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China’s Biggest Homebuilder Fights to Survive as Economic Crisis Deepens

When Country Garden, the biggest developer in China’s increasingly troubled real estate sector, published its annual report in April, the cover design exuded hope: a phoenix spreading its wings.The company […]




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U.S. Consumers Are Showing Signs of Stress, Retailers Say

Consumers power the U.S. economy, and their capacity to spend has repeatedly defied predictions. In early 2020, after a short but severe recession caused by the pandemic, consumers splurged on […]










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For Disney, Streaming Losses and TV’s Decline Are a One-Two Punch

Robert A. Iger’s urgent need to overhaul Disney — to turn its streaming division into a profitable enterprise and pull back on its troubled traditional television business — came into […]




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Saudi Aramco Reports $30 Billion in Profit for Latest Quarter

The Numbers: Profits that rise and fall with oil prices.Major energy companies have been reporting reduced profits, largely because the price of oil has fallen since last year. In the […]




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Big Tech Rebounds and Preps for Transformative A.I. Investments

A year ago, the tech industry’s prospects looked bleak. Google’s profit dropped. Shares of Facebook’s parent company, Meta, were in free fall. Business growth at Amazon had slowed to its […]










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Uber Posts 14% Rise in Revenue as Growth Slows

Uber’s revenue increased 14 percent in its most recent quarter, the company reported on Tuesday, but the growth was its slowest since the coronavirus pandemic began easing last year.The San […]