Finance
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U.A.W. Workers at Mack Truck Go on Strike
The strike at the truck manufacturer by 4,000 members of the United Automobile Workers comes in the middle of the…
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Tallying the Costs of the Israel-Gaza War
The price of crude oil has risen and global markets are under pressure as the death toll exceeds 1,100 and…
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U.S. Dysfunction Clouds Economic Diplomacy Efforts
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calls on Congress to authorize more economic support for Ukraine.
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Claudia Goldin Wins Nobel in Economics for Studying Women in the Work Force
Her research uncovered the reasons for differences in labor force participation and earnings for women. She is the third woman…
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Russia’s Economy Is Increasingly Structured Around Its War in Ukraine
The nation’s finances have proven resilient, despite punishing sanctions, giving it leeway to pump money into its military machine.
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Green Energy Casts a Shadow Over a Cherished English Landscape
Charlotte Banks lives in a house that just about anyone would envy. Hempnalls Hall, a pink structure dating to the…
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The Wager That Betting Can Change the World
I had never before attended a business conference with a 28 percent chance of an orgy. But those were the…
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Amid Strikes, One Question: Are Employers Miscalculating?
UPS, the Hollywood studios and the Detroit automakers appear to have been taken aback by the tactics and tougher style…
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Interested in an Electric Vehicle? Consider Buying Used.
The prices of used battery-powered models have fallen sharply, as the supply of cars and trucks has improved.
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When Did Cashing Savings Bonds Become So Impossible?
Citing potential fraud, banks are making it increasingly difficult to pay out savings bonds. An unlikely beneficiary is the federal…