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Amazon Joins Bidding for Signify

August 21, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Amazon Joins Bidding for Signify
The home-health-services provider is for sale in an auction that could value the company at more than $8 billion.

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Droughts Hurt World’s Largest Economies

August 21, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Droughts Hurt World’s Largest Economies
Unusually dry weather across the Northern Hemisphere is further snarling supply chains and driving up the prices of food and energy, adding pressure to a global trade system already under stress.

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Warren Buffett Not Expected to Bid for Control of Occidental

August 21, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Warren Buffett Not Expected to Bid for Control of Occidental
The green light to buy up to 50% of the oil company enables Berkshire Hathaway to avoid bumping up against a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-imposed limit.

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Railroad Regulator Turns Up Heat on Industry to Fix Shipping Delays

August 21, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Railroad Regulator Turns Up Heat on Industry to Fix Shipping Delays
The Surface Transportation Board is considering aggressive new rule making to force railroads to share tracks and improve competition for their customers.

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Pandemic Bolsters China’s Position as the World’s Manufacturer

August 21, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Pandemic Bolsters China’s Position as the World’s Manufacturer
The U.S. and Europe are relying on Chinese factories as much as ever, despite concerns about national security and fragile supply chains.

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Wall Street Bets the Fed Is Bluffing in High-Stakes Inflation Game

August 21, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Wall Street Bets the Fed Is Bluffing in High-Stakes Inflation Game
The market rebound reflects a belief that inflation has peaked and rates will go down sometime next year, an outlook Fed officials have tried to dismiss.

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Fed’s Bullard Leans Toward 0.75-Percentage-Point September Hike

August 21, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Fed’s Bullard Leans Toward 0.75-Percentage-Point September Hike
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said he is considering support for another large rate rise at the central bank’s policy meeting next month and added he isn’t ready to say the economy has seen the worst of the inflation surge.

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Ford Faces $1.7 Billion in Damages Over Fatal Rollover

August 20, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Ford Faces $1.7 Billion in Damages Over Fatal Rollover
A Georgia jury reached a verdict in a case involving a 2014 rollover of a Ford F-250 pickup truck that left two people dead. The auto maker says the decision isn’t supported by the evidence.

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China’s Videogame Makers Tap Overseas Markets

August 20, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on China’s Videogame Makers Tap Overseas Markets
With fewer titles approved and domestic user growth slowing, the giant Tencent and its competitors are looking to expansion abroad,

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U.S. Companies on Pace to Bring Home Record Number of Overseas Jobs

August 19, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on U.S. Companies on Pace to Bring Home Record Number of Overseas Jobs
After the Covid-19 pandemic upended supply chains, U.S. companies are bringing jobs and processes closer to home.

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