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Finance
U.A.W. Does Not Expand Strikes at Automakers
The United Automobile Workers said on Friday it had secured an important concession from General Motors regarding the contracts of…
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Finance
Investing Has Been Ugly. Stick With It Anyway.
Most people have lost money in the markets over the last several months, but people who have held on have…
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World
A Tree Was Felled. No One Heard It. How Do You Find Out Who Did It?
A week after someone cut down the iconic tree at Sycamore Gap, the police and local residents appear no closer…
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News
The Real Problem With V.A.R.
If process and hubris trump getting calls right, the system has broken down.
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Finance
A New Effort to Make College Aid Offers Easy to Understand
After years of criticism about financial aid letters that are confusing and sometimes misleading, about 400 schools have agreed to…
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Finance
How to Protect Your Retirement From Nagging Inflation
Social Security’s cost of living adjustment, coming next week, helps retirees keep up with their bills, but there are other…
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Finance
A Mega-Deal May Await in the Oil Patch
Exxon Mobil is reportedly in talks to buy Pioneer Natural Resources, a major shale driller, in what would be the…
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Finance
Rates Are Jumping on Wall Street. What Will It Do to Housing and the Economy?
A run-up in longer-term interest rates could help the Federal Reserve get the economic cool-down it wants — but it…
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Finance
Why Are Investors So Jittery?
Stocks are sliding, government bond yields are soaring, and investors are reacting strongly to scraps of economic information that they…
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News
Will Voters Send In the Clowns?
I’m not a historian, but as far as I know, America has never seen anything like the current political craziness.…