Business
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Strong Job Gains in March Keep a Flame Under the Recovery
A continued torrent of consumer demand, paired with a decline in coronavirus caseloads and health restrictions, led to a burst of job creation ...
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Biden Invokes Cold War Statute to Boost Critical Mineral Supply
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday took steps to try and increase domestic production of critical minerals and metals needed for advanced ...
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Soaring Cost of Diesel Ripples Through the Global Economy
Farmers are spending more to keep tractors and combines running. Shipping and trucking companies are passing higher costs to retailers, which are ...
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Rising Wages Could Complicate America’s Inflation Cool-Down
Economists have been waiting for Americans to shift from buying goods, like furniture and appliances, and toward spending on vacations ...
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Australian Journalist Who Worked for Chinese Media Stands Trial in Beijing
Almost 20 months after she was detained in Beijing, an Australian journalist who worked for China’s global television network stood trial behind ...
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Biden Plan Would Release a Million Barrels of Oil a Day From Reserve
WASHINGTON — President Biden is considering a plan to release one million barrels of oil a day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for as long ...
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Disney says it hopes Florida anti-L.G.B.T.Q. law is repealed or ‘struck down by the courts.’
Moments after Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida signed an anti-L.G.B.T.Q. bill into law on Monday, Disney released a statement condemning it and ...
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Chris Wallace Says Life at Fox News Became ‘Unsustainable’
“I just no longer felt comfortable with the programming at Fox.” Chris Wallace uttered those words matter-of-factly, in between bites of a ...
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Biden to Include Minimum Tax on Billionaires in Budget Proposal
WASHINGTON — The White House will ask Congress on Monday to pass a new minimum tax on billionaires as part of a budget proposal intended to ...
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Methane Leaks in New Mexico Far Exceed Current Estimates, Study Suggests
Startlingly large amounts of methane are leaking from wells and pipelines in New Mexico, according to a new analysis of aerial data, suggesting ...