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Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable

Lithium, the common ingredient in almost all electric-car batteries, has become so precious that it is often called white gold.…

Finance

Fed Minutes Showed Policymakers Were Still Intent on Easing Inflation

Federal Reserve officials thought they needed to do more to cool the economy even before a series of strong data…

Finance

The Week in Business: Microsoft’s Big Bet on A.I.

Credit...Giacomo BagnaraWhat’s Up? (Feb. 5-11) An A.I. Arms Race Microsoft’s often-overlooked search engine, Bing, is mounting a comeback with ChatGPT,…

World

Fact-Checking Biden’s State of the Union Address

The president’s speech contained no outright falsehoods, but at times omitted crucial context or exaggerated the facts.

News

Stagflation or Soft Landing? It Depends Who You Ask.

Let me start with a picture, which will help frame the debate I’m about to describe. Here’s official consumer price…

News

The Fierce Debate Over Managing Oil Prices

During President Barack Obama’s eight years in office, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve shrank by about nine million barrels. Under President…

Finance

A Key Measure of Wages Showed Moderation at the End of 2022

The Employment Cost Index, which Federal Reserve officials watch closely as a gauge of pay trends, is picking up more…

Finance

N.Y.S.E. Glitch Leads to Wild Swings in Share Prices

Prices eventually returned to normal levels, but the turmoil left some traders uncertain of whether their orders were placed.

News

Wonking Out: Give Me That Gold Time Religion

Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, recently had a few things to say about cryptocurrency. Bitcoin, he declared,…

Finance

As Fed Nears Next Rate Decision, Its Vice Chair Cites Reasons for Hope

Lael Brainard, the vice chair of the Federal Reserve, emphasized that non-wage causes have driven inflation in a sweeping speech.

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