Business
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Wall St. Pessimists Are Getting Used to Being Wrong
The S&P 500 is up about 20 percent this year, but some still warn that the future may not be…
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Bank of Japan, in Surprise, Signals a Move Away From Easy Money
Japan’s central bank takes a step toward allowing interest rates to rise, saying it will be more flexible in managing…
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Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Reaches Settlement Over Sexual Misconduct Claims
Mr. Wynn, who resigned from Wynn Resorts in 2018, agreed to pay Nevada $10 million and to step back from…
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Social Security’s Next Cost-of-Living Raise Is Forecast Around 3%
Analysts say the 2024 adjustment, which helps older Americans keep up with inflation, won’t be nearly as high as this…
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An Energy Correspondent Hunts for Alternatives
Ivan Penn reports on the new sources we rely on to power our world.
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Elon Musk’s Quixotic Quest to Turn X Into an ‘Everything App’
Mr. Musk, the owner of Twitter, is the latest Silicon Valley mogul to pursue an all-in-one app, the kind that…
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Researchers Poke Holes in Safety Controls of ChatGPT and Other Chatbots
A new report indicates that the guardrails for widely used chatbots can be thwarted, leading to an increasingly unpredictable environment…
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Shell Reports Sharply Lower Earnings as Energy Prices Ease
The News Shell, Europe’s largest energy company, said Thursday that its profit fell 56 percent in the second quarter compared…
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What Happened When 15 of Twitter’s Top Celebrities Joined Threads
We examined the daily activity of Ellen DeGeneres, Wiz Khalifa, Selena Gomez and others among Twitter’s most-followed to deduce if…
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Jobs Sit Empty in the Public Sector, So Unions Pitch In to Recruit
Shortages of state and city personnel, especially those who must work on site, are so dire that unions are helping…