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States Turn to Tax Cuts as Inflation Stays Hot

WASHINGTON — In Kansas, the Democratic governor has been pushing to slash the state’s grocery sales tax. Last month, New…

Oil Giants Sell Dirty Wells to Buyers With Looser Climate Goals, Study Finds

When Royal Dutch Shell sold off its stake in the Umuechem oil field in Nigeria last year, it was, on…

Former Top McCain Aide Says He Lied to Discredit a Times Article

The senior strategist for Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign said on Sunday night that he had lied to discredit…

Starbucks plans wage increases that won’t apply to unionized workers.

Starbucks announced Tuesday that it was raising pay and expanding training at corporate-owned locations in the United States. But it…

Get Ready for Another Energy Price Spike: High Electric Bills

Already frustrated and angry about high gasoline prices, many Americans are being hit by rapidly rising electricity bills, compounding inflation…

Is That an Outlaw Lawn? Las Vegas Has a New Approach to Saving Water

LAS VEGAS — It was a perfectly decent patch of lawn, several hundred square feet of grass in a condominium…

Colorado River Reservoirs Are So Low, Government Is Delaying Releases

With long-term severe drought continuing to take a toll on the Colorado River, the federal government is expected to announce…

The Era of Cheap and Plenty May Be Ending

For the past three decades, companies and consumers benefited from cross-border connections that kept a steady supply of electronics, clothes…

The Tale of a Crypto Executive Who Wasn’t Who He Said He Was

When ZenLedger put out word of a deal in March for the Internal Revenue Service to keep using its software,…

‘I Don’t Really Have a Business Plan’: How Elon Musk Wings It

As Twitter negotiated a sale to Elon Musk last month, the social media company pulled out a corporate takeover playbook.…

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