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• Trump's treasury secretary says China 'cannot sustain' high tariffs on imports

  2 days ago Business Washington Times - Business 13

  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is confident that President Trump has the upper hand in the trade war with Beijing because the Chinese economy...

• South Korea's liberal leader Lee wins party nomination to run for president

  2 days ago Business Washington Times - Business 12

  Lee Jae-myung, a liberal who wants greater economic parity in South Korea and warmer ties with North Korea, became the main opposition party's...

• Things to know about the U.S. coal industry and proposed changes under the Trump administration

  2 days ago Business Washington Times - Business 10

  President Donald Trump's administration has proposed several changes that would affect the struggling U.S. coal industry.

• China lowers minimum amount for tax refunds for tourists to boost spending

  2 days ago Business Washington Times - Business 16

  China announced a lower threshold for tax refunds for foreign tourists among a series of policies on Sunday to boost consumption as its economy...

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• As Musk gained power in Washington, his popularity has fallen, an AP-NORC poll finds

  2 days ago Business Washington Times - Business 13

  Elon Musk spent years building cachet as a business titan and tech visionary, brushing aside critics and skeptics to become the richest person on...

• Death toll in Iran port explosion rises to at least 40

  2 days ago Business Washington Times - Business 8

  The death toll in a massive explosion at a port in southern Iran rose Sunday to at least 40 people.

• Tech industry tried reducing AI's pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its 'woke AI' efforts

  2 days ago Business Washington Times - Business 8

  After retreating from their workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs, tech companies could now face a second reckoning over their DEI...

• DeepMind UK staff to unionize and challenge deals with Israel links, FT reports

  2 days ago Business NY Post - Business 12

  About 300 London-based staff of Google DeepMind have been seeking to join the Communication Workers Union in recent weeks, the report said, citing...

• Federal Reserve blows $2.5B on ‘Palace of Versailles’ HQ despite mounting losses: ‘Congress must put its foot down’

  2 days ago Business NY Post - Business 9

  The glorified vanity project, first rubber-stamped by government pen-pushers in 2021, is now effectively being subsidized by American taxpayers...

• First look at the stylish food hall inside former Lord & Taylor in NYC

  2 days ago Business NY Post - Business 12

  The windows of the former Lord & Taylor department store will soon be lit up for the first time since it closed in 2019 — but  shoppers and...

• East 42nd Street office building to be converted to apartments

  2 days ago Business NY Post - Business 11

  There’s a major new player, and a new plan, for 300 E. 42nd St., an 18-story, 235,000 square-foot office and retail building which investor David...

• Tesla could benefit the most from new rules on reporting of self-driving car crashes

  3 days ago Business Washington Times - Business 16

  Rule changes announced by the Trump administration this week could allow automakers to report fewer crashes involving self-driving cars, with Tesla...