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What Are Raccoon Dogs?
The monogamous, hibernating canids, which are related to foxes, are sold for meat and fur.
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Fifteen Years After 2008, Why Do Banks Keep Failing?
The weekend rescue of uninsured depositors in Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank was absolutely essential and absolutely frustrating. We have to stop getting ourselves into these messes, people. If the federal government hadn’t given a blanket of ...
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World
What We Know and Don’t Know About the Origins of Covid
Scientists and spy agencies have tried to determine where the coronavirus originated, but conclusive evidence is hard to come by and the nation’s intelligence agencies are split.
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Big Soda’s Alcohol Drinks Worry Health Experts
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — On a quiet street corner, a sign marks the birthplace of a beverage behemoth: Here, in 1954, the Tri-City Beverage Corporation bottled its first case of Mountain Dew. The soda was originally uncolored and lemon-lime flavored ...
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He’s Energized Nigeria’s Young Voters. Will They Turn Out for Him?
The race is wide open in the presidential election in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and a struggling economic powerhouse. Youth looking to evict the old guard are cheering on Peter Obi, a surprise third-party candidate.
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Why Adani’s $100 Billion Loss Hasn’t Tanked India’s Markets
The steadfastness of India’s economy attests to the size and seeming strength of the country’s broader business landscape.
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Strong hiring hints at more work ahead for the Fed, but wages cool.
Federal Reserve officials have said that they are looking for the labor market to cool as they assess how much more they need to do to slow the economy, and the job report on Friday suggested that policymakers may still have a ways to go. Employers ...
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Value Stocks? Growth Stocks? Markets Last Year Turned Everything Topsy-Turvy.
With the exception of Apple, eight tech giants are no longer “pure growth” stocks, while Exxon and Chevron are, a new study says. Our columnist says: Buyer, beware.
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Wall Street’s Newfound Optimism Faces a Test as the Fed Meets
Recent stock gains have been driven by hope that a rate-raising cycle is close to ending. If investors decide they were wrong about this, a drop could follow.
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Wall Street Has a Lot Riding on the Fed’s Rate Decision
Stocks and bonds are on an impressive run so far this year, driven by hopes the Federal Reserve will slow down, or even pause, its interest rate increases.