Business News
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Epoch Times Reporter Resigns After Publication Signs Pentagon Rules
by Ken Bensinger (NYT > Business) on October 19, 2025
The reporter, Andrew Thornebrooke, also cited a recent editorial directive to refer to antifa, the far-left ideological movement, as a terrorist organization.
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Broadway Actors Reach Deal, but Musicians Still Threaten Strike
by Michael Paulson (NYT > Business) on October 19, 2025
The Broadway League and Actors’ Equity Association reached a tentative agreement early Saturday. Union members must decide whether to ratify it.
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Ed Miliband hints at cut to VAT on energy bills
by BBC News on October 19, 2025
The energy secretary says the government needs to address the "cost-of-living crisis" facing the country.
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Police Break Up Lego Theft Ring, Recovering Hundreds of Beheaded Figurines
by Jin Yu Young (NYT > Business) on October 19, 2025
Officials said they had discovered tens of thousands of Lego pieces at a California home and arrested a man who trafficked in the stolen collectibles.
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Government vows to create 400,000 jobs in energy sector
by BBC News on October 19, 2025
Ed Miliband says the UK's clean energy sector needs developing in order to "get bills down for good".
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Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.
by Ben Casselman and Colby Smith (NYT > Business) on October 19, 2025
Data show a resilient economy. But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market.
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The Tech Right Gets Its Own Phyllis Schlafly
by Julia Black (NYT > Business) on October 19, 2025
Katherine Boyle, an influential venture capitalist who is a friend of the vice president, thinks the country’s path forward involves cultural conservatism and more weapons production.
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The WNBA Has Become Extremely Popular. Ticket Prices Are Now Rising.
by Jacob Meschke (NYT > Business) on October 19, 2025
Significant growth over multiple seasons has earned professional women’s basketball a wider audience, and with it higher prices.
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Can a University From Tennessee Help Accelerate Growth in West Palm Beach?
by Ellen Rosen (NYT > Business) on October 19, 2025
At a time of financial and enrollment uncertainty in higher education, Vanderbilt University, along with other schools, has forged ahead with expansion.
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Bari Weiss’s First Days at CBS: Booking Big Guests and Irked by Leaks
by Michael M. Grynbaum and Benjamin Mullin (NYT > Business) on October 19, 2025
Ms. Weiss, an unusual leader for a broadcast news division, has floated ideas for live events and asked journalists why they are seen as biased.
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Betfred says all its shops may close if Reeves hikes gambling tax
by BBC News on October 19, 2025
The company's co-founder says it would be forced to close all its sites, putting 7,500 jobs at risk, if gambling taxes go up.
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Lithium Battery Fire Aboard Air China Flight Forces Emergency Landing
by Jonathan Wolfe and Joy Dong (NYT > Business) on October 18, 2025
The battery spontaneously combusted while stored in a luggage in the overhead bin. The airline said there were no injuries.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Angry Emails to Billionaire Leon Black
by Matthew Goldstein, David Enrich, Steve Eder and Jessica Silver-Greenberg (NYT > Business) on October 18, 2025
New emails show how Mr. Epstein pressured Leon Black, his longtime friend and patron, to fork over millions for financial services.
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The Risk That Built America
by Andrew Ross Sorkin (NYT > Business) on October 18, 2025
Speculation isn’t a bug in America’s economic code, but a crucial component part of the engine, writes Andrew Ross Sorkin.
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7 a.m. Is Too Early for a Meeting, Right?
by Rachel Dry (NYT > Business) on October 18, 2025
And: You beat out a colleague for a promotion, and now she hates you. What happens next?
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Why Gen Z Has a Hard Time Building Credit
by Kailyn Rhone (NYT > Business) on October 18, 2025
Roadblocks for today’s young adults include fewer entry-level jobs, rising debt and increasing reliance on debit cards or “buy now, pay later” loans.
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Moving in Retirement? Here’s How to Minimize Regrets.
by Martha C. White (NYT > Business) on October 18, 2025
When retirees relocate, they think life will be cheaper, easier, sunnier — only to find some big disappointments. Here’s how to minimize mistakes.
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Families being priced out of London, Assembly told
by BBC News on October 18, 2025
There has been a drop in birth rates and the number of children living in London, experts say.
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Judge to Broaden Order Blocking Many Layoffs as Trump Seeks More Cuts
by Tony Romm (NYT > Business) on October 18, 2025
Officials at some agencies had left open the possibility of layoffs in court filings, but a federal judge said she would widen an initial ban on the cuts.
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Education Dept. Agrees to Resume More Student Loan Cancellations
by Tara Siegel Bernard (NYT > Business) on October 18, 2025
Hailed as a win for borrowers, the agreement will enable more enrollees in income-driven repayment plans to have their remaining debt canceled.
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Food Stamp Benefits May Run Out in November, Officials Warn
by Linda Qiu and Tony Romm (NYT > Business) on October 17, 2025
If the government shutdown continues, millions of low-income people are at risk of losing access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Trump Sets Tariffs on Trucks and Buses and Extends Exemptions for Automakers
by Jack Ewing and Ana Swanson (NYT > Business) on October 17, 2025
Imported light and heavy trucks will be charged 25 percent and buses 10 percent as of Nov. 1, but President Trump also extended tariff exemptions for auto parts.
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Boeing Is Allowed to Increase 737 Max Plane Production, FAA Says
by Niraj Chokshi (NYT > Business) on October 17, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration raised a production limit that the regulator had imposed after a door panel blew off a plane during a flight last year.
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Lamborghini swerves away from all-electric future
by BBC News on October 17, 2025
Customers still want "the sound and the emotion" of internal combustion engines, the company's boss Stephan Winkelmann said.
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How nervous are investors about the stock market?
by BBC News on October 17, 2025
As shares remain high, investors have been jumping at signs of trouble.
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For 3 Years, the Bull Market Defied Inflation, Tariffs and Gravity
by Jeff Sommer (NYT > Business) on October 17, 2025
Born during the Biden administration, the market’s bull run almost ended in April, but stocks got a second wind with the artificial intelligence boom.
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Investors Shudder at Signs of Loan Trouble in Banks
by Joe Rennison (NYT > Business) on October 17, 2025
After months of roaring share prices, stock investors were rattled this week by reports of souring debts on bank balance sheets.
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Squeaky shoes lead to lawsuit for being 'embarrassing'
by BBC News on October 17, 2025
Athletic shoe company On is facing a lawsuit from customers who claim that its sneakers produce annoying squeaks.
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Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States
by Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz (NYT > Business) on October 17, 2025
Consumers are facing greater costs for their 2026 A.C.A. health coverage as Congress continues to debate whether to extend subsidies that help people afford their premiums.
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Southwest Airlines Debuts Boeing 737 Max 8 With New Cabin Design
by Claire Fahy (NYT > Business) on October 17, 2025
The redesign features German-made seats, space for premium customers and USB charging ports. The move is part of the company’s plan to offer more upscale options.
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Bessent Stakes Credibility and Taxpayer Money on Argentina Bet
by Alan Rappeport and Colby Smith (NYT > Business) on October 17, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s multibillion-dollar bailout of a serial defaulter raises the specter of losses for the United States.
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Families of Jeju Air Crash Victims Sue Boeing
by John Yoon and Mark Walker (NYT > Business) on October 17, 2025
A lawsuit in Washington State is one of several accusing the company of failing to update equipment on a plane that crashed in South Korea last year, killing 179 people.
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Susan Stamberg, Longtime Mainstay of NPR, Dies at 87
by Trip Gabriel (NYT > Business) on October 17, 2025
In 1972 she became the first woman to anchor a national evening news broadcast. She retired this summer after 50 years on the air.
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Fears over US banks cause stock market jitters
by BBC News on October 17, 2025
Problems at two US regional banks have made investors nervous and triggered a sell-off in shares.
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Landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions in tatters after US pressure
by BBC News on October 17, 2025
President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam".
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Trump Refiles $15 Billion Lawsuit Against The New York Times
by Michael M. Grynbaum (NYT > Business) on October 17, 2025
A federal judge had previously dismissed the complaint as unnecessarily lengthy and digressive. The president claims that The Times sought to defame him during the 2024 election.
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The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels.
by Lisa Friedman (NYT > Business) on October 17, 2025
Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal pollution limits.