Reassessing Engine No. 1’s Fight Against Exxon Mobil
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Reassessing Engine No. 1’s Fight Against Exxon Mobil

As investors press Exxon Mobil on climate issues, activists say that a hedge fund’s eco-focused victory over the oil giant two years ago has achieved little.
Investors See Hope for a Debt Limit Deal
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Investors See Hope for a Debt Limit Deal

Stock and bond trading suggest that investors see an imminent deal to raise the debt limit and prevent the federal government from defaulting.
Military Spending Emerges as Big Dispute in Debt-Limit Talks
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Military Spending Emerges as Big Dispute in Debt-Limit Talks

President Biden has offered to freeze discretionary spending, including for defense. Republicans want to spend more for the military, and cut more elsewhere.