Business
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China Bet It All on Real Estate. Now Its Economy Is Paying the Price.
After relying on a borrow-to-build model for decades, Beijing must make difficult choices about the country’s housing market and economic…
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Margot Polivy, Champion of Women in College Sports, Dies at 85
A physical education teacher turned lawyer, she helped advocate for and shape regulations that provided more opportunities and resources for…
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After Devastating Floods, Vermont Is ‘Very Much Open’
The summer’s double blow of record rain and a plummet in tourism has the travel industry scrambling to reassure leaf…
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How ‘A.I. Agents’ That Roam the Internet Could One Day Replace Workers
Researchers are transforming chatbots into online agents that play games, query websites, schedule meetings, build bar charts and do more.
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Rite Aid, Facing Slumping Sales and Opioid Suits, Files for Bankruptcy
The pharmacy chain, one of the country’s largest, faces more than a thousand lawsuits that say it filled illegal prescriptions…
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Israel’s Corporate Defenders Grow Louder
Wall Street magnates and tech entrepreneurs are the latest to push back against institutions over where they stand on the…
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Warning of ‘Grave’ Errors, Powerful Donors Push Universities on Hamas
Wall Street financiers are pressing elite schools to condemn criticism of Israel. Amid pressure, the University of Pennsylvania on Sunday…
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In Conservative Media, Biden Is to Blame in the Hamas-Israel War
Much of the coverage from the right has focused on the Biden administration’s decision to transfer $6 billion to Iran…
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ Is Easily the Biggest Concert Film Opening Ever
The movie made an estimated $95 million in ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada, giving a big boost to…
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How a Fertilizer Shortage Is Spreading Desperate Hunger
Suleiman Chubado is not entirely clear what caused the price of fertilizer to more than double over the past year,…