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Category: Politics and Government
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Germany Announces Special Budget to Avert Crisis
Germany could be forced to suspend a constitutional law that limits borrowing, after court ruling upended Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s spending plans and threw his government into chaos.
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U.K. Cuts Workers’ Taxes as Sunak Faces Election and Stagnant Economy
Britain’s top financial official, Jeremy Hunt, outlined measures to spur business investment and push more people into work.
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Jeff Zucker Nears Major Deal to Re-enter the News Business
The veteran TV executive is poised to take control of two prominent British news outlets, The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator, and may expand them into America.
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What the Biden-Xi Talks Accomplished (and Didn’t)
Wednesday’s four-hour meeting in San Francisco resulted in few breakthroughs. But C.E.O.s gave the Chinese leader a standing ovation at a banquet afterward.
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China’s Xi Jinping Draws Elon Musk, Tim Cook and Other U.S. CEOs to Gala in San Francisco
Amid frosty U.S.-China relations, Xi Jinping emphasized friendship in an address to executives from Apple, Boeing, Nike and others.
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Global Markets Cheer on Better Than Expected Inflation Data
A better-than-expected Consumer Price Index report triggered a big surge in stocks and bonds, as investors bet that interest rates will begin to fall.
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German Court Says Government Cannot Shift Covid Funds to Climate Projects
The decision could rip a hole in Berlin’s budget and complicate the transition to a greener economy.
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Biden’s Pacific Trade Pact Suffers Setback After Criticism From Congress
The administration will no longer try to announce the completion of the trade terms this week, after prominent Democrats objected to some provisions.
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More Semiconductors, Less Housing: China’s New Economic Plan
Policymakers, wary of inciting reckless borrowing in real estate, are instead investing heavily in factories and trying to help indebted local governments.