Finance
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Lawmakers Blast TikTok’s C.E.O. for App’s Ties to China, Escalating Tensions
Lawmakers lambasted TikTok’s chief executive about the platform’s ties to China in a roughly five-hour hearing on Thursday, punctuating how…
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As Chatbots Spread, Conservatives Dream About a Right-Wing Response
After criticizing A.I. companies for liberal bias, programmers started envisioning right-wing alternatives, making chatbots a new front in the culture…
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Why There Is Talk of a Writers’ Strike in Hollywood
TV and movie writers want more money, but Hollywood companies say the demands ignore economic realities. The deadline to sort…
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Inside the 3 Months That Could Cost Fox $1.6 Billion
The decision by Fox News executives in November 2020 to treat the more hard-right Newsmax as a mortal threat spawned…
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The Chaotic, Dispiriting Work of Liquidating Harmon Stores
Employees of the beauty and health chain said Bed Bath & Beyond’s decision to shut it down had caught them…
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Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable
Lithium, the common ingredient in almost all electric-car batteries, has become so precious that it is often called white gold.…
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The Secret Behind Japan’s Wintry Strawberries
MINOH, Japan — Strawberry shortcake. Strawberry mochi. Strawberries à la mode. These may sound like summertime delights. But in Japan,…
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The Many Lives of Jeannette Walls
ORANGE, Va. — Jeannette Walls could have had a life of leisure after the big success of her 2005 memoir,…
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A Question About Your Money: Has Anything Truly Changed This Week?
Banks failed. Rich men became publicly agitated, demanding protection. Regulators stepped in to try to stop the panic. Markets wobbled…
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Formula 1’s Rookie Class of 2023
Three new drivers, for Williams, AlphaTauri and McLaren, will be getting their starts at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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