The economic crunch ahead of the election crunch
Welcome to the daily Inside Scoop newsletter. It’s Emily. Yasmin is off today. Business and data correspondent Brian Cheung filled in for her on the “Here’s the Scoop”…
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Oil surges past $101 to highest closing level since May as Middle East conflict intensifies
The price of oil breached the $100 threshold Wednesday, as new flare-ups in the United States’ war with…
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Bessent’s move to tamp down rising rates backfires as bond yields jump and stocks tumble
Bonds sharply sold off and stocks tumbled Wednesday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest effort to tamp down…
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Florida attorney general sues Netflix over ‘bait-and-switch’ on privacy for kids
Florida’s attorney general filed a sweeping lawsuit Wednesday against Netflix, accusing the Hollywood streaming giant of misleading consumers…
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Trump says he would be OK with China building cars in the U.S.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not oppose Chinese automakers building cars in the…
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Inflation ticked up in August, setting the stage for the Fed to hike interest rates
The prices U.S. consumers pay for goods and services continued to climb in August, with the Bureau of…
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Racketeering conspiracy trial against Chinese tech giant Huawei begins in New York
A racketeering conspiracy trial of Huawei Technologies began in New York on Wednesday with federal prosecutors accusing the…
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Abbott to pay $385 million to settle allegations of contamination at a baby formula factory
Abbott Laboratories will pay $385 million to resolve claims tied to an investigation of contamination at a baby…
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Bessent dared the markets to ‘bet against’ him. Bond traders did — and appear to be winning.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears to be losing a tug-of-war with the bond markets he is also trying…
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For the U.S. news industry, a tough summer draws to a close with McClatchy chain’s cuts
Closing out a turbulent summer for the news industry, the McClatchy newspaper chain has made deep cuts at…
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