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‘Our Family Can Have a Future’: Ford Workers on a New Union Contract

Evan Harrington

Before autoworkers went on strike in September, Dave and Bailey Hodge were struggling to juggle the demands of working at a Ford Motor plant in Michigan and raising their young…

Economy

China Consumer Prices Fall, Renewing Fears of Deflation

Evan Harrington

Prices are falling again in China after a two-month reprieve, with households and businesses wary of spending even as state-controlled banks pump money into the construction of more factories.The decline…

Economy

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…