Washington Times - Business
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Autoworkers strike cut Ford sales by 100,000 vehicles and cost company $1.7 billion in profits
A six-week United Auto Workers strike at Ford cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7 billion in lost profits this year, the...
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OPEC+ suppliers struggle to agree on cuts to oil production even as prices tumble
The OPEC oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and allied producers including Russia will try to agree Thursday on cuts to the amount of crude they send...
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Daryl Hall accuses John Oates of 'ultimate partnership betrayal'
Daryl Hall has accused his longtime music partner John Oates of committing the "ultimate partnership betrayal" by planning to sell his share of the...
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Elon Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn't care about advertisers that fled X
Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other...
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Indiana judge dismisses state's lawsuit against TikTok that alleged child safety, privacy concerns
An Indiana county judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the level of inappropriate...
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Lawsuit alleges negligence in train derailment and chemical fire that forced residents from homes
A lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court alleges negligence by CSX Transportation caused a train derailment and ensuing chemical fire that forced...
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No free rides: States squeeze money out of EV owners to replace lost gas-tax revenue
The owners of electric vehicles face expensive speed bumps as an increasing number of states tack on costly registration fees to recoup lost...
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Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law
Canada's government said Wednesday it reached a deal with Google for the company to contribute $100 million Canadian dollars annually to the...
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Proposed NewRange copper-nickel mine in Minnesota suffers fresh setback on top of years of delays
The proposed NewRange Copper Nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota suffered a fresh setback this week when an administrative law judge recommended...
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Coal-producing West Virginia is converting an entire school system to solar power
An entire county school system in coal-producing West Virginia is going solar, representing what a developer and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's office...
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Residents in St. Croix sue government over water contaminated with lead and copper
A group of residents have sued a public utility company in the U.S. Virgin Islands after authorities there reported finding high levels of lead and...
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Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway says Haslams offered bribes to inflate Pilot truck stops earnings
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway says the billionaire Haslam family tried to bribe at least 15 executives at the Pilot truck stop chain with...