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What We Know About America’s Billionaires: 1,135 and Counting

September 2, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on What We Know About America’s Billionaires: 1,135 and Counting
An exclusive, up-close look at the richest people in the U.S. from celebrities like Taylor Swift and Elon Musk to the founder of a roofing supplier in Wisconsin.

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Kraft Heinz Is Splitting Into Two Companies

September 2, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Kraft Heinz Is Splitting Into Two Companies
The packaged-food giant has struggled with a flagging share price and weakening demand for some core products.

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Nestlé CEO’s Unraveling Started With a Tip to an Employee Hotline

September 2, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Nestlé CEO’s Unraveling Started With a Tip to an Employee Hotline
Laurent Freixe was having an intimate relationship with a marketing executive who reported to him, a tipster told the company.

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Ocean Shipping Rates Sink as Importers Balk at Trade Upheaval

September 2, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Ocean Shipping Rates Sink as Importers Balk at Trade Upheaval
A 68% decline in shipping costs shows how retailers and manufacturers are pulling back on orders earlier than usual this year.

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OPEC+ Set to Hold Output Steady as Oil Glut Anxiety Looms

September 2, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on OPEC+ Set to Hold Output Steady as Oil Glut Anxiety Looms
Members of OPEC+ are set to meet Sunday to discuss production policy as the market braces for a global supply glut that is expected to pressure prices.

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Nestlé Fires CEO Following Probe of Romantic Relationship With Subordinate

September 1, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Nestlé Fires CEO Following Probe of Romantic Relationship With Subordinate
Laurent Freixe is out after just a year in the top job at the food giant, which is trying to sell a number of underperforming businesses.

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American-Made Businesses Are Clamoring to Get on This Tariff List

September 1, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on American-Made Businesses Are Clamoring to Get on This Tariff List
The Commerce Department added tariffs on more than 400 products, from flatware and kettlebells to bulldozers and robots.

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Corn and Soybeans Rule the American Farm. Why That’s a Growing Problem, in Charts

September 1, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Corn and Soybeans Rule the American Farm. Why That’s a Growing Problem, in Charts
Bumper crops and diminished demand for U.S. products are pressuring farmers’ profits.

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How—and Why—U.S. Capitalism Is Unlike Any Other

September 1, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on How—and Why—U.S. Capitalism Is Unlike Any Other
The main difference between America’s brand of capitalism and elsewhere: a focus on the individual and an incentive to take risks.

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Opinion | Snapback Sanctions Hit Iran

September 1, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Opinion | Snapback Sanctions Hit Iran
Actually enforcing them will require hard work by Western politicians, diplomats and experts.

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