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A view of a Hertz Rent-a-Car parking lot.

Rental Returns

Hertz agrees to pay $168 million to settle false theft claims

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Briefing

The biggest tech layoffs of 2022

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A pricey mistake

Bob Dylan's publisher apologizes for replica signatures in new $600 book

Freight trains seen parked in Orlando, Florida.

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Getting Derailed

Nationwide freight union strike threatens to derail economy

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Briefing

Why Big Tech is bleeding jobs

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Fail whale

Report: Musk says 'bankruptcy isn't out of the question' at Twitter

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On the way down

CPI report shows inflation may be starting to cool

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Fail Whale

ADL pivots from praising Musk's Twitter buyout to leading boycott

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Rigged profits

Oil companies reach record profits amid Russia's war on Ukraine

A JetBlue plane takes off near Spirit planes.

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Prepare For Takeoff

JetBlue primed to purchase Spirit Airlines

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School's out...of money

Harvard's record endowment shrinks

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coffee gives you wings

Delta partners with Starbucks for airline miles rewards program

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more money, more problems?

Social Security benefits increase by 8.7 percent

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Adding To Their Shopping Cart?

TikTok planning to open fulfillment centers to compete with Amazon

A view of the Baltic Sea region that has an underwater pipeline to the Nord Stream 1

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: September 27, 2022

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: September 26, 2022

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Rate ramp-up

Federal Reserve raises interest rates by 0.75 points

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Briefing

India's rice ban, explained

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Pricing problems

California sues Amazon for anticompetitive practices

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File For Free

IRS to explore free e-filing system

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New gig

Kim Kardashian plans to launch new private equity firm, SKKY

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Power Struggle

Brazil suspends sale of iPhones that come without a charger

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: August 15, 2022

Jay Y. Lee, co-vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co.

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: August 12, 2022

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Granular details

Ukraine grain ship clears inspection in Turkey

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: August 2, 2022

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Briefing

The CHIPS Act and industrial policy, explained

A Turkish cargo ship is loaded with grain in Odesa, Ukraine

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: August 1, 2022

Joe Biden and Janet Yellen speak about the threat of recession

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: July 29, 2022

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Speed Reads

One America News loses access to last major TV provider

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Speed Reads

JetBlue reaches deal to acquire Spirit Airlines

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: July 28, 2022

An ice cream truck that's sold out of Choco Tacos

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say it ain't so!

Is the discontinuation of Choco Tacos just a PR stunt?

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: July 27, 2022

The Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline near Lubmin, Germany

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: July 26, 2022