Business
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Amazon to Buy Maker of the Roomba for $1.7 Billion
Hey, Alexa, tell Roomba to vacuum the bedroom. Amazon announced on Friday that it had reached an agreement to buy…
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The Humbling of Coinbase
Brian Armstrong, the chief executive of the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, traveled across the world to make…
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Carried Interest Is Back in the Headlines. Why It’s Not Going Away.
For years, Democrats and even some Republicans such as former President Donald J. Trump have called for closing the so-called…
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After Losing Favor to Electric Cars, Plug-In Hybrids Gain Ground
In late 2010, General Motors sought to seize the high ground from Toyota’s successful Prius hybrid with the Volt plug-in…
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Lessons From the ’80s, When Volcker Reigned and Rates Were High
The cost of living is sky-high, and the chair of the Federal Reserve says that battling it is his highest…
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Why College Students May Need Renter’s Insurance
College students who are already shopping for laptops, textbooks and other campus gear may want to add something else to…
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A Tax Loophole’s Powerful Defender
Just a fan of private equity.Credit...Tom Brenner for The New York TimesWhy does Sinema like the carried interest loophole? Sinema…
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Jacques Pépin, in Search of Lost Cars and Cuisine
While the French famously obsess about the dilution of their culture at home, it is not unfair to say that…
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Spain Limits Air-Conditioning to Save Energy
Public buildings in Spain will be cooled to no less than 27 degrees Celsius (81 Fahrenheit) in the summer, and…
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Gloomy about the economy and inflation, Americans remain upbeat about jobs.
Americans are worried about inflation, pessimistic about the economy overall and upset about the way their leaders are handling it.…