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Jan 18, 2020
Even with the required SEC disclosures, it's nearly impossible to figure out how much tax companies pay in any given year. But there is a fix for that.
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Jan 18, 2020
History shows there is no correlation between a successful candidate's pro-business sentiments and subsequent market performance.
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Jan 18, 2020
Check to see whether you qualify to get free help on your tax returns.
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Jan 18, 2020
A Massachusetts judge rejected the tech giant's attempt to withhold the evidence from state officials investigating its privacy practices.
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Jan 17, 2020
Prosecutors asked a federal judge to sentence Collins to 46 to 57 months in prison — the top end of the sentencing guidelines.
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Jan 17, 2020
Proposed new rules would allow schools to cut the amount of vegetables and fruits required at lunch and breakfasts while giving them license to sell more pizza, burgers and fries to students
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Jan 17, 2020
The re-compete notice comes after the U.S. military's primary food supplier for four Middle Eastern countries was allegedly evicted from a warehouse in Kuwait, facing political pressure there.
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Jan 17, 2020
The re-compete notice comes after the U.S. military's primary food supplier for four Middle-Eastern countries was evicted from a warehouse in Kuwait, facing political pressure there.
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Jan 17, 2020
Prosecutors asked a federal judge to sentence Collins to 46 to 57 months in prison — the top end of the sentencing guidelines.
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Jan 17, 2020
Trump's trade war and Boeing's problems took a toll.
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Jan 17, 2020
U.S. companies absorbed most of the costs of Trump's tariffs, which is why consumers haven't seen excessive sticker shock at stores.
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Jan 17, 2020
Prosecutors asked a federal judge to sentence Collins to 46 to 57 months in prison — the top end of the sentencing guidelines.
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Jan 17, 2020
Americans' overall happiness is the lowest it's been since 1948, polling shows.
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Jan 17, 2020
Advocates say the bills would crack down on rampant misclassification of freelance workers fostered by companies such as Uber, Lyft and DoorDash. Opponents say they could harm the flexibility that those kinds of apps give to workers.
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Jan 17, 2020
Several major evangelical organizations have shifted from a nonprofit status to a "church" classification with the IRS, allowing them to stop reporting the salaries of their highest-paid employees, as well as other spending details.
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Jan 16, 2020
There's plenty of internet chatter for seven characters in particular. Here's who we think is likely and unlikely to make the cut.
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Jan 16, 2020
In December, the House overwhelmingly voted in favor of the pact after Democrats negotiated with the White House on several revisions.
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Jan 16, 2020
While the software giant expects to be "carbon negative" by the end of the decade, it will continue to sell technology to help fossil fuel companies find and extract deposits.
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Jan 16, 2020
Aetna, CVS, T-Mobile, Sprint, Amazon, Disney, Fox and other corporate giants know they can count on Donald Trump's antitrust division.
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Jan 16, 2020
The much-anticipated game is now slated for a September release.
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Jan 16, 2020
A Harvard study suggests the agency may be moving too fast in approving new treatments. Time for a gut check?
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Jan 16, 2020
It looks more closely aligned with a private-equity shareholder than the zeitgeist in the public market.
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Jan 16, 2020
The Washington Post's picks of distinguished local homes on the market.
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Jan 16, 2020
XPO Logistics gets all of its revenue from transportation and supply-chain services. But it thinks it's a conglomerate.
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Jan 16, 2020
Consumers' shift away from cash and toward online shopping has made credit cards ubiquitous, industry analysts say. Meanwhile, the strong economy and low unemployment have kept delinquencies low.
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Jan 16, 2020
While the software giant expects to be "carbon negative" by the end of the decade, it will continue to sell technology to help fossil fuel companies find and extract deposits.
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Jan 16, 2020
To President Donald Trump, his July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was "perfect." But it set in motion a chain of events that led the U.S. House of Representatives to formally propose removing Trump from office by impeachment, which will be decided by a trial in the U.S. Senate.
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Jan 16, 2020
The news media may soon lose special access to a trove of market-moving data in the U.S. The Labor Department is said to be planning to follow the Department of Agriculture's lead in denying journalists the chance to prepare in advance stories on important data releases. While the rationale hasn't been made public, the shift could be designed to remove any edge that subscribers of news services have over the general public, even if it's just a matter of seconds or milliseconds. Critics say the m
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Jan 16, 2020
The decision comes as the Senate prepares for President Trump's impeachment trial.
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Jan 16, 2020
Worker burnout is real — and if it's more than just seasonal exhaustion, it can be dangerous too.
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Jan 16, 2020
It's a risk they're willing to take with Washington watching.
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Jan 16, 2020
Pretty much everyone agrees the trade war caused a lot of pain. For the deal to have any real gain, China must hold to its promises to open its markets and stop stealing intellectual property.
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Jan 16, 2020
The world's largest toy maker is pitching its bricks as a form of mindfulness. Adults are happy to play along — as long as there are instructions.
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Jan 16, 2020
The 30-year fixed-rate average barely moves up, to 3.65 percent, following phase one of the trade deal.
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Jan 16, 2020
This is the fifth and final DLC character for the Fighters Pass, though Nintendo has future plans to increase the roster.
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Jan 16, 2020
Four companies will testify at a high-profile congressional hearing Friday, a session that could provide the most convincing public evidence to date that Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google have become too big and powerful and need to be newly restrained.
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Jan 16, 2020
The British educational publishing group has repeatedly defied expectations of a bid. Now that its defenses are weaker than ever, things could get interesting.
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Jan 16, 2020
China never mastered the art of manufacturing traditional cars, but the electric-vehicle era gives it another chance.
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Jan 16, 2020
American Outdoor Brands, which owns an array of shooting, hunting and outdoor brands, said James Debney had "engaged in conduct inconsistent with a nonfinancial company policy."
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Jan 16, 2020
Beverley East profiles people through penmanship. She also helps track fraud and forgery.
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Jan 16, 2020
The giant money manager is taking a misguided approach to climate change.
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Jan 16, 2020
WHERE WE LIVE | A D.C. tourism mainstay has a redeveloped waterfront to go with its old-world charm.
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Jan 16, 2020
TOWN SQUARE | The answer to whether to pay points or to reduce the loan depends partly on how long you plan to stay in the home.
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Jan 16, 2020
The risks are clear and the rewards aren't for U.S. investors tempted by an opening in distressed assets.
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Jan 16, 2020
While the trade war was crimping the flow of goods between the U.S. and China, the Chinese government was opening doors in another arena: Inviting more foreign banks, insurance providers and other financial services companies in to set up shop. China has also been making it easier for foreigners to buy its stocks and bonds — something many fund managers are required to do now that major index compilers are including Chinese assets in their gauges, to the dismay of some U.S. politicians. Financia
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Jan 16, 2020
The luxury billionaire has used `Made in USA' as a potent defense in an unpredictable trade war. But it might not be enough if the U.S. president is determined to step up his attacks on Europe.
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Jan 16, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that his campaign of "maximum pressure" on Iran isn't aimed at precipitating regime change there. That hasn't stopped him and his aides from telegraphing their hopes for it. So it was when protests erupted in Iran over news that government forces had mistakenly shot down a passenger jet, killing the 176 people on board. The demonstrations tapped into a vein of popular frustration with Iran's rulers that fed earlier protests in November. Taken together, the un
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Jan 15, 2020
American exporters eager to profit from the trade deal should probably consider seafood and offal.
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Jan 15, 2020
The U.S. has succeeded in keeping a cutting-edge semiconductor machine out of China's hands even though it's made in Europe.
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Jan 15, 2020
Pretty much everyone agrees the trade war caused a lot of pain. For the deal to have any real gain, China must hold to its promises to open its markets and stop stealing intellectual property.
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Jan 15, 2020
Consumers' shift away from cash and toward online shopping has made credit cards ubiquitous, industry analysts say. Meanwhile, the strong economy and low unemployment have kept delinquencies low.
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Jan 15, 2020
Restrictions on internet tracking help safeguard users but could also cement the search giant's control of data.
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Jan 15, 2020
Like other religious groups, conservative Catholics opposing same-sex marriage held a reception at the president's D.C. hotel during an effort to advance its agenda.
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Jan 15, 2020
Pretty much everyone agrees the trade war caused a lot of pain. For the deal to have any real gain, China must hold to its promises to open its markets and stop stealing intellectual property.
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Jan 15, 2020
The "Phase One" deal is meant to bring relief to U.S. farmers and others, but it also requires Beijing to purchase specific amounts of U.S. products.
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Jan 15, 2020
Many of the new tariffs will remain in place, however, and tensions persist.
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Jan 15, 2020
The Trump administration will tell Puerto Rico to stop paying contractors on disaster projects $15 an hour if the island wants a pot of disaster aid, officials familiar with the plan said.
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Jan 15, 2020
Some players and casters may not realize their winnings or game checks are taxable based on where competitions are being held.
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Jan 15, 2020
No one suggested that Congress or the White House should see this as blank-check-type scenario, but many say the United States can afford to make targeted investments in infrastructure, education and a greener and more equal economy.
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Jan 15, 2020
Traders aren't willing to bet T-Mobile's takeover of the wireless carrier will get approved because facts and precedent say it shouldn't.
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Jan 15, 2020
Programs meld creative financing, economic education and elbow grease
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Jan 15, 2020
History shows there is no correlation between a successful candidate's pro-business sentiments and subsequent market performance.
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Jan 15, 2020
The PlayStation 4 Back Button Attachment is kind of ugly. It's also a better value than competiting elite controllers.
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Jan 15, 2020
This is the first of many celebrity skins to come.
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Jan 15, 2020
A holiday sales slip bodes ill for weaker store chains and suggests there may be limits to how much more the big-box retailer's turnaround can achieve.
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Jan 15, 2020
One particular factor — the loss of a job — pushed some men into taking jobs in female-dominated industries, such as nursing.
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Jan 15, 2020
The latest lingo — which appears most prevalent among Silicon Valley companies — reflects millennial and Gen Z employees' expectations about work, diversity experts say, as well as the impression that other terms aren't going far enough.
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Jan 15, 2020
The technology is a rare issue uniting members of Congress.
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Jan 15, 2020
TOWN SQUARE | Redfin's report is based on the company's "Compete Score," which uses data such as the number of competing offers, how quickly homes sell and how much the sales price is above the list price.
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Jan 15, 2020
Fast-food giants such as Burger King have embraced the meatless-meat craze. McDonald's is taking its time to consider the logistics of adding a plant-based burger.
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Jan 15, 2020
Sustainability has become a big deal for investors like BlackRock. Corporate pay practices need to catch up
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Jan 15, 2020
REAL ESTATE MATTERS | If you purchased these lots for investment purposes, you may be able to claim the loss of $13,000 on your federal income tax returns. On the other hand, if you simply purchased the lots to someday put your home there, you likely would not be able to take any loss on your federal income tax returns.
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Jan 15, 2020
Capgemini has lifted its Altran offer by a derisory amount under pressure from the hedge fund. It would be a huge dent to Elliott's credibility if it caves.
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Jan 15, 2020
U.S. presidents for years have tried to settle trade disputes with China by urging Beijing to let the market determine economic outcomes. Now President Trump is content to have the Chinese government decide.
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Jan 15, 2020
Sustainability has become a big deal for investors like BlackRock. Corporate pay practices need to catch up
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Jan 15, 2020
Trade wars, demography and shocks to Germany's flagship industries are a bad mix.
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Jan 14, 2020
What started in 2018 with U.S. levies on imported washing machines and solar panels to protect domestic producers escalated into a cycle of tariffs, talks, threats and truces that rocked financial markets. Behind all the sparring between the U.S. and China -- one an incumbent superpower, the other a rising one -- over tariff levels and targeted product lists are broader and more formidable issues such as market access, intellectual property, national security, the proper role of government in th
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Jan 14, 2020
Back in 1947, India's constitution writers envisaged a secular state where all citizens were equal before the law. But the rise of Hindu nationalism has been testing that ideal. Since Narendra Modi became prime minister in 2014, hardliners in his Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, have become increasingly emboldened in promoting the dominance of its Hindus, who form 80% of the population. Protests broke out in December (and have continued) over a restrictive new citizenship law -- the latest in a s
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Jan 14, 2020
If you know someone is not reporting income or falsely claiming deductions, there are ways to blow the whistle.
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Jan 14, 2020
Amid a rash of bad news for the fast-food giant, owners want the chain to roll out the sandwich to attract more customers.
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Jan 14, 2020
The trove of internal Boeing documents -- that included discussions of manipulating regulators — add to the challenges stacking up for the aircraft maker's new CEO
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Jan 14, 2020
The nation's largest financial institutions are under increasing pressure from investors, activists and some political leaders for their tepid response to climate change.
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Jan 14, 2020
In an open letter, Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser tries to explain the decision to stay involved in a controversial project. He's only gotten us more worried.
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Jan 14, 2020
Nikkie de Jager, better known as NikkieTutorials, said she decided to come out after blackmail threats.
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Jan 14, 2020
One way to narrow the U.S. deficit with China would be to re-route shipments through mainland ports. That could hurt the city's economy.
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Jan 14, 2020
BlackRock chief Larry Fink said the company would exit investments with high environmental risks, including coal.
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Jan 14, 2020
Once one of Latin America's richest countries, Venezuela has been laid low. Power, water and gasoline shortages have become an everyday occurrence across the country as hyperinflation hastens an economic collapse that's caused a humanitarian crisis. It's not even entirely clear anymore who's legitimately in charge.
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Jan 14, 2020
Biden and Buttigieg will likely get a harder look in Silicon Valley.
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Jan 14, 2020
U.S. entertainment companies have for decades been using Iran as a go-to villain, portraying a country bloodthirstily and monolithically interested in bringing down America.
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Jan 14, 2020
For the past 25 years, stock market returns have rapidly outpaced wage growth. But it wasn't always this way.
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Jan 14, 2020
After three months in the position, Wells Fargo's newest CEO, Charles Scharf, made his debut before Wall Street analysts Tuesday to report another disappointing quarter for the bank.
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Jan 14, 2020
Speedrunning requires knowing how to break games. AGDQ organizers have to know how to fix them.
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Jan 14, 2020
Since the 2011 NATO-backed revolt in Libya that ended 42 years of rule by strongman Muammar Qaddafi, the oil-rich North African country has been in perpetual turmoil. The latest phase began in April, when military commander Khalifa Haftar and his forces marched on the capital Tripoli determined to unseat the internationally backed government located there. The battle for the city accelerated interventions in Libya by Russia and neighboring countries as they maneuver to shape the future of the OP
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Jan 14, 2020
The U.S. Constitution lays out just three requirements to be eligible to become president: You must be at least 35 years old, have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years and be a natural-born citizen. Not much else about becoming president is simple. Americans have the longest, most expensive and arguably most complex system of electing a head of state in the world. After two years of campaigning, raising money, debating, caucuses, primaries and conventions, the person who gets the most votes c
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Jan 14, 2020
The Fortnite creators have lured in millions, despite controversy and complaints about "yet another storefront."
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Jan 14, 2020
The shift by the nation's leading money manager is sure to be closely watched by its rivals and the rest of corporate America.
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Jan 14, 2020
The future of work is being fought in California, and it has been a messy affair so far.
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Jan 14, 2020
It's been a great year for shareholders — but the pressure for negative and ultralow interest rates is concerning.
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Jan 14, 2020
Publisher Square Enix has said these delays will give the development teams more time to polish the titles.
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Jan 14, 2020
BlackRock has the power to improve energy-sector governance, which could coincidentally help the environment too.
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