting at historic lows in recent years, according to new data released Thursday.While the numbers are still small, the persistent rise in foreclosures may be a sign of cracks in the housing market.There were 36,766 U.S. properties with some type of foreclosure filing in October — such as default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions, according to Attom, a property data and analytics firm. That was 3% higher than September and a 19% jump from October 2024, and marked the eighth straight month of annual increases, Attom said.Foreclosure…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Planet Fitness — The gym chain jumped about 4% after it issued guidance for the fiscal years 2026 through 2028. Planet Fitness expects new club unit growth to range between 6% and 7% in that time, while adjusted EBITA expands in the “mid-teens percent” compounded annually. Sweetgreen — Shares of the salad chain rose nearly 8% after co-founder and chief concept officer Nicolas Jammet bought about $1 million worth of stock. Sweetgreen shares have been battered by weakening traffic at its restaurants and are down more than 80% year to date.…

Visitors check out an Optimus humanoid exhibited by Tesla at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China Monday, July 28, 2025. Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesElon Musk’s bid to become the world’s first trillionaire increasingly rests on a single proposition: that Tesla can evolve from an electric-vehicle company into a robotics powerhouse. Musk has made the case repeatedly that the company’s future valuation depends not on cars but on full autonomy and an “army” of humanoid robots called Optimus that could one day perform the work of millions. It is a bold vision and a huge…

Erling Haaland scored again and Norway moved even closer to qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 by beating Estonia 4-1 in Oslo on Thursday.The win virtually secures a spot for the high-scoring Norwegians in next year’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Norway has a vastly superior goal difference compared to second-placed Italy, ahead of the two sides meeting in their final qualifier in Milan on Sunday.- Who has qualified, and how the rest can make itItaly would have to beat Norway by nine goals to avoid having to settle for the playoffs, where…