Finance
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Hotel Owners Push Back on Merger of National Brands
Franchisees are fighting Choice Hotels’ attempted takeover of its biggest rival, which would create a dominant player in the budget…
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Warner Bros. Discovery in Talks to Merge With Paramount
The talks, which are said to be in the early stages, add Warner Bros. Discovery to the list of companies…
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Southwest Airlines Reaches Deal With Pilots Union
The new contract would provide raises and better benefits, following similar deals at other big airlines.
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G7 Tightens Enforcement of Oil Price Cap Amid Widespread Russian Evasion
The Treasury Department announced new sanctions on oil shippers and traders that have been helping Russia circumvent price restrictions.
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Americans May Be Taking on Too Much Pay Later ‘Phantom Debt’
Buying mattresses, clothes and other goods on installment plans has propped up spending, but economists worry that such loans could…
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Lift a Pinky. It’s Time for Tea.
Phoebe Cheong and Jude Andam, friends who live on opposite coasts, have recently begun a tradition whenever they see each…
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The Hot New Market in Crypto? Trading FTX’s Carcass.
Investors are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on FTX bankruptcy claims, betting that the firm’s new leaders will recover…
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U.K. Inflation Unexpectedly Cools to 3.9 Percent, Lowest in 2 Years
The News A streak of unexpectedly good news on inflation has continued in Britain, as the annual rate of price…
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Bird, an Electric Scooter Company, Files for Bankruptcy
The company, once a high-flying start-up whose services were hailed as the next big thing in personal transportation, lost much…
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What Does the Red Sea Crisis Mean for Oil Prices?
The Latest Energy companies like BP and shipping companies that transport crude oil have stopped sending some tankers through the…