Business
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Is This the Least Cringe Option to Get People to Your Party?
“Dramatic” and “absurd” were the words Natasha Hunt Lee, a 25-year-old musician in Los Angeles, had in mind while booking…
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Mortgage rates jump above 6 percent, putting pressure on the housing market.
Mortgage rates climbed above 6 percent this week, their highest point since late 2008 and more than double their level…
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How Cash-Strapped Schools Are Benefiting From the Sun
One school district was able to give pay raises to its teachers as big as 30 percent. Another bought new…
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New Inflation Developments Are Rattling Markets and Economists. Here’s Why.
When inflation began to accelerate in 2021, price pressures were clearly tied to the pandemic: Companies couldn’t produce cars, couches…
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E.U. Scores Major Legal Victory Against Google
Global efforts to crimp the power of the world’s largest technology companies scored an important legal victory on Wednesday when…
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Britain’s Inflation Rate Slows Slightly to 9.9 Percent
Consumer prices in Britain rose 9.9 percent in August from a year earlier, a slight easing of the inflation rate…
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Where the New Climate Law Means More Drilling, Not Less.
HOUMA, La. — Justin Solet planted his foot on the edge of his camouflage green boat in Bayou Chauvin and…
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An Oily Challenge: Evict Stinky Old Furnaces in Favor of Heat Pumps
For years, Tami Nelson struggled with what she called the “temperamental old man” in the basement. He was inefficient. He…
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Starbucks Union Leader Says Company Forced Her Out
A Starbucks employee in Buffalo who has helped lead the union campaign at the coffee chain over the past year…
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Sobering Inflation Report Dampens Biden’s Claims of Economic Progress
WASHINGTON — President Biden gathered with top Democrats at the White House on Tuesday to celebrate their inflation fight at…