Research shows worksite immigration raids can depress local economies as people stay home and stop spending money. So far, they aren’t known to free up jobs for citizens.
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The Justice Department has sued Visa, accusing the giant payments company of seeking to monopolize the debit card business.
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Once the high priests of policy, economists may now be seeing lower demand. But who's taking their place?
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Boeing said Monday it made a “best and final offer” to striking machinists, but the workers' union said the proposal isn't good enough and there won't be a ratification vote before Boeing's deadline.
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The sale to Oyo, a travel business, will include the Studio 6 motel brand, which caters to customers seeking extended stays. The all-cash transaction is expected to be finalized by the end of the year.
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The Biden administration has proposed a prohibition on Chinese and Russian automotive hardware and software to protect US drivers from 'disruption and sabotage'
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Electric vehicles are caught up in the culture wars. Data from Ipsos shows the percentage of Americans who believe EVs are better for the environment than gas cars has dropped 5 points since 2022.
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The Federal Trade Commission said pharmacy benefit managers created a "perverse drug rebate system" that artificially inflated the cost of insulin.
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FBI agents boarded a vessel managed by the same company as the cargo ship that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.
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Springfield has become a lightning rod in a pitched battle over immigration. Meanwhile, Dayton has welcomed immigrants for more than a decade, to fill vacant jobs and revitalize old neighborhoods.
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Three years ago, the cigarette giant acquired Vectura, a British pharmaceutical firm that makes asthma inhalers, raising health groups’ ire. Now, it’s selling the business for almost $200 million.
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