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This Labor Day, A Look At Declining Role Of Unions In America Authored by Jeremy Lott via The Epoch Times, Labor Day, celebrated this year on Sept. 7, is a holiday in transition. It was created by American labor unions in the 1880s. The federal government recognizing it as a national holiday under President Grover Cleveland helped unions to gain prominence. Yet as unionization has declined, so too has the close association of the day with organized labor. The Department of Labor's website now calls it an "annual celebration of the social and economic...

Dollar General CEO Warns Even "Upper-Middle Acting Like Lower-Income" Amid Fuel Crisis Speaking at Goldman Sachs' 33rd Annual Global Retailing Conference on Tuesday morning, Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos offered a downbeat assessment of its customer base, warning that financial stress is spreading up the income ladder to middle- and upper-middle-income households.  Years of elevated prices for everyday goods, compounded by gasoline prices above $4 a gallon nationally and $6 a gallon for diesel, are certaintly reshaping consumer habits across income cohorts. Vasos said that even customers earning $100,000 or more, whom Dollar General...

Trump Accounts Are Now Open: What Parents And Grandparents Need To Know Before Contributing Authored by Adam H. Douglas via The Epoch Times, As of July 4, 2026, money can officially flow into Trump accounts, the new child savings vehicle created by last year's tax law. rblfmr/shutterstock Millions of families have already signed up, and millions more are asking the same practical questions: does my child qualify, how do I claim the $1,000, and is this better than the 529 plan we already have? Most coverage explanations answer these questions in tax-professional language. Here...