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At Ex-Premier Zhu Rongji’s Funeral, China’s Past Shadows Its Present

Beijing wants to portray today’s China as carrying forward Zhu Rongji’s era of growth, but for many Chinese, the optimism of that time has since faded.
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What’s in an Airport Code? In West Palm Beach, It’s the President’s Initials.

The state’s Palm Beach International Airport has been renamed for the president, complete with a rare change in its three-letter airport code.
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It’s Crunchtime Again for Canada to Avoid New U.S. Tariffs

Canada is seeking a deal to dodge further economic pain at the hands of the Trump administration on midnight Tuesday. But at what cost?
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India’s College Boom Is Leaving Graduates in Debt and Without Jobs

Families are betting their savings on private universities as a path to a better life. A shortage of well-paying work is turning that wager into frustration.
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Paramount Asks States to Shoulder Costs of Delaying Warner Bros. Deal

Paramount’s $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery has been postponed until the conclusion of a trial, a delay the studio says could cost it millions of dollars.
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‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Lenders Pitch Loans for Needs Like Electricity and Rent

The rapid growth of pay-later loans raises questions about whether their popularity is driven by consumer preference or desperation.
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Mark Cuban and Other Founders Wade Into Wealth Tax Debate

Some entrepreneurs, including Mark Cuban, are publicly worried about the potential fallout from California’s proposal to impose a special billionaire tax.
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A French Start-Up, Inbolt, Makes Robots See, and Work, Better

Inbolt, a French start-up that sells robot vision systems, helped a Stellantis plant in Detroit become a top performer in the company.
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As China Hunts for Scientific Talent, the US Makes It Easier

Young researchers have long come to the U.S. for academic training, but a combination of Chinese money and U.S. restrictions is shifting the balance.
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Should I Publicize a Bad Publicist?

Plus: An intern considers whether to give the boss an honest review.
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How a False Nuclear Claim About Iran Ricocheted From India to Washington

A dubious post that spread on X became the basis of false claims that Iran’s leadership had declared it a nuclear power.
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As A.I. Data Centers Spread, Pressure Mounts to Share Profits

Policymakers around the country are maneuvering to ensure that tech giants aren’t the only ones who stand to benefit.
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2 Planes With Same Call Sign in Phoenix Could Have Been ‘Disastrous’

An air traffic controller noticed that two planes — one departing, one landing — were both flight 2482. He acted quickly to avoid confusion.
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The Cutthroat Wearables Battle Is About More Than Tracking Your Fitness

Google, Apple, Samsung and upstarts like Oura are racing to integrate data from their wearable devices into the health care system.
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Sports Team Sale Prices Keep Hitting New Highs

The deal for the Los Angeles Lakers valued the team at a record $12.5 billion, eclipsing the $10 billion paid for the franchise just last year.
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Worker Pay Isn’t Keeping Up With Inflation Once Again

When prices spiked in 2021-22, wages failed to keep up for many workers, new research shows. Now the pattern is repeating.
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How to Protect Your Home While You’re on Vacation

Store food in sealed containers and fix any leaking faucets or pipes, experts told our columnist, who had her own nightmare upon returning home.
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How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands

The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.
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FDA Classifies Egg Recall as Class I for Highest Health Risk

Nearly 20 million eggs were recalled in July over salmonella concerns. The new classification signals a “reasonable probability” of “serious adverse health consequences or death.”
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Hiroshi Okuda, Disrupter Who Revived Toyota in the 1990s, Dies at 93

As the car company’s president, he made decisions quickly and shook things up, expanding overseas manufacturing and introducing the Prius, a milestone in automotive history.
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Lawsuit Accuses Selena Gomez of Defrauding Investors in Mental Health Site

The actor, singer and beauty mogul founded Wondermind, a mental health platform, with her mother. Investors put in more than $1 million in the venture, which “quietly collapsed,” the suit said.
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Google Turns On Gemini A.I. for Students Using Its Classroom App

Google enabled A.I. features for K-12 schools that have allowed student access to Gemini. Until this week, Google automatically enabled Gemini in Classroom only for students 18 or older.
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Outrage at UnitedHealth and Other Insurers Persists After Brian Thompson Killing

Higher premiums and rising medical bills have intensified Americans’ dissatisfaction with their medical coverage.
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Jeff Bezos Buys a Piece of Liverpool Football Club

It is the first known investment by Mr. Bezos, one of the world’s richest men, into a sports team.
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July Retail Sales Notch Biggest Drop in Over a Year

The data for July showed the biggest drop in more than a year, as American households face the economic strains brought on by persistent inflation
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Amazon and Alphabet’s Profits Reveal Circular Nature of A.I. Boom

Investment gains at Alphabet and Amazon reveal a new way in which technology companies’ fortunes are increasingly linked.
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Why Japan Is Struggling to Stop the Yen’s Decline

The currency has resumed its slide, eroding gains after the U.S. Treasury intervened to prop it up, as concerns mount about the direction of the country’s spending.
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The Markets Have Been on a Roll. Is It Time to Hedge Your Bets?

The S&P 500 is in position for a rare fourth year of consecutive double-digit gains. Risks are rising, our columnist says, yet Wall Street is doubling down.
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Robinhood Bets Again on a Public Venture Capital Fund

The trading platform raised $200 million for a second publicly traded vehicle to let ordinary investors buy into privately held start-ups.
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New Yorkers Can’t Stop Lining Up for This Sushi

At a proliferating number of stores, discounts on sushi and other items are offered after 8 p.m. To get the best meals, you have to be there early.
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A Silicon Valley Dirt Farmer Hangs Up His Shears

Andy Mariani grows exotic and ethereally delicious stone fruit in the shadow of tech giants. But at age 80, it’s time to give up the land.
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How Pennsylvania Got Hooked on Games That Look a Lot Like Slot Machines

A legal loophole kept “skill games” from being considered gambling. Now lawmakers are trying to save them from a court ruling.
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Kalshi Ordered to Cease Most Operations in Washington State

In a preliminary injunction, a state judge barred the prediction market from allowing residents to place bets on the bulk of its offerings.
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Salvage Company Hoping to Sell Titanic Artifacts Challenges Court’s Role

A Virginia federal court has awarded the company the rights to collect, but not sell, items from the shipwreck. But the company says its earliest retrievals are governed by a French court.
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Flock Announces Privacy Updates to Its Car-Tracking Cameras

Critics say the measures are “public relations” and leave room for continued misuse.
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Alfonso Fanjul Jr., Cuban American Sugar Baron, Dies at 89

With his brother, he presided over a family empire that includes the world’s largest cane sugar refiner and the Domino and C&H brands.
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In a Chinese Leader’s Death, Mourning for a More Hopeful Time

Tributes for former Premier Zhu Rongji reflect nostalgia for an era when China was opening to the world and the future seemed more prosperous and hopeful.
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How Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner’s Bromance Led Them to Lakers

Bob Iger, the former chief executive of Disney, and Josh Kushner, the venture capitalist, are buying the Los Angeles Lakers. Their wives set them up.
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Inside the $12.5 Billion Deal for the Lakers

The transaction, hashed out last weekend, reflects the huge profit potential of major sports franchises.
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What We Know About Taylor Farms’ Food Recalls

Just weeks after the company recalled lettuce and other produce suspected of being tainted by the cyclosporiasis parasite, it recalled jalapeños linked to a salmonella outbreak.
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America Wants to Make Its Own Humanoid Robots. That Won’t Be Easy.

China already manufactures humanoid robots by the thousands. A new generation of U.S. start-ups is betting that there is still time to compete.
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The Golden Age of Mexican Food Is Here. And It’s Complicated.

Even at a time of anti-immigration politics, there has never been a richer variety of Mexican restaurants in the United States.
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Who Is Joshua Kushner, the New Lakers Co-Owner?

The brother of Jared Kushner is an influential venture capitalist with big bets on A.I. and health insurance.
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Treasury Scales Back Scrutiny of U.S. Shell Companies

The Trump administration will not enforce reporting requirements of the 2021 Corporate Transparency Act, which was intended to crack down on money laundering.
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Forbes Fired Top Editor After Discovering He Received Secret $6 Million Payment

Randall Lane, the magazine’s chief content officer, received the money from the founder of Shook Research, which has worked with Forbes on content about wealth advisers.
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Prediction Firms Are Flagging Insider Traders. Many Will Not Face Charges.

The agency that polices the industry does not have the staffing, the legal tools or the will to broadly crack down on wagers that are easily manipulated, experts say.
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Ted Decker, CEO of Home Depot, Is Taking Medical Leave

Ted Decker is expected to return in a few months, and two executives have been appointed to oversee his duties in the interim.
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Gulf Oil Giants Are Spending Billions to Build Ways Around Strait of Hormuz

Even if a cease-fire materializes, Gulf exporters recognize that relying strictly on the Strait of Hormuz is a risk they can no longer take.
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Consumer Debt Data Shows ‘Overall’ Health Amid Persisting Divides

Homeowners with low fixed-rate mortgages lead a resilient picture of the economy. But many consumers are frustrated with declining real wages and other loans.
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Will Paramount’s Brinkmanship Work?

The media company’s leader, David Ellison, is threatening to pull the company out of California in the face of a lawsuit by states seeking to block its big deal.
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