Business
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How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive
When the Agriculture Department finished its calculations last month, the findings were startling: 2022 was a disaster for upland cotton…
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With Two Key Picks, Biden Weaves Climate Into Economy and Regulations
The president adds climate champions Lael Brainard as his top economic adviser and Richard Revesz as his regulations chief.
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Norfolk Southern’s Profits and Accident Rates Rose in Recent Years
Safety experts say a focus on financial returns may be partly to blame for derailments and accidents like the one…
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Food Safety Company Employed More Than 100 Children, Labor Officials Say
Packers Sanitation Services Inc. paid a $1.5 million penalty this week for employing children as young as 13 in dangerous…
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Biden E.P.A. Reinstates Mercury Limits Weakened Under Trump
The moves sets the stage for the agency to issue tighter controls on mercury, a neurotoxin emitted by power plants.
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CNN’s Chairman Rebukes Don Lemon Over Comments About Women
Mr. Lemon’s assertion that Nikki Haley was not “in her prime” had been widely viewed as sexist.
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You Can Use Your Tax Refund to Buy I Bonds, but Should You?
The answer depends on whether you’re looking to get high interest rates now or a safe investment with inflation protection…
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Why China Didn’t Invent ChatGPT
The state’s hardening censorship and heavier hand have held back its tech industry; so has entrepreneurs’ reluctance to invest for…
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In a Violent America
In a Violent America Safety Becomes a Sales Pitch By Michael Corkery and Zackary Canepari Michael Corkery has written about…
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The Uneasy Dance Between the Markets and the Fed
Exuberance in financial markets is likely to only strengthen the Federal Reserve’s resolve and shake up those very markets, our…