Economy
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Unpacking the Washington Math for a Big Payment Deal
Regulators have been tough on big financial mergers, though there are nuances in Capital One’s $35.3 billion takeover bid for…
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Walmart Reports Rising Holiday Sales as Shoppers Seek Value
The number of transactions at the retail giant rose 4.3 percent but the average ticket price decreased by 0.3 percent,…
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Culinary Hubs Put a Twist on Home Cooking
Nestled in the dense, residential Los Angeles neighborhood of Victor Heights, a tightly packed plot of Craftsman and Victorian homes…
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Wall Street Is Already Placing Bets on the Biden-Trump Rematch
Traders and strategists are thinking about all the ways that November’s election could alter the mood in markets.
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Inside the Funding Frenzy at Anthropic, One of A.I.’s Hottest Start-Ups
Last May, Anthropic, one of the world’s hottest artificial intelligence start-ups, raised $450 million from investors including Google and Salesforce.…
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Capital One Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Discover
The proposed deal would combine two of the largest credit card companies in the United States.
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For Michigan’s Economy, Electric Vehicles Are Promising and Scary
Last fall, Tiffanie Simmons, a second-generation autoworker, endured a six-week strike at the Ford Motor factory just west of Detroit…
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Republican Attacks on Biden’s Climate Law Raise Concerns Ahead of Election
Executives of companies with clean energy projects are facing questions about the potential for a rollback of the law and…
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The New York Times Wins 3 Polk Awards
The Times was honored for its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. And ProPublica won a prize for revealing the lavish…
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More Wall Street Firms Are Flip-Flopping on Climate. Here’s Why.
Financial giants were already trimming their climate pledges amid Republican attacks. Then came concerns about legal risks.