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Victory and Defeat Are Hard To Define In Ukraine
(Bloomberg Opinion) — One of the most striking things about the Russo-Ukrainian war of 2022 is the variety of outcomes…
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The Global Safety Net Against Hunger Is Frailer Than You Think
(Bloomberg Opinion) — How has the world managed to double its population over the past 50 years while still keeping…
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The 10 Best Books for Your Summer Reading List
(Bloomberg Businessweek) — By Ken Auletta (Penguin Press)Well before Harvey Weinstein was indicted for rape, forced oral copulation, and other…
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$922 Million Divorce Sale Makes Macklowe Art Collection Most Valuable Ever
(Bloomberg) — A multi-year saga came to a close on Monday night at Sotheby’s New York, where the final tranche…
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Had Covid At Christmas? You Could Get It Again Now
(Bloomberg) — As a stealth wave of Covid makes its way across the U.S., those who have so far evaded…
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Ukraine Latest: Ukraine Rejects Putin’s World War II Comparison
(Bloomberg) — Ukraine rejected on Monday President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to justify Russia’s invasion as an effort to defend the…
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Ukraine Latest: Japan to Phase Out Russian Oil; Crude Swings
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to gradually phase out imports of Russian oil as he joined other Group of…
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Ukraine Latest: Mariupol Siege Dwindles to Plant’s ‘Dead Men’
Group of Seven leaders pledged to ban Russian oil imports, even as Hungary held out against a European Union energy…
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Ukraine Latest: Chelsea Deal; NATO Calls for More Modern Weapons
(Bloomberg) — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called on the West to supply more modern weapons to Ukraine, saying…
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Modi Faces a Dilemma: Keep Indian Voters Happy or Feed the World
(Bloomberg) — A growing food security threat is set to push Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a conundrum: continue…
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Brookfield Growth Backs Material Bank at $1.9 Billion Value
(Bloomberg) — An arm of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. led a $175 million equity funding round for Material Bank, Chief…
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Donations Are Pouring In for Abortion Rights Organizations
(Bloomberg) — Abortion advocacy groups said they saw their donations grow exponentially after a draft opinion leaked revealing that the U.S. Supreme Court…
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EBay Drops After Weak Outlook on Fading Pandemic Sales Bump
(Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. gave a lackluster sales and profit outlook for the current quarter, accelerating its decline from the…
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Ukraine Latest: U.S. Spells Out Its Weapons Training in Germany
(Bloomberg) — The European Union proposed a ban on Russian crude oil phased in over the next six months, part…
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U.S. East Coast Diesel Supply Is Running on Fumes
(Bloomberg Opinion) — The horizon south of the Statue of Liberty is interrupted by the silhouettes of several oil-tank farms. New…
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Warren Proposes Giving U.S. FTC Power to Probe Price Gouging
(Bloomberg) — Senator Elizabeth Warren says she’s writing a bill that would empower the Federal Trade Commission to investigate price…
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N.J. Grocery Trips Get Pricier With Ban on Paper, Plastic Bags
(Bloomberg) — New Jersey will become the first state to ban both plastic and paper bags on Wednesday, leaving companies…
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Cheering for LED Bulbs? Read This Cautionary Tale First
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Last week, the administration of President Joe Biden announced regulations that will make it all but impossible…
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What’s in a (Last) Name? Quite a Bit, Actually
(Bloomberg Opinion) — What’s in a surname? An Italian court the other day overturned the country’s longstanding presumption that a…
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Statar Capital Bets on Power as Natural Gas Drives 18% Return
(Bloomberg) — Statar Capital LLC posted an 18% return during the first four months of 2022, largely on the back…
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Elon Musk, Twitter and the Attention Economy
Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter for $44 billion and Twitter’s board is going along with it. It’s a remarkable…
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Crypto Crowd’s Secret Gala Convenes Outside the Gates of Milken
(Bloomberg) — No name tags and by invitation only, an exclusive cryptocurrency crowd is gathering behind closed doors at the…
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With Roe in Peril, Campaign Donors Swivel to Statehouse Races
(Bloomberg) — Political donations are poised to surge in key state races where the issue of abortion access will be…
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Overturning Roe Threatens Women’s Health in So Many Ways
(Bloomberg Opinion) — A shock wave went through the U.S. on Monday evening when Politico published what appeared to be a legitimate…
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Overturning Roe Opens Door for Long-Dormant State Abortion Bans
(Bloomberg) — Michigan’s abortion ban was passed in 1846, when the state was nine years old. In West Virginia, a…
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Apple Hires 31-Year Ford Veteran to Ramp Up Electric-Car Work
(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. has recruited a longtime Ford Motor Co. executive who helped lead safety efforts and vehicle engineering,…
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DeSantis’s Dissolution of Disney District Stumps Credit Raters
(Bloomberg) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s move to punish Walt Disney Co. by dissolving its debt-issuing district has befuddled two…
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Blue-State Leaders Vow to Protect Abortion Seekers After Roe v. Wade Leak
(Bloomberg) — Blue-state governors and politicians hailed their commitment to reproductive rights following the Roe v. Wade leak on Monday, inviting…
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Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles Get Biden Nod as Ukraine Depletes U.S. Stash
(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden will promote the importance of U.S. and allied weapons for Ukraine’s defense on Tuesday with…
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Nobody Knows Where the Red Line Is for Cyberwarfare
(Bloomberg Businessweek) — A common explanation for why the Soviet Union never used nuclear weapons during the Cold War was…
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Spirit Blunders in Spurning JetBlue for Lower Offer
(Bloomberg Opinion) — An airline bidding war appears to be over before it even really started. Spirit Airlines Inc. said on…
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Hydrogen Is Every U.S. Gas Utility’s Favorite Hail Mary Pass
(Bloomberg) — Utilities that run on natural gas have been fervently touting hydrogen as a key way to remain relevant in a world rapidly…
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Toyota Facing End Of the Road on EV Tax Credits
(Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp. is inching closer to using up a key U.S. tax credit for hybrid and electric…
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How to Buy a Classic Car Online
Last year, online auction sales beat live auction sales for the first time, with 20,000 cars sold online vs. 16,000 …
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Ukraine Latest: EU Energy Ministers Debate Rubles-for-Gas Demand
(Bloomberg) — European Union ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss their response to Vladimir Putin’s demand to pay for gas…
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Buffett Lures Omaha Disciples With Stock Buys, Inflation Warning
(Bloomberg) — As war broke out in Europe and U.S. inflation soared, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s Warren Buffett was doubling down…
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Can the World Feed Itself? Historic Fertilizer Crunch Threatens Food Security
(Bloomberg) — For the first time ever, farmers the world over — all at the same time — are testing…
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Texas Plans a Texas-Sized Response to Rising Seas
(Bloomberg Opinion) — In coastal Texas and many other places, walled cities are making a comeback. It’s quite a turnabout,…
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Ukraine Latest: Zelenskiy Decries ‘Brutal’ Donbas Bombardments
(Bloomberg) — Russia is seeking to move away from the U.S. dollar and rely less on imports in response to…
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Fitbit Consumers Claim Burn Hazard Goes Beyond Recalled Device
(Bloomberg) — Alphabet Inc.’s Google didn’t go far enough when it recalled a single model of its Fitbit smartwatches, two…
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Greene’s Accusers Say She Lied Under Oath in Insurrection Case
(Bloomberg Law) — Lawyers for voters seeking to use the 14th Amendment’s insurrectionist clause to block Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s…
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Texas Gets Power Supply-Chain Map to Aid Disaster Response
(Bloomberg) — Texas has a new map that identifies critical pipelines and facilities needed to keep the power grid stable…
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Manchin’s Opposition Imperils Electric-Car Tax Credits as Prices Rise
(Bloomberg) — Senator Joe Manchin’s apparent opposition to a push by Democrats and the White House to expand a popular…
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The 10 Best Muscle-Building Workout Classes in NYC Right Now
(Bloomberg) — Editor’s note: Now that vaccination and mask mandates have been lifted in New York, we are testing a variety of…
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Ukraine Latest: Germany Won’t Block Oil Embargo; Kyiv Struck
(Bloomberg) — Germany signaled it wouldn’t oppose a European Union embargo on Russian oil, but expressed skepticism that it’s the…
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How One Rogue Exec Thrust Levi’s Into the Culture Wars
(Bloomberg Businessweek) — In March 2020, Jennifer Sey found herself trapped at home with a husband, four children, a dining…
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Outpouring of Resentment on Chinese Social Media Is Overwhelming Censors
(Bloomberg Businessweek) — In the early hours of April 14, the Chinese Communist Party’s social media strategy went off the…
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Manchin Says ‘Ludicrous’ Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Not Needed
(Bloomberg) — A tax credit for electric vehicles “makes no sense,” Senator Joe Manchin said Thursday amid a push by…
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Obesity Drug Helps Patients Lose About 20% of Weight, Lilly Says
(Bloomberg) — Eli Lilly & Co.’s obesity drug tirzepatide helped patients on the highest tested dose shed about 21% of…
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KKR Hires From Barclays, UBS for Equity Capital Markets Push
(Bloomberg) — KKR & Co. hired a pair of bankers from Barclays Plc and UBS Group AG as part of…
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