Business
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‘Climate-Controlled’ Sausage? Courts Crack Down on ‘Greenwashing’
From airlines to pork sellers, corporate brands face legal and regulatory challenges for misleading the public with lofty climate claims.
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Bank of England to Overhaul Its Forecasting After Inflation Surprises
The review, which was led by Ben S. Bernanke, a former Federal Reserve chair, came after the central bank had…
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Trump or Biden? The Stock Market Doesn’t Care.
Prediction markets say former President Donald J. Trump has a good chance of winning. So far, the stock market is…
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That Giant College ‘Sticker’ Price Isn’t What Most Students Pay
The share of those paying the full advertised cost has declined over the last couple of decades, a new report…
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JPMorgan’s Dimon Warns of ‘Unsettling’ Pressures as Bank’s Earnings Wobble
Warnings from the chief executive of the nation’s largest bank have been consistently at odds with heady financial markets.
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Inflation Comes for the Housing Market
Prices and mortgage rates are climbing as Wall Street bets that interest rates will remain higher for longer.
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Immigrants in Maine Are Filling a Labor Gap. It May Be a Prelude for the U.S.
Maine has a lot of lobsters. It also has a lot of older people, ones who are less and less…
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Delivery-Only Restaurants, Once Pandemic Successes, Face Uncertainty
Ghost kitchens and virtual brands became a way for idle restaurant kitchens to generate revenue. But as consumers return to…
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Biden’s Plan B on Inflation: Turn It Against Trump
Price pressures aren’t easing fast enough to guarantee the interest-rate cuts the president hoped to see by November, so his…
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Europe’s A.I. ‘Champion’ Sets Sights on Tech Giants in U.S.
Mistral, a French start-up considered a promising challenger to OpenAI and Google, is getting support from European leaders who want…