Biden Warns That Climate Change Could Upend Federal Spending Programs
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Biden Warns That Climate Change Could Upend Federal Spending Programs

A chapter in the new Economic Report of the President focuses on the growing risks to people and businesses from rising temperatures, and the government’s role in adapting to them.
UBS and Other Bank Stocks Fall After Credit Suisse’s Firesale
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UBS and Other Bank Stocks Fall After Credit Suisse’s Firesale

Investors are still spooked after UBS bought its Swiss peer, with confidence in the banking sector in short supply.
Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable
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Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable

An unexpected decline in the price of an essential battery material, along with those of other commodities, is good news for buyers. But experts disagree on how long low prices will last.
China’s Xi to Visit Putin Under Shadow of War-Crimes Warrant
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China’s Xi to Visit Putin Under Shadow of War-Crimes Warrant

Global divisions over Russia’s actions in Ukraine widened as China said Xi Jinping would go to Russia to help make peace, in a move widely seen as a stark sign of support for President Vladimir V. Putin.