Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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The Battery Problem That Could Slow the Electric Car Revolution
By Zandi Shabalala, ReutersProducers of processed lithium - an essential element for batteries used in electric cars - are agreeing long-term contracts with their customers to fund the investments needed to address a looming...
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How Uber and Lyft Can Save Health Insurers a Lot of Money
By Christina Farr, CNBCGetting patients to the doctor's office is a big cost for many insurers. That presents an attractive opportunity for Lyft and Uber, which to date have focused on consumers. Non-emergency medical...
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5 Reasons Electric Cars Won’t Reduce Oil Consumption Anytime Soon
By David Yager, Oilprice.comHardly a day goes by without another media report about the impending demise of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) as petroleum powered cars and trucks are replaced by uber-clean Electric Vehicles...
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Most of US Love American-Made Goods, but Paying More for Them Is a Problem
By Timothy Aeppel, ReutersAmericans say they love U.S.-made goods. They are less enthusiastic, however, about paying a premium for them. At the AMES Companies Inc factory here, the wheelbarrows coming off the assembly line...
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How Tesla Is Preparing for Its New Model 3: Hiring Lots of Technicians
By Marc Vartabedian, Oilprice.comTesla Inc ( TSLA.O ) said it is expanding its auto service centers and adding 350 mobile service vans as it gears up to support its Model 3 sedan, a mass-market car that is expected to drive a 500...
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How Automakers Are Propping Up Used Car Prices
By Nick Carey, ReutersTwo lanes apart at a noisy, fast-paced auto auction near Detroit, two vehicles show why major U.S. automakers have a problem with used cars. In one lane of the Manheim auction facility, a black 2015...
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In the Electric Car Market, Tesla's Not The Only Game in Town
By Nick Cunningham, Oilprice.comVolvo became the first major auto company to announce the phase out of the internal-combustion engine from its lineup. The Chinese-owned Swedish car company announced on July 5 that every car it...
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Here’s the Strategy Behind Volvo’s Big Move Into Electric Cars
By Niklas Pollard, ReutersAll Volvo car models launched after 2019 will be electric or hybrids, making it the first major traditional automaker to set a date for phasing out vehicles powered solely by the internal combustion...
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Bad News for Automakers: The Average US Household Can't Afford a New Car
By Sarah O'Brien, CNBCAs wages stagnate and the cost of living continues to rise, paying for a new car is a challenge for consumers, according to a new study. The report by Bankrate.com shows that in all but one of the 25...
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Why Your Next Ford Could Be Made in China
By Paul Lienert and David Shepardson, ReutersFord Motor Co ( F.N ) said Tuesday it will move some production of its Focus small car to China and import the vehicles to the United States in a long-term bet on low oil prices and stable U.S.-China...
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Tax Breaks for Tesla? States Should Think Twice
By David DayenThis week’s merger between Burger King and Tim Hortons, and the proposed shift of the American food icon’s headquarters to Canada, has everyone talking about the merits of corporate taxation . But...
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Uber Revs Its Engines Against a Ride-Sharing Rival
By Rob GarverThe ride-sharing company Uber has done a great job of positioning itself as an underdog fighting against entrenched taxi companies. But its response to a lower-priced competitor, Lyft, leaves it...
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Uber Snatches Up Obama’s Former Campaign Guru
By Eric PianinUber, the sleek mobile transportation network that has been giving the traditional taxi cab industry fits, has just picked off former Obama campaign guru and White House adviser David Plouffe as its...
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Google’s Driverless Car Aces a Key Road Test
By Paul Ingrassia, ReutersThe car stopped at stop signs. It glided around curves. It didn't lurch or jolt. The most remarkable thing about the drive was that it was utterly unremarkable. This isn't damning with faint praise...
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Obama Wasn’t Always So Tough on Corporate Tax Inversions
A 2009 deal to reorganize Delphi Automotive as part of the auto bailouts allowed the company to move its headquarters to the U.K.