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Opponents say proposal to end sick notes issued over phone would fill up doctors’ waiting rooms unnecessarily

Hopes for 2026: While building a stronger economy and improving equality matters deeply, none of it will mean much if our best and brightest decide their futures lie elsewhere

While period pain and heavy menstrual bleeding are common, they’re often dealt with privately. Yet they take a profound toll on a person’s health – and finances.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced a national election will be held Nov. 7

In 2016, millennials were hanging onto the last gasp of their youth—and so was the internet, in retrospect.

The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a nonpartisan budget watchdog, ran the numbers exclusively for Fortune.

Laws that prevented punters from getting a drink after 3.30am have been scrapped, in what advocates say should breathe more life into a $110 billion sector.

In 2026, the subscription economy has firmly taken root in the grocery sector. Programs like Walmart+, Kroger Boost, Amazon Prime Grocery, and Target Circle 360 are competing for your monthly fee. They promise free delivery, fuel savings, and exclusive discounts, usually for a price tag ranging from $59 to $139…

Find out how much the average middle-class retiree spends at age 65, 75 and 85.