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Why Are Investors So Jittery?
Stocks are sliding, government bond yields are soaring, and investors are reacting strongly to scraps of economic information that they typically ignore. In other words, the markets are jittery — veering between fears that the economy is running too ...
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More Rentals Are on the Market. Why Are They So Hard to Find?
This year’s peak rental season was tight in most U.S. regions, but overall, better than last year’s.
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Job Openings Rose in August
The News The number of job openings rose in August, the Labor Department reported on Tuesday, after three consecutive months of falling numbers. There were 9.6 million job openings in August, up from a revised total of 8.9 million in July, according ...
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The Flaw in the Case Against Amazon
Americans buy a lot of stuff from Amazon. But Americans also just buy a lot of stuff. This presents a problem for anyone contending that Amazon acts as a monopoly: The company is huge, but depending on how you measure its place in the vastness of ...
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One Year Later, Powell Faces a Changed Economy and Market
Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, warned in 2022 that the central bank might hurt the economy to cool inflation. This year, things look less dire.
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Saudi Arabia Says It Will Cut Production to Stem a Slide in Oil Prices
OPEC Plus, the group of major oil producers, said it would continue its recent cuts in output, but Saudi Arabia said it would cut further for at least a month.
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Climate Shocks Are Making Parts of America Uninsurable. It Just Got Worse.
The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage. It’s part of a broader trend of companies pulling back from dangerous areas.
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The Debt Ceiling Dispute Raises the Risks for ‘Risk-Free’ U.S. Bonds
Short-term costs for insuring U.S. bonds are skyrocketing, and the long-term effects of repeated flirtations with debt default are already a burden, our columnist says.
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Regulators Raise the Alarm on a Potential Market Risk
Turmoil in the banking sector could have a knock-on effect on clearinghouses, the intermediaries between buyers and sellers in financial markets.
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There’s So Much to Love About Tofu
Even the most experienced cooks may not know the extent of its versatility. Here’s how to use it to its fullest.