Finance
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At Target, Store Workers Become A.I. Conduits
The retailer is rolling out a chatbot to help workers answer questions from shoppers — and workers.
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Amazon Says It Will Stop Using Puffy Plastic Shipping Pillows
They’ll be replaced in North America with paper packing, eliminating some 15 billion pillows a year. Plastic film is a…
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TikTok Lays Out Past Efforts to Address U.S. Concerns
The company said the disclosures support its argument that a law signed by President Biden in May is unconstitutional.
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New Home Construction Slows as Mortgage Rates Remain High
Home building in May fell to its slowest pace in four years despite a supply shortage. That trend could put…
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The Housing Market Is Weird and Ugly. These 5 Charts Explain Why.
The Housing Market Is Weird and Ugly. These 5 Charts Explain Why. Home prices have held up better than expected…
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Democrats’ Dream of a Wealth Tax Is Alive. For Now.
A narrow Supreme Court ruling left the door open for Congress to expand taxes on billionaires, but it’s not a…
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After a Weather Disaster, a Surprise: Some Ornery Monkeys Got Nicer
Macaques, reeling from a hurricane, learned by necessity to get along, a study found. It’s one of the first to…
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New ‘Detective Work’ on Butterfly Declines Reveals a Prime Suspect
Agricultural insecticides were a key factor, according to a study focused on the Midwest, though researchers emphasized the importance of…
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Inside Elon Musk’s Mission to Win Back Advertisers
The billionaire met with senior brand executives at the Cannes Lions advertising festival this week, after crudely telling them off…
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Dilemma on Wall Street: Short-Term Gain or Climate Benefit?
A team of economists recently analyzed 20 years of peer-reviewed research on the social cost of carbon, an estimate of…