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With household demand for goods weakening across the globe, price pressures eased at the end of the year.

More than a third of voters say inflation is causing them major financial strain.

The software company says the deal “is fundamentally good for gamers” and wouldn’t threaten competition in the industry.

Before the 2008 financial crisis, lenders barely bothered to verify mortgage applicants’ income. Today, they demand reams of evidence that borrowers can afford their loans.

The former Walt Disney Co. chief executive undermined and then succeeded the man he had handpicked to lead the entertainment giant. Mr. Chapek told friends that Mr. Iger’s attitude seemed to be: “They work for me, not for you.”

The self-driving trucking company plans to cut potentially at least half of its workforce next week, as it scales back efforts to build and test autonomous truck-driving systems.

Ross Gerber, a shareholder in Twitter and Tesla, says he has been approached to put more money into the social-media platform.

The increased price tag for the full-size, electric pickup is due to the rising cost of materials, the company said.

The company is looking at how to limit the security and business impact from allowing the so-called sideloading of apps, according to people familiar with the matter.

The proposed ban comes amid delays in U.S. negotiation to secure data gathered by the popular Chinese-owned video app.