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Fed Chair Powell And Google CEO Sundar Pichai Speak At Stanford University

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Slower disinflation and approaching elections are a dangerous combination.

Credit Card Signage Ahead Of Earnings Figures

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Businesses Can Wean Consumers Off High-Fee Credit Cards

A proposed deal with Visa and Mastercard would let merchants steer customers away from the priciest payment methods, reducing costs while retailers wait for digital alternatives to take off.

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The West Needs to Make Ukraine Aid Sustainable

Europe is right to look at longer-term funding options, but only the US can ensure Vladimir Putin doesn't win.

Speaker Johnson Holds News Conference On Capitol Hill

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Another House Leadership Crisis Would Serve No One

Republican infighting risks torpedoing essential aid for Ukraine — and paralyzing Congress yet again.

Electric Car Sales Growth Slows In US As Inventory Builds Up

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Biden’s EV Strategy Is Drifting Off Course

America’s transition to electric vehicles is underway, but muddled goals and lack of infrastructure are holding it back.

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AI Is a Humongous Electricity Hog. That’s Great.

Who better to drive clean-energy investment than some of the world’s biggest and most profitable companies?

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Iran’s Attack Failed. Its Threat to Peace Remains

Israel and its supporters should seize this opportunity to isolate the Tehran regime in the region and beyond.

The Congressional Budget Office Releases Its 2010 Budget

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Please Take the Threat of a Fiscal Breakdown Seriously

Projections aren’t firm predictions, but ignoring them is still a mistake.

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Japan Could Be America’s New Special Relationship

The alliance has become stronger than many could have imagined. Both sides should seize the chance to make it even more powerful.

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Government Incompetence Is Keeping Kids Out of College

The Biden administration's disastrous rollout of a new federal financial aid application shows how a needlessly complex system hurts poor students the most.

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Don’t Let Afghanistan Become a Terror Haven Again

Horrific recent attacks in Iran and Russia highlight the threat posed by Islamic State’s Afghan branch. Even rivals should combat it together.

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The World’s Digital Backbone Needs Defending

Trillions of dollars pass through undersea fiber-optic cables every day. More must be done to protect them.

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Legal Marijuana Is Making Roads Deadlier

Cannabis-related traffic fatalities are a threat to public safety. Governments need to get serious.

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Yet Another Troubled Bank, Still the Same Lesson

German lender Pfandbriefbank offers a cautionary tale about how global crises happen.

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Health Care Is Still Too Costly for Americans

A public option needs to get back on the national agenda.

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The US Still Owes a Debt to Its Afghan Allies

A deal to provide more visas for Afghans who worked with the US military is welcome but far from sufficient.

A Panera Bread Co. Restaurant Ahead Of Earnings Figures

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Gavin Newsom's Minimum-Wage Law Is Half-Baked

Elected officials should want to fight poverty, and there’s a respectable case for enacting such policies. But this isn’t the way.

Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz Calls 'Emergency' Ukraine Summit

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Vladimir Putin's Biggest Weapon Is Western Fear

Germany's decision to withhold key weapons from Ukraine will leave Europe more vulnerable to Russian aggression, not less.

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Accountants Can Use the Help That AI Provides

A staid profession that’s struggling to recruit workers has a lot to gain from the new technology — if it proceeds with caution.

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Banks’ New Trick Won’t Make Their Risks Disappear

Buying insurance is no substitute for loss-absorbing equity.