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How Big Tech is courting Big Oil

by Meghan McCarty Carino and Rosie Hughes
Oct 21, 2024
Journalist Karen Hao explains how Microsoft is selling AI tools to fossil fuel companies while promising to be carbon negative by 2030.
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Birkin bag buyers and the consumer-driven economy

by Kimberly Adams and Amy Scott
Oct 18, 2024
The U.S. economy is a tale of two consumers.
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Visa-seekers in China weigh in on the U.S. election

by Amy Scott
Oct 18, 2024
Most people at the U.S. consulate in Shanghai said they are not following the presidential race.
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The legal right to ignore your boss

by David Brancaccio
Oct 18, 2024
After working hours, that is. Today, we look at the growing movement behind the "right to switch off."
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Wanna extend your life? Save democracy? Join a club.

by David Brancaccio
Oct 18, 2024
Joining a bowling league has more benefits than you might think.
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China's economic growth slows

by Stuart Clarkson
Oct 18, 2024
From the BBC World Service: China’s GDP grew in the third quarter at the slowest pace since early last year. We dig in.
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Bytes: Week in Review — SpaceX vs. California, and AI crawlers and VC dollars

by Meghan McCarty Carino and Jesús Alvarado
Oct 18, 2024
Jewel Burks Solomon, managing partner at Collab Capital, joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino for Tech Bytes: Week in Review.
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Dinking around: The rise of pickleball, from "Sportly"

by Yanely Espinal
Oct 18, 2024
Recommended listening for "Financially Inclined" fans: Pass the paddle, please.
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Feeling meh about the economy and anxious about the election

by Amy Scott
Oct 17, 2024
Some consumers are planning to spend less and save more in the run-up to the election, a survey says. Plus, capacity utilization and independent grocers.
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The risky business of corporate political spending

by Kimberly Adams and Amy Scott
Oct 17, 2024
And, federal disaster relief programs are running out of money.
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