President Trump and members of Congress want to revive U.S. shipbuilding with subsidies and penalties against Chinese-built ships. But there are obstacles.
Category: Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
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Yes, That 18-Wheeler on a Texas Highway Is Driving Itself
As the shipping industry struggles to recruit truck drivers, driverless trucks won’t need sleep, won’t speed and won’t get road rage. But experts and truck drivers say they are not a panacea.
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South Africa Sets the Stage for Starlink Approval
A proposed regulatory change would allow Elon Musk’s satellite company and others like it to get a license without having to sell shares to Black South Africans.
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Senate Advances Crypto Regulation Bill With Bipartisan Support
Democrats who had sided with the rest of their party last week to block the measure over concerns that President Trump could benefit dropped their objections. They argued that regulating the industry was urgent.
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Spain Orders Airbnb to Take Down 66,000 Rental Listings
The government is widening a crackdown on tourist rentals as it seeks to alleviate a painful housing crunch.
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The U.S. Under Trump: Alone in Its Climate Denial
The administration is not only allowing more greenhouse gases. It is undermining the nation’s ability to understand and respond to a hotter planet.
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What Has Changed Since Silicon Valley Bank Collapsed? Not Much.
Two years later, no major legislation or regulation has passed, and the basic problem that caused the crisis persists.
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Federal Reserve Plans to Cut 10% of Its Staff
In an internal memo to staff on Friday, Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the central bank, said the institution would offer a voluntary deferred resignation program.
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Data Centers’ Hunger for Energy Could Raise All Electric Bills
Individuals and small businesses may end up bearing some of the cost of grid upgrades needed for large electricity users, a new report found.
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Can Paula Kerger Keep PBS on the Air Amid Threats from Trump and Congress?
Paula Kerger, the chief executive of PBS, is used to fights over the public broadcaster’s funding. But to her, the latest threats feel like “all-out effort to take us out.”
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S.E.C. Investigating Whether Coinbase Misstated Its User Numbers
The inquiry continued even after the commission dropped a lawsuit accusing Coinbase of illegally marketing digital currencies to the public.