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China’s Central Bank Stops Buying Bonds as Deflation Fears Grip Economy
In a striking sign of the Chinese economy’s stagnation, the central bank said on Friday that it had temporarily stopped buying government bonds.The central bank’s unexpected action is aimed...
Constellation Energy to Buy Power Producer Calpine
Constellation Energy, the nation’s largest nuclear power plant operator, has agreed to buy another electricity producer, Calpine, for $16.4 billion. The deal reflects the key role that natural gas...
California Wildfires Lay Bare an Insurance Crisis
Who pays? The ferocious wildfires that have burned throughout the Los Angeles area continued to rage overnight, consuming an area twice the size of Manhattan. Forecasters expected “critical red...
Transcript: Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Takedown of Trump-Alito Call Nails It
Cheney: Yeah, the decision is imminent, and the sentencing is scheduled for Friday. It’s not much time for them to deal with it. Again, I’d be surprised if they...
December Jobs Report: Live Updates
When the Federal Reserve began lowering interest rates in September, inflation was cooling and the job market was showing some troubling signs of weakness.Three months and a full percentage...
Retailers may be taking a more staggered approach to holiday hiring.
Every year, retailers race to hire workers to staff their stores and distribution centers to meet the demand that comes with millions of Americans shopping for Christmas and other...
L.A. Is Burning. Will Insurance Companies Take Advantage?
Standard mainstream media accounts of California’s insurance market warn of a virtually existential “crisis” facing insurers that operate in the state, who are grappling with “profound financial strain” amid...
The 2000s and the End of American Optimism
It’s impossible to contemplate the Y2K era and all its boosterism without also weighing the effects of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the “war on terror”...
The Labor Movement Just Notched Two Big Wins
But Fain also put his heart and soul into trying to elect Kamala Harris president, because the partisan stakes have never been higher than they were in 2024. Unlike...
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Could Shut Down TikTok
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Friday on the fate of TikTok, the enormously popular video app that Congress says poses a looming threat to the nation’s security.Unless...
