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KKR Co-CEOs Henry Kravis, George Roberts Step Down

Henry Kravis and George Roberts are stepping down as co-chief executive officers of KKR & Co., as the founders of…

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Bing Crosby’s heirs sell stake in estate to boost his work

NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Crosby was 19 when his father, Bing, died in 1977. But when he goes to…

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Merck Asks FDA to Authorize Promising Covid-19 Pill

Merck & Co. and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP said Monday they have filed an application asking U.S. health regulators to…

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The Latest Slump in Car Sales Has Winners and Losers

Sky-high vehicle prices are a good hedge against sliding sales for U.S. car makers and dealers as a whole. But…

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Elon Musk vs. Charlie Ergen and the Battle Over Spectrum

On a call last December with Ajit Pai, the Federal Communications Commission’s chairman at the time, Mr. Musk said that…

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Derby’s Take: Fed Down Two Hawks as Regional Bank Presidents Depart

The number of Federal Reserve policy makers has dropped from 18 to 16, with potential implications for how the central…

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Tariff Relief Plan Falls Short, Businesses Say

WASHINGTON—U.S. businesses are panning the Biden administration’s new China trade policy, saying it fails to provide the tariff relief they…

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Oil Jumps Above $80, Turbocharged by Supply Shortages

The extended climb in oil prices is leaving some other industrial commodities behind, a divergence that reflects bets that energy…

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Millennials Team Up to Fulfill the Dream of Homeownership

Six months into the pandemic, Veronica Vest was having a serious home-buying urge. Ms. Vest, a 27-year-old project engineer, was tired…

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Chinese Developer Modern Land Asks to Delay Bond Repayment

Chinese property developer Modern Land (China) Co. asked investors for permission to defer repaying a $250 million bond due later…

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Netflix to Sell ‘Squid Game’ Goods, Other Products on Walmart Site

Netflix Inc. NFLX 0.13% is teaming up with Walmart Inc. WMT 0.30% to create a digital storefront on the retailer’s…

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Emerson Plans to Merge Industrial-Software Businesses With AspenTech

The cash-and-stock transaction would value AspenTech, as the company is known, at around $160 a share, officials from the companies…

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Ron Rivera’s culture change hits Washington reality

When the news broke that the DEA had raided the Washington Football Team’s headquarters in Ashburn in connection to a…

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Xi Jinping: Taiwan annexation by Beijing ‘must be fulfilled’ as tensions rise

Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose military has been engaging in unprecedented provocations against Taiwan, said over the weekend that China‘s…

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William Shatner space flight delayed, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin says

Projected high winds, not the rapidly multiplying “Tribbles” of a famous “Star Trek” episode, will delay 90-year-old actor William Shatner’s…

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