Business
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Electric Cars Too Costly for Many, Even With Aid in Climate Bill
Policymakers in Washington are promoting electric vehicles as a solution to climate change. But an uncomfortable truth remains: Battery-powered ...
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SoftBank Reports $23 Billion Loss as Tech Investments Plummet
The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank reported on Monday its largest ever quarterly loss, $23.4 billion, driven by poor performance of its…
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Axios to Sell Itself to Cox Enterprises for $525 Million
Axios, the digital media company that quickly gained traction since its founding five years ago with its distinctive bulletin-style scoops…
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Can Global Shipping Be Fixed? One Regulator Will Try.
Daniel B. Maffei is at once a crucial player in the campaign to subdue inflation, and a figure virtually unknown…
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In an Unequal Economy, the Poor Face Inflation Now and Job Loss Later
For Theresa Clarke, a retiree in New Canaan, Conn., the rising cost of living means not buying Goldfish crackers for…
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Manchin’s Donors Include Pipeline Giants That Win in His Climate Deal
BLACKSBURG, Va. — After years of spirited opposition from environmental activists, the Mountain Valley Pipeline — a 304-mile gas pipeline…
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Five Decades in the Making: Why It Took Congress So Long to Act on Climate
WASHINGTON - In 1969, President Richard Nixon’s adviser Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote a memo describing a startling future. The increase…
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The Week in Business: Blistering Job Growth
Credit...Giacomo BagnaraWhat’s Up? (July 31-Aug. 6) A Jobs Day Surprise Analysts had forecast an increase of 250,000 jobs in July.…
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Don’t Expect Alex Jones’s Comeuppance to Stop Lies
If it hadn’t been so excruciatingly sad, Alex Jones’s defamation trial might have been cathartic. Mr. Jones, the supplement-slinging conspiracy…
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The Companies That Take Money Straight From Your Paycheck
At any given time, millions of workers are overdue on at least one bill. But it is the rare employer…