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Federal Reserve Officials Were Cautious in September

Evan Harrington

Federal Reserve policymakers expected that rates might need to rise slightly higher as of their September meeting, freshly released minutes from the gathering showed. But they were also determined to…

Economy

Energy Firms, Green Groups and Others Reach Deal on Solar Farms

Evan Harrington

Solar developers, environmentalists, farming groups and tribal organizations said on Thursday that they had reached an agreement that could make it easier in the United States to build large solar…

Economy

Yellen Says U.S. Is Considering New Sanctions on Iran and Hamas

Evan Harrington

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Wednesday that the Israel-Gaza war was a potential concern for the global economy and signaled that additional U.S. sanctions could be coming in…

Economy

Exxon Acquires Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 Billion

Evan Harrington

Exxon Mobil announced on Wednesday that it was acquiring Pioneer Natural Resources for $59.5 billion, deepening its reliance on fossil fuel production even as many global policymakers grow increasingly concerned…

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U.S. Scales Back Hopes for Ambitious Climate Trade Deal With Europe

Evan Harrington

For the past two years, the United States and the European Union have been working toward a deal that would encourage trade in steel and aluminum made in more environmentally…

Economy

Green Energy Casts a Shadow Over a Cherished English Landscape

Evan Harrington

Charlotte Banks lives in a house that just about anyone would envy. Hempnalls Hall, a pink structure dating to the 16th century, rises above an even older moat, dug to…