Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlined the government’s expenditure and taxation plans in the Union Budget 2026 on Sunday, highlighting measures that will directly affect the daily lives of ...

Michael LaFaive is senior director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Todd Nesbit is an economist and assistant professor at Ball State University. Public officials in Indiana ...

America’s most iconic shoe giant is starting 2026 by laying off workers. Nike has confirmed that it will lay off 775 employees in the United States. The move marks the third year in a row that Nike ...

Nike is cutting 775 employees, primarily at its U.S.-based distribution centers, CNBC has learned. The cuts primarily impact staff at distribution centers in Tennessee and Mississippi, people familiar ...

Democrats filed bills to raise the state cigarette tax $2, moving it to $5. Sponsors frame the increase as revenue tool and public-health measure funding cessation. Business groups warn of regressive ...

One more reason to kick butts. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the US, according to the CDC, causing everything from cancer to lung disease to heart disease. Second hand smoke, ...