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A Hapless Robber, Exposed by a Cloud of Dye, Gets His Day in Court

Nobody disputed that the defendant had handed over a note demanding money — please — from a Newark bank. The…

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Business

11 Charts That Explain the Year in Business, Technology and the Economy

It has been a confusing year for the economy and markets. At the start of 2023, economists largely predicted a…

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Business

The Way Big Banks Shut Down Customer Accounts Is Callous. Let’s Fix It.

When banks close checking and credit-card accounts because of “suspicious activity,” chaos and anxiety ensue. It doesn’t have to be…

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Business

A Look Back at the Top Business Stories of 2023

Regional bank failures and the conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried were among the big news events this year.

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News

The Year in Apple Watches, A.I., Anarcho-Capitalists and Anticapitalists

We covered a lot of ground together in 2023. In this issue of the newsletter I’ll update you on some…

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Business

The Debt Problem Is Enormous, and the System for Fixing It Is Broken

Economists offer alternatives to financial safeguards created when the U.S. was the pre-eminent superpower and climate change wasn’t on the…

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News

European Central Bank Leaves Rates Unchanged as Price Pressures Ease

Although the inflation rate has fallen to 2.4 percent, the bank said economic growth was expected to remain “subdued” in…

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News

Skepticism of Digital Currency Needs to Be Taken Seriously

The world’s central banks are moving briskly, and it would seem inexorably, toward introducing digital forms of cash. But I…

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Trump Will Not Testify as Scheduled in Civil Fraud Trial

Donald J. Trump has changed his mind about returning to the witness stand on Monday to testify in his own…

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Gold Bars and Tokyo Apartments: How Money Is Flowing Out of China.

Affluent Chinese have moved hundreds of billions of dollars out of the country this year, seizing on the end of…

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