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Finance
SpaceX Employees Say They Were Fired for Speaking Up About Elon Musk
In June, about 20 engineers were invited to a meeting hosted at the headquarters of the rocket manufacturer SpaceX. The…
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Finance
A New Source of Economic Anxiety in Britain: Soaring Mortgage Rates
In June 2021, Monique Foulger reached a major milestone: At 30 years old, she bought her first home, a modest…
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Finance
Why Office Buildings Are Still in Trouble
With the pandemic receding, children back in school and businesses telling employees to return to the office, the companies that…
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World
Facing Recession, U.K. Outlines Billions in Tax Increases and Spending Cuts
LONDON — Seeking to restore Britain’s fiscal credibility after a calamitous foray into trickle-down economics, the British government on Thursday…
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News
America Should Open Its Arms to Chinese Students
After more than four decades of cautious but steady engagement with the West, China is shutting the door. Connections with…
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World
Donald Trump, Grover Cleveland and a Quirk of Presidential History
A contradiction has tugged at American presidential history for 130 years. Donald Trump’s announcement on Tuesday night that he would…
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Arts
What Books Does Haruki Murakami Find Disappointing? His Own.
What books are on your night stand? Michael Connelly’s “The Brass Verdict.” It’s a hard-bound copy I bought for a…
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News
The Real Case for Donald Trump Is About Justice
In “The Golden Bough,” his masterwork of comparative religion, James Frazer surveyed the customs according to which divinely sanctioned monarchs…
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News
Ukraine Is Advancing, Russia Is Retreating, but President Zelensky Has a Big Problem
Despite the Ukrainian Army’s battlefield advances and Russia’s retreats, most recently from parts of Kherson Province, Ukraine’s economy has been…
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News
Democrats Lost the Midterms, Too
The surprising results of the midterm elections were understandably received by Democrats with an elated mix of relief and vindication.…