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Trump Ally Harold Hamm Strikes Venezuela Oil Deal

Mr. Hamm’s company, Continental Resources, has signed a preliminary deal with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company to develop and produce oil.
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Outkick Moves Past Its Clay Travis Era

Fox is revamping the sports site following the exit of its founder, Clay Travis. It’s hiring a writer who resigned from The Seattle Times over a column about transgender athletes.
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Fed Signals Another Rate Increase Could Be Coming

Here’s how to read the Federal Reserve’s economic projections like a pro.
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How the Fed’s Rate Increase Affects Your Finances.

The Federal Reserve increased its key rate by a quarter of a percentage point, but mortgages and other consumer loans have already trended higher.
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Trump’s Latest Threats Loom Over Fed’s Interest Rate Decision

This month, the president threatened to halt a broad swath of trade if interest rates were not cut, once again putting pressure on the independent central bank.
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Billions in Taxes Go Unpaid. Under Trump, the I.R.S. Won’t Say How Much.

The absence of the annual estimate on the tax gap could make it more difficult to assess whether more taxes are going unpaid since President Trump took office.
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The Quiet Way A.I. Is Hitting the Work Force

Lower wage growth and slower hiring in some sectors may be the result of artificial intelligence, especially for younger workers.
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Bessent and Warsh Take On the Bond Bears

The Treasury secretary and the Federal Reserve chairman face similar tests: calming investors’ growing worries about inflation and deficits.
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In Silicon Valley, Hardware Is Having a Moment Again

As A.I. transforms the technology industry, venture capital is flowing into “deep tech” start-ups that build robots and semiconductors.
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Global Oil Prices Could Hit Highest Levels in Months After Saudi Pipeline Attacks

Prolonged restrictions on exports could push oil prices even higher.
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Toronto International Film Festival Tries Adding a Market

Long known as an Oscar launchpad, TIFF is hoping a new market can expand its reputation and its finances without changing its spirit.
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Fed Meeting Is a Big Moment for the Bond Market

If the Fed opts against raising interest rates on Wednesday, investors will probably increase their forecasts for inflation, injecting new turmoil into the government bond market.
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A ‘Shark’ of a Business Editor Steps Down

Ellen Pollock, who has spent nearly a decade in charge of the Business desk of The Times, is ready for a new challenge.
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Why the Fed Might Raise Interest Rates When Borrowing Costs Are Surging

Elevated interest rates have raised the cost of mortgages and car loans without dampening consumer spending.
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The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S.

America’s position of global economic stability is starting to look shakier as the Trump administration piles on debt and doubles down on sanctions.
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Security Guards Offer Protection, But Get Paid Little in Return

A recent high-profile shooting outside a mosque and rising threats to houses of worship have focused attention on security guards. Now, unions are pressing for better pay and training.
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How to Use AI to Plan a Trip: Better Prompts for Travel Recommendations

Generic questions get generic answers, experts say, so to avoid mediocre recommendations, you’ll need to write smarter prompts. Follow these tips.
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Reflecting on 175 Years of The New York Times

For dozens of editors and reporters, the anniversary of the first issue of The Times in 1851 has been a moment to look back.
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Age Limits for Social Media Outlined by European Union

A proposed law would bar children under 13 from using social media across the 27-nation bloc.
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OpenAI Considers New Financing at a $1.5 Trillion Valuation

The funding round would double the value of the start-up behind ChatGPT and establish it as the world’s most valuable private company.
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‘60 Minutes’ Season Premiere Sees Dip in Ratings

Just under 8 million people watched Sunday’s season premiere, down 21 percent from last year. Viewership for the N.F.L. lead-in fell by about the same.
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Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Condemn Tech ‘Oligarchs’ and Demand A.I. Reforms

At an event in Washington, partisanship took a back seat as elected officials, religious leaders, parents and artists called for reining in artificial intelligence.
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Data Center’s Spill of 5,000 Gallons of Diesel Forces N.J. River Cleanup

The fuel poured from a storage tank at a large data center in Secaucus, N.J., into a tributary of the Hackensack River.
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Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry

The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump’s personal investments in crypto.
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Poverty Rate Was Stable Before Trump’s Safety Net Cuts Gained Force

Median household income rose to a record $87,460 in 2025, according to annual Census Bureau data on the financial well-being of Americans.
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The New Restaurant at the Public Theater Revives the Astor Family Name

The NoHo Hospitality Group reimagines the dining room at the Public Theater, Lana Lagomarsini serves up tasting menus at Creola and more food news.
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Two Chinese Firms Used Binance to Launder Iranian Oil Money, US Says

Federal prosecutors said proceeds from the sale of Iranian oil flowed through Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, to finance terrorism.
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With Emmys Haul, Apple Joins the Big Leagues of TV

The tech giant took home the most trophies this year, breaking the chokehold HBO and Netflix have had on the awards for more than two decades.
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Congress Has Proposed Many Bills for A.I. Regulation. Lawmakers Have Enacted Few.

For years, Democrats and Republicans have proposed bills to address the greatest threats posed by artificial intelligence. Many remain stymied by political disputes.
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Bessent Defends Faltering Bond Market Intervention

Testifying before Congress, the Treasury secretary said that he supported giving Americans $5,000 dividends if Republicans win in November.
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The Unlikely Political Bedfellows on A.I. Regulation

David Sacks and Lina Khan? Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon? The debate on artificial intelligence limits is creating unlikely alliances.
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Key U.S. Borrowing Rate Rises to Highest Level Since 2007

The 10-year Treasury yield breached levels last seen in 2007, with intensifying worries about energy-driven inflation contributing to bond investors’ angst.
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Carney Pitches Canada as a Haven of Investment Stability in a Chaotic World

Prime Minister Mark Carney brought together in Toronto about 100 money managers overseeing much of the world’s wealth to promote Canada as an ideal place to invest.
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Warsh Set for Showdown With Trump as Fed Faces Pressure to Raise Rates

The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday, putting Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman, at odds with the administration just before the midterms.
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It’s Poll Watcher Training Season. Distrust Is on the Lesson Plan.

Groups are preparing thousands of observers for midterm elections in November. Some volunteers are being conditioned to expect bad behavior.
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Architects of Japan’s Easy-Money Policies Are Changing Their Minds

As the Bank of Japan weighs another rate increase on Friday, a divide over how Japan should confront inflation is widening.
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Russia’s VTB Bank Over Ties to Iran

The move, which targeted a bank that is already under U.S. sanctions, was part of the Trump administration’s Operation Economic Outcast initiative.
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What Is Driving Diesel Prices Up? Energy Chaos Caused by Two Wars.

President Trump recently blamed Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries for causing a spike in diesel prices, but analysts say the Iran war is probably a bigger factor.
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Bond Market Rebukes Bessent by Sending Borrowing Costs Ever Higher

The Treasury secretary had dared “Bloomberg terminal bros” to bet against him and they did.
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Amazon Suspends Flights With Airline Whose Plane Crashed in Miami

The online retailer said it would “pause” its relationship with 21 Air, the cargo airline operating a Boeing 767 that overshot a runway in Miami.
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Cisco Likely Allowed Harassment of Pro-Palestinian Workers, EEOC Says

The finding by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said there was reason to believe that the tech giant subjected employees to a hostile environment.
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10-Year Treasury Yield Touches 5%, Highest Level in Years

One of the world’s most important interest rates hit a level recorded only once since the global financial crisis, as investors rebuffed the Trump administration’s efforts to sway the bond market.
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Trump Administration Moves to Integrate A.I. Into Medical Care Despite Concerns

Federal projects are rolling out A.I. agents that offer therapy and prescribe medicine, raising concerns about safety and the influence of venture capital investors.
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The A.I. Slowdown Debate Goes Global

A call to slow the development of artificial intelligence has rattled markets and drawn pushback in Washington and Beijing. Others worry it may not be enough.
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Money Is Flowing Into Space Start-Ups. Some Investors See a SpaceX Effect.

Open Cosmos, a European satellite maker, has raised about $346 million, part of a wave of recent funding deals in the space sector.
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Tech Stocks Tumble After AI Leaders Call for Industry to Slow Down

Companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence in Asia, Europe and the United States posted declines after tech leaders expressed worries about the safety of “frontier” A.I. technology.
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A.I. Queries From Abroad Raise Fears of a Biological Weapons Race

Today’s chatbots aren’t likely to help lone actors invent a deadly pathogen, experts say. But newer models, trained in biology, may need stronger safeguards.
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Why Is Danny Meyer, the Happy Face of Hospitality, Serving Up Regrets?

In a new memoir, the man behind Shake Shack and a suite of influential restaurants revisits the business blunders that taught him valuable lessons.
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Defense Hiring Will Ease, Not End, Pain in European Car Industry

An agreement to turn an ailing Volkswagen factory into a defense manufacturing hub offers hope for jobs. But a shift from “family vans to tanks” in Germany is not so simple.
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