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Xi Jinping to Address U.S. Business Leaders Amid Rising Skepticism of China Ties

Evan Harrington

The Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who is set to to meet with President Biden in San Francisco next week, is expected to speak to top American business executives at a…

Economy

Google’s Open Culture Collides With the Israel-Hamas War

Evan Harrington

When Sarmad Gilani joined Google as a software engineer in 2012, he was drawn by the company’s famously open culture, where employees can publicly criticize leadership and are encouraged to…

Economy

‘Morning in America’ Eludes Biden, Despite Economic Gains

Evan Harrington

President Ronald Reagan rode a “Morning in America” message to a blowout re-election victory in 1984, based partly on warm feelings about his economic performance. Today’s economy is similar in…

Economy

Mel Sembler, Developer and G.O.P. Fund-Raiser, Is Dead at 93

Evan Harrington

Mel Sembler, a gregarious developer and major Republican fund-raiser whose largess was repaid with prize ambassadorships by two presidents, and who founded a controversy-courting “tough love” drug rehabilitation program, died…

Economy

Solar Manufacturing Lured to U.S. by Tax Credits in Climate Bill

Evan Harrington

Six years ago, an executive from Suniva, a bankrupt solar panel manufacturer, warned a packed hearing room in Washington that competition from companies in China and Southeast Asia was causing…

Economy

China Is Lending Billions to Countries in Financial Trouble

Evan Harrington

After lending $1.3 trillion to developing countries, mainly for big-ticket infrastructure projects, China has shifted its focus to bailing out many of those same countries from piles of debt.The initial…