Market
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Business
Consumer Spending Slid Again in December
Fresh data offered more detail on how shoppers retrenched at the end of 2022.
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Business
N.Y.S.E. Glitch Leads to Wild Swings in Share Prices
Prices eventually returned to normal levels, but the turmoil left some traders uncertain of whether their orders were placed.
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Arts
Ticketmaster Cast as a Powerful ‘Monopoly’ at Senate Hearing
The Judiciary Committee, responding to the bungled sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets, heard the company apologize and its critics trace the problem to the industry’s lack of competition.
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Business
For Tech Companies, Years of Easy Money Yield to Hard Times
Eighteen months ago, the online used car retailer Carvana had such great prospects that it was worth $80 billion. Now it is valued at less than $1.5 billion, a 98 percent plunge, and is struggling to survive. Many other tech companies are also seeing ...
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Business
How to Invest as a Debt Ceiling Crisis Looms
The risk of a federal debt ceiling breach later this year has increased. Steel yourself for trouble, our columnist writes. But remember: This, too, shall pass.
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World
The Not-So-Great News About Lower Inflation
The news that consumer prices fell in December from November — yes, monthly inflation was negative — was not as wonderful for the Federal Reserve as you might expect. Fed officials are trying to persuade the financial markets and the public that the ...
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Business
Markets Rise as Investors Like the Look of Hiring and Wage Trends
For investors and policymakers, bad news may be good news when it comes to the latest data on the health of the job market. Stock rose on Friday, after fresh data showed that the number of jobs added to the economy was a bit more than expected ...
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Business
The Year the Long Stock Market Rally Ended
The Year the Long Stock Market Rally Ended How fast inflation and high interest rates upended markets across the globe. By Joe Rennison Graphics by Karl Russell and John-Michael Murphy Joe Rennison has spent a decade reporting on markets. Karl ...
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Business
The Bull-and-Bear Case for 2023
The S&P 500 is on pace for its first annual decline since 2018 and its worst performance since 2008. Will markets fall further next year?
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Business
Retirees Are One Reason the Fed Has Given Up on a Big Worker Rebound
Workers are in short supply three years into the pandemic job market rebound, and officials increasingly think they aren’t coming back.