International Business
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Americans Went All-In on Self-Storage. That Demand Is Suddenly Cooling.
Peter Chu, a retired lawyer living in Portland, Ore., pays nearly $400 a month for his storage unit in Seattle,…
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With Inflation This High, Nobody Knows What a Dollar Is Worth
Rising prices have made people grumpy. They have depressed consumer confidence, despite a growing economy and low unemployment. But exactly…
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Daimler Truck Workers in North Carolina Are Poised to Strike
Workers who make trucks and buses for Daimler Truck in North Carolina appeared poised to strike on Friday as contract…
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Xi Meets Blinken With Tough Issues on the Agenda
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing on Friday, in an attempt to…
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What Is a ‘Decent Wage’? France’s Michelin Raises a Debate.
When the French tire maker Michelin closed its factories during the coronavirus pandemic, Florent Menegaux, the company’s chief executive, took…
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One in Five Milk Samples Nationwide Shows Genetic Traces of Bird Flu
Federal regulators have discovered fragments of bird flu virus in roughly 20 percent of retail milk samples tested in a…
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The Harvey Weinstein Appeal Ruling: Annotated and Explained
The 2020 conviction of Harvey Weinstein on felony sex crime charges in Manhattan was overturned on Thursday by New York’s…
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The Onion Sold by G/O Media
G/O Media announced on Thursday that it had sold The Onion, a satirical news site, to a group of digital…
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Michael Cuscuna, Who Unearthed Hidden Jazz Gems, Dies at 75
Michael Cuscuna, who brought an artist’s level of devotion and a scientist’s attention to detail to the work of exhuming…
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U.S. Economy Grew at 1.6% Rate in First-Quarter Slowdown
The U.S. economy remained resilient early this year, with a strong job market fueling robust consumer spending. The trouble is…
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