Economy
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Chip Shares Tumble, Dragging Wall Street to Its Worst Day in Weeks
The S&P 500 was on track for its worst day since April. The Nasdaq composite was down by the most…
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Britain Approves Lab-Grown Meat for Pet Food
British dogs and cats are set to become the first animals in Europe to chow down on meat cultivated from…
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The Fed Under Trump 2.0
Donald Trump says he will not fire Jay Powell as chairman of the central bank if he is re-elected president,…
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How a Network of Tech Billionaires Helped J.D. Vance Leap Into Power
Mr. Vance spent less than five years in Silicon Valley’s tech industry, but the connections he made with Peter Thiel…
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U.K. Inflation Steady as Economists Puzzle Over ‘Taylor Swift Effects’
Consumer prices rose 2 percent in June from a year earlier, a bit higher than economists expected, with a big…
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N.B.A. Board Backs TV Rights Deals, but Steps Remain
The agreements, set to begin after next season, could potentially pay the league about $76 billion over 11 years.
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Rupert Murdoch Shows Up at Republican Convention
The Trump-Murdoch alliance appears alive again. Rupert Murdoch once confided to friends in the fall of 2020 that he thought…
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Fact-Checking the Republican National Convention on Energy Claims
Several speakers focused on the sharp rise in gas and electricity prices under President Biden. We scrutinized their statements.
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Jack Black Ends Tenacious D Tour After Bandmate Jokes About Trump Shooting
At a concert in Australia, Kyle Gass made a comment suggesting that he wished the shooter had not missed former…
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Elon Musk Enters Uncharted Territory With Trump Endorsement
The owner of X broke with tradition at other social media companies to support the former president, as he drives…