Business
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The Market May Have Finally Hit a Real Record, But It Could Be a Problem
But Robert Shiller, the Nobel laureate, says valuations adjusted for high inflation suggest stock returns for the next decade are likely to be modest.
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Rising Oil Prices Reignite Inflation Fears
The price of Brent crude rose to a six-month high on Friday, a potential dose of bad news for central bankers and for the White House.
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Want to Invest in SpaceX or Stripe? There’s a Fund for That.
Stripe, a payments start-up, is one of the most successful companies to emerge from Silicon Valley in a generation. Last year, it hit a valuation of $65 billion. But in the 15 years since it was founded, there has not been a way for most individuals ...
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Back in the ’90s, This Eclipse Webcast Put the Cosmos on Demand
A total solar eclipse in Aruba was streamed to millions of users of the World Wide Web in 1998, helping to start an ongoing era of viral videos of space and astronomy.
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A Breakthrough in Plastic Recycling Is Coming Up Short
By 2025, Nestle promises not to use any plastic in its products that isn’t recyclable. By that same year, L’Oreal says all of its packaging will be “refillable, reusable, recyclable or compostable.” And by 2030, Procter & Gamble pledges that it will ...
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A Looming Question for Paramount’s Board: How to Navigate Shari Redstone
The board of directors has to walk a fine line, looking out for investors without running afoul of Ms. Redstone, the company’s most influential shareholder.
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Kate Shindle on Why She’s Stepping Down as Actors’ Equity President
After nine years in the role, she has decided not to seek re-election in May. Her departure comes amid significant turnover in the theater industry.
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Plan to Stash Pollution Beneath the Sea Could Save Money and Jobs
Renowned for ancient churches and the tomb of Dante, the 14th-century poet, the city of Ravenna and its environs along Italy’s Adriatic coast are also home to old-line industries like steel and fertilizer. The manufacturing plants are of little ...
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TikTok Turns to Nuns, Veterans and Ranchers in Marketing Blitz
In a TV commercial, Sister Monica Clare, a nun in northern New Jersey, walks through a church that’s bathed in sunlight and sits in a pew, crossing herself. Her message: TikTok is a force for good. “Because of TikTok, I’ve created a community where ...
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Un investigador de inteligencia artificial se prepara para los ultrafalsos electorales
Durante casi 30 años, Oren Etzioni fue uno de los investigadores más optimistas sobre la inteligencia artificial. Sin embargo, en 2019, Etzioni, profesor de la Universidad de Washington y director ejecutivo fundador del Instituto Allen para la ...