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Biden signs into law $280 billion package for chips, scientific research — here’s what’s in it
After long pushing Congress for such legislation, President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a bipartisan $280 billion bill…
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China closes Tibet’s Potala Palace over COVID outbreak, and Novavax stock is slammed by weak earnings and halving of sales guidance
Chinese authorities have closed Tibet’s Potala Palace after a small outbreak of COVID cases in the Himalayan autonomous region, the…
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FBI searches Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, apparently part of probe into alleged removal of classified records
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said in a lengthy statement Monday that the FBI was conducting a search of…
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Biden leaves White House after testing negative on two straight days, and China locks down 80,000 tourists on tropical island
President Joe Biden, after testing negative for COVID on both Saturday and Sunday, left the White House for the first…
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Suddenly, stock-market investors are wrestling with ‘boomflation’ after hot July jobs report
The worry instead turned to what a rip-roaring labor market and surging costs for everything means for stocks and bond…
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Senate passes Democrats’ big healthcare, climate and tax package after marathon session
The Senate on Sunday approved Democrats’ big healthcare, climate and tax package after a marathon session, notching a victory for…
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Official U.S. tally of new cases may be declining, but at-home testing obscures data; Novavax opens trial of vaccine for very young children
The daily average of new U.S. cases may have started to decline based on official numbers, but it’s unclear at…
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‘One of the strongest job markets in the past 50 years’: Looking for a pay raise? This jobs report has good news for you.
Will more jobs mean higher wages? The government’s latest jobs report showed the U.S. economy gained 528,000 jobs last month,…
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5 things we’ve learned from earnings season so far: How big an impact is inflation having?
More than 80% of the S&P 500 index’s companies have reported second-quarter results so far, and at least five key…
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‘A clear sign that the U.S. economy is not in a recession’: Economists react to blowout July jobs report
The July jobs report on Friday showed the U.S. economy gained 528,000 jobs last month, with the unemployment rate falling…
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