Walt Disney will raise prices for streaming video without ads … hedge funds are using ‘side pockets’ to strip Russian assets from their holdings while potentially making billions doing so … and some luxury retailers’ financial results show that the rich are spending with nary a care for inflation
New York State Police said a male suspect ran onto the stage and attacked the Indian-born author and an interviewer. Rushdie's condition is unknown.
- ChargedAutomakers scramble to decode new U.S. EV tax credits
U.S. automakers and dealers are scrambling to figure out if they can still offer $7,500 tax credits to would-be buyers of electric vehicles (EVs), as Congress prepares for final votes today on a bill that includes a top-to-bottom overhaul of Washington's clean vehicle policies.
- MarketsWall Street set for weekly gains on signs of cooling inflation, article with image
Wall Street's main indexes rose, setting the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq for a fourth straight week of gains.
- Macro MattersU.S. inflation outlook brightens as import prices drop, consumer sentiment rises
The report followed other tentative indications earlier this week that inflation was finally coming off the boil as gasoline prices and energy costs fell.
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- New York gun bans alarm residents of upstate bear country, article with galleryLegal ·
August 12, 2022 · 3:35 PM UTC Albany's creation of a list of locations that turn many places into gun-free zones clashes with what has long been a way of life in the Adirondack mountains.