Finance
Opposition Grows to U.S. Imports of ‘Laundered’ Russian Oil
Ukrainian officials and human rights groups are asking the United States to close what they describe as a loophole that...
GDP Revision Shows Bigger US Economic Growth in Q1
The NewsThe United States economy grew faster early this year than previously believed.Gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, expanded at...
Fed Chair Says He Expects Slower Rate Increases to Continue
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, said on Thursday that he would expect to continue with a slower pace...
Overstock Buys Intellectual Property to Rename as Bed Bath & Beyond
Soon, Overstock.com will become Bed Bath & Beyond — at least in digital form.Overstock, which last week paid $21.5 million...
Biden Administration Weighs Further Curbs on Sales of A.I. Chips to China
The Biden administration is weighing additional curbs on China’s ability to access critical technology, including restricting the sale of high-end...
Facial Recognition Spreads as Tool to Fight Shoplifting
Simon Mackenzie, a security officer at the discount retailer QD Stores outside London, was short of breath. He had just...
In Poorer Countries, Obesity Can Signal Financial Security
In the world’s wealthiest countries, the richer people are, the thinner they tend to be.But in Uganda, one of the...
What Is Happening in the Housing Market?
Gianni Martinez, 31, thought that it would be fairly easy to buy an apartment.Mortgage rates are now hovering around 7...
Harry Markowitz, Nobel-Winning Pioneer of Modern Portfolio Theory, Dies at 95
Harry M. Markowitz, an economist who launched a revolution in finance, upending traditional thinking about buying stocks and earning the...
China’s Extreme Floods and Heat Ravage Farms and Kill Animals
The downpour began in late May, drenching the wheat crops in central China. As kernels of wheat blackened in the...
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