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Lutnick Grilled on Trump’s Tariffs and China During Confirmation Hearing

Howard Lutnick, the wealthy financier Trump has picked to lead the Commerce Department, said he favored “across the board” tariffs and faced grilling about his financial ties in a nomination hearing Wednesday.

By Ana Swanson

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Democrats to Question Commerce Nominee’s Web of Financial Interests

Howard Lutnick, the wealthy financier Trump has picked to lead the Commerce Department, is set to be questioned by the Senate in a nomination hearing Wednesday.

By Ana Swanson

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Frontier Airlines Offers to Buy Spirit Airlines, Again

Spirit, which filed for bankruptcy protection in November, called off a deal with Frontier in 2022 after receiving a higher bid from JetBlue that was ultimately thwarted by a federal judge.

By Niraj Chokshi

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Chevron Wants to Tap Into A.I. Boom by Selling Electricity to Data Centers

The oil company plans to build natural gas power plants that will be directly connected to data centers used by technology companies for artificial intelligence and other services.

By Rebecca F. Elliott