American companies haven’t adopted 4-day weeks as broadly as, say, Australia or Europe, but that could change.
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Before you sign up for a store credit card, know what you’re getting into
With holiday shopping season around the corner, experts recommend caution when your favorite store offers you a credit card.
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Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for first time, showing a path for emissions cuts
Shipping needs to cut emissions rapidly, and there are no solutions widely available today to fully decarbonize deep-sea shipping. But there’s a lot of interest in ammonia as an alternative fuel.
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The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public ever agree?
Consumer surveys show that most Americans remain unhappy with the economy, still bruised by an inflation rate that hit a 4-decade high 2 years ago as the economy rebounded from the pandemic recession.
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Suspect in attempted assassination left note on his intention to kill Trump
Investigators also found a list with dates in August, September and October and venues where Trump had or was scheduled to appear.
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Biden administration seeks ban on Chinese, Russian software in U.S. vehicles
In extreme situations, a foreign adversary could shut down or take simultaneous control of vehicles, causing crashes and blocking roads, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said.
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Congress reaches deal to avert government shutdown through December
With the election just weeks away, few lawmakers in either party had any appetite for the brinksmanship that often leads to a shutdown.
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Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 350
Lebanon’s health ministry said the strikes killed 356 people, including 24 children and 42 women, and wounded 1,246 people.
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Kate, the Princess of Wales, makes first public appearance after cancer treatment
She previously announced she had completed chemotherapy and would return to some public duties.
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For many, the Fed’s big rate cut is likely just a small step toward affording a home
In this case, the Fed’s action was widely anticipated, so rates moved lower well before the cut was even announced.