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Missing COP28 Summit Complicates Biden’s Climate Credentials

The president is facing some pressure to focus on oil drilling and gas prices at home, while boosting climate ambition on the world stage.

In Biden’s Climate Law, a Boon for Green Energy, and Wall Street

The law has effectively created a new marketplace that helps smaller companies gain access to funding, with banks taking a cut.

Biden Finalizes Significant Overhaul in Federal Regulations

New rules from the Office of Management and Budget will change how the federal government weighs costs, enabling new efforts on climate change and poverty.

A New Law Supercharged Electric Car Manufacturing, but Not Sales

President Biden’s 2022 climate act spurred big investments in U.S. battery factories, but it has not similarly boosted E.V. sales.

‘Morning in America’ Eludes Biden, Despite Economic Gains

Seeking re-election in 1984, Ronald Reagan presided over an economy similar in many ways to today’s. But he sold a message of progress and promise.

Biden Seeks to Tame Oil Prices if Mideast Conflict Sends Them Soaring

The president has previously drawn down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ease price pressures, but that could be more difficult now

The Federal Deficit Is Growing. This Is Why.

Tax receipts dipped unexpectedly last year. The Biden administration blames Republican tax cuts, but the truth is more complicated.

A Silver Lining From the Pandemic: A Surge in Start-ups

New research suggests that big shifts in consumer and company behavior — and maybe federal stimulus dollars — have fueled entrepreneurship.

U.S. Government Shutdown Is Unlikely to Cause an Immediate Recession

White House and Wall Street estimates suggested the economy could withstand a brief shutdown, with risks mounting the longer it lasts.

Unions Fight in the States to Make Biden’s Climate Agenda Work for Workers

Labor leaders worry that some federal incentives for renewable energy do not come with strict standards on pay. In Maine, they added their own.