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Jan 24, 2021
New investments by overseas businesses into the U.S., which for decades held the No. 1 spot, fell 49% in 2020, according to U.N. figures.
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Jan 24, 2021
Data out this week will show how the economy was performing as 2020 came to a close.
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Jan 24, 2021
Even the best noise-canceling headphones can't offer total silence. But they can reduce the impact of whatever pandemonium is happening around you. A number of new offerings recently hit the market.
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Jan 24, 2021
Some 2.7 million homeowners are still pausing their monthly mortgage bills, and more might need help in the coming months.
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Jan 24, 2021
Some 2.7 million homeowners are still pausing their monthly mortgage bills, and more might need help in the coming months.
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Jan 24, 2021
The president is expected to detail his initiative Monday. It will be closely watched by other countries hopeful for a better trade relationship than the one with the previous administration.
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Jan 24, 2021
A "worker-centered" policy means less focus on opening markets for banks and drug makers.
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Jan 24, 2021
Beijing recently unveiled guidelines for competition, adding to efforts in Brussels and Washington to curb the power of digital firms.
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Jan 24, 2021
A quicker-than-expected recovery in U.S. manufacturing is resulting in supply disruptions and higher costs for materials used in products meeting increased demand.
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Jan 23, 2021
The drugmaker expects to deliver tens of millions fewer Covid-19 vaccine doses than planned to the EU in coming months, threatening the continent's efforts to increase vaccinations and delivering a fresh reputational blow to the company.
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Jan 23, 2021
As Congress weighs another round of direct payments to households, advocates see a continuing role for periodic cash from Washington.
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Jan 23, 2021
Tech giants Microsoft, Apple and Tesla will be among the companies headlining a busy earnings week, shedding more light on how businesses performed at the end of 2020 as Covid-19 cases rose.
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Jan 23, 2021
"Blank check" firms known as SPACs are in pursuit of America's hottest startups. Is the invasion a sign of a market euphoria that can't last?
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Jan 23, 2021
A century after playwright Karel Capek coined the word "robot," we finally have the technology to make the stuff of science fiction a reality—for better and for worse.
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Jan 22, 2021
The South Korean electronics giant is scouting locations in Texas, Arizona and New York for a semiconductor plant.
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Jan 22, 2021
United Airlines Holdings wants to require its workers to get Covid-19 vaccines, Chief Executive Scott Kirby told employees, though he cautioned there are logistical hurdles to implementing such a mandate.
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Jan 22, 2021
The president directed agencies across the government to take steps to enhance federal benefits, such as expanding food assistance and improving the distribution of stimulus checks.
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Jan 22, 2021
Labor unions are urging President Biden to move quickly to fulfill his campaign promise to champion organized labor and workers' rights, including by pushing for legislation to bolster unionizing efforts.
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Jan 22, 2021
Fiverr International and Scotts Miracle-Gro are also first-time Super Bowl ad buyers this year.
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Jan 22, 2021
The drugmaker blamed an unspecified manufacturing issue. EU leaders are facing scrutiny over what critics say has been a slow vaccine rollout.
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Jan 22, 2021
National Hockey League and NASCAR programming will move to the USA Network.
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Jan 22, 2021
Beijing is pressing for a meeting of its top diplomat with senior Biden aides to explore a summit between the two nations' leaders, highlighting China's hopes to quickly stabilize a rocky relationship with Washington.
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Jan 22, 2021
The technology company is pushing for in-person union ballots in place of a mail-in option that was allowed due to the pandemic.
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Jan 22, 2021
A 20% rise in the price of cobalt—a key ingredient in car batteries—since the beginning of the year shows how the rush to build more electric vehicles is stressing global supply chains.
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Jan 22, 2021
Surveys of purchasing managers showed the American economy gaining momentum at the start of the year and a growing risk of a second recession in Europe.
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Jan 22, 2021
While American democracy struggled to cope with the pandemic, economic crisis and political unrest, Chinese authoritarianism could point to notable successes—and rising international clout.
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Jan 22, 2021
A Senate panel voted to approve Janet Yellen's nomination to be the next U.S. Treasury secretary, sending her nomination to the full Senate, which could vote to confirm her as soon as Friday.
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Jan 22, 2021
Sales of previously owned homes rose in 2020 to the highest level since 2006, as ultralow interest rates and remote work during the pandemic increased homebuying demand.
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Jan 22, 2021
The Alphabet project, which aimed to serve hard-to-reach regions of the world, is winding down after company couldn't reduce costs enough to make its business model sustainable.
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Jan 22, 2021
The World Health Organization, in draft advice erroneously sent to The Wall Street Journal and which WHO officials say wasn't cleared for publication, warns that the coronavirus could spread via the cold chain and be reintroduced into countries where the pandemic is under control.
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Jan 22, 2021
Most people in the U.S. might not be inoculated until 2022, although the Biden administration's efforts could quicken the pace.
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Jan 22, 2021
Most people in the U.S. might not be inoculated until 2022, although the Biden administration's efforts could quicken the pace.
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Jan 22, 2021
Prices for corn, soybeans and wheat have soared to their highest levels in more than six years as dry weather and strong export demand from China drain U.S. stockpiles.
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Jan 22, 2021
U.S.-listed companies have conducted 57 follow-on stock offerings, raising $12.35 billion. Both numbers are records for this point in the year.
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Jan 22, 2021
Global investors have seized on the idea that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates low as inflation rises. But they still need to fully figure out what this means for their portfolios.
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Jan 22, 2021
The eurozone economy has suffered a weak start to the new year, with high coronavirus infection rates and government restrictions increasing the risk of a second recession since the pandemic first struck last year.
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Jan 22, 2021
ViacomCBS Inc. will begin a 13-week marketing campaign for its coming Paramount streaming service with advertising during the National Football League's AFC Championship game this Sunday, followed by ads during the Super Bowl, the Grammy Awards, the Masters and March Madness.
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Jan 22, 2021
Initial public offerings from so-called blank-check companies gave a boost to banks' stock-selling operations in 2020.
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Jan 22, 2021
Gojo Industries, the family-owned maker of Purell hand sanitizer, has added a factory and warehouse and restructured its supply chain, expecting consumers' new hygiene habits are here to stay.
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Jan 22, 2021
The Mexican government is preparing a banking product to help migrant workers change their dollars as an alternative to a bill in Congress that would put the responsibility for excess foreign cash on the central bank, Mexico's top finance official said.
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Jan 22, 2021
The U.S. Treasury Department will propose new rules extending anti-money-laundering requirements to antiquities dealers, as part of recently passed defense-policy legislation.
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Jan 22, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic sent many Americans dreaming of more space and scurrying to find it. Sales of large homes are booming, and so too are tiny ones.
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Jan 22, 2021
President Biden plans to ask agencies across the government to take steps to enhance federal benefits, such as expanding food assistance and improving the distribution of stimulus checks.
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Jan 22, 2021
Google said it would have no real choice but to shut down its search engine in Australia if a proposed law requiring tech giants to pay publishers for news isn't changed.
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Jan 22, 2021
Google said it would have no real choice but to shut down its search engine in Australia if a proposed law requiring tech giants to pay publishers for news isn't changed.
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Jan 21, 2021
A surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York recently performed the first knee-replacement surgeries in the U.S. using augmented reality.
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Jan 21, 2021
The presidents and their current seconds-in-command will get another five-year stint.
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Jan 21, 2021
The presidents and their current seconds-in-command will get another five-year stint.
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Jan 21, 2021
The chip maker, which is reviewing its production strategy, reported a slight drop in earnings for 2020, but sales hit a record high of $77.9 billion.
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Jan 21, 2021
International Business Machines expects to return to revenue growth this year after reporting a 4.6% decline in 2020 as corporate customers' focused on preserving cash during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jan 21, 2021
The judge ruled that Parler's claims didn't meet the threshold for a preliminary injunction, though the court wasn't yet dismissing the company's claims against Amazon.
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Jan 21, 2021
Those expected to lose their jobs complete consumers' orders at stores and hand them over to others for delivery. The company is focusing on having workers both fulfill and deliver orders.
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Jan 21, 2021
The chip maker reported a slight drop in earnings for 2020, but sales hit a record high of $77.9 billion. The company also boosted its dividend.
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Jan 21, 2021
President Biden's nominee to lead the Transportation Department told a Senate panel that he would pursue the administration's goals to drive federal spending on roads, rails and bridges.
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Jan 21, 2021
The crop seed and pesticide maker is confronting pressure from Starboard Value, less than two years after the agriculture company launched.
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Jan 21, 2021
Until lately, Detroit's auto makers haven't benefited much from Wall Street's fixation with electric and driverless cars, but shares of both Ford and GM are both up about 35% so far this month.
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Jan 21, 2021
Rough seas during a trip from China to Los Angeles caused the loss, the latest in a series of weather-related accidents at sea affecting millions of dollars in cargo.
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Jan 21, 2021
Former President Donald Trump saw revenue fall in his family businesses last year as the pandemic took a toll on the Trump Organization's hotels and golf resorts, one of many financial challenges he faces.
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Jan 21, 2021
The social-media company said a decision from its independent panel on the matter—the biggest issue it has tackled since being established last year—would be binding.
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Jan 21, 2021
The president is pursuing an emergency temporary standard that would set requirements for employers, a step up from the Trump administration's voluntary guidance.
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Jan 21, 2021
ECB President Christine Lagarde sounded a cautiously optimistic note on Europe's economic recovery despite a wave of Covid-19 infections that has closed shops, schools and businesses across the region.
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Jan 21, 2021
The pandemic lit a fire under the city's high-end home market. Real-estate agents say it could become even more competitive, as President Biden appointees descend on the U.S. capital.
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Jan 21, 2021
The former owners of troubled department store Neiman Marcus have sold a stake in the online retailer at an eye-popping valuation, but its business model may need a makeover.
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Jan 21, 2021
Audiobooks' rise in popularity is giving publishers confidence to move beyond lean-back listening.
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Jan 21, 2021
Movie studios have quickly embraced streaming in the pandemic, and that's shaking up who's in charge, how contracts are set up and how stars get paid.
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Jan 21, 2021
The insurer benefited from fewer catastrophes than in the year-earlier period and premium increases in some lines of business sold to corporate customers.
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Jan 21, 2021
President Biden's decision to revoke a permit for Keystone XL likely spells the end of a saga spanning more than 12 years over the pipeline carrying Canadian crude to the U.S.
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Jan 21, 2021
South Korea's LG Electronics, still one of the biggest phone sellers in the U.S., said the company is "leaving all possibilities open" for its beleaguered mobile division amid slumping sales.
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Jan 21, 2021
South Korea's LG Electronics, still one of the biggest phone sellers in the U.S., said the company is "leaving all possibilities open" for its beleaguered mobile division amid slumping sales.
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Jan 21, 2021
Britain's first weeks outside of the EU have been mixed, as products from large companies mainly sailed through ports while many small businesses struggled with the new rules governing trade.
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Jan 21, 2021
The city's restaurants may be closed for indoor service because of the pandemic, but the popular NYC Restaurant Week promotion is returning in a new format that will emphasize delivery and takeout.
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Jan 21, 2021
About 900,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market struggles to recover this winter.
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Jan 21, 2021
Problems with government efforts to vaccinate Americans are spawning experiments to test if the private sector can do it better, including a plan to inoculate 10,000 people a day in a football stadium.
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Jan 21, 2021
The chip maker is expected to report record annual sales blemished by market-share losses and technical setbacks.
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Jan 21, 2021
The drugmaker plans to ask U.S. health regulators to expand bamlanivimab's use to protect nursing-home residents and staff from Covid-19.
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Jan 21, 2021
Travelers's net written premiums for the fourth quarter rose, while net written premiums for business insurance slipped slightly.
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Jan 21, 2021
Americans are holding on to their homes longer, and that is helping drive house prices to near record highs.
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Jan 21, 2021
The number of workers filing for unemployment benefits holds above the pre-pandemic peak as a Covid-19 surge slows the economic recovery.
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Jan 21, 2021
Britain's first weeks outside of the EU have been mixed, as products from large companies mainly sailed through ports while many small businesses struggled with the new rules governing trade.
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Jan 21, 2021
To forge ahead with his policy agenda, President Biden first needs to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. He is seeking to jump-start his efforts to slow its spread with a national road map and a series of executive orders.
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Jan 21, 2021
China Mobile, China Unicom (Hong Kong) and China Telecom filed requests asking the NYSE to reverse its decision to delist their American depositary receipts.
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Jan 21, 2021
Investigators suspect malfunctioning engine controls and pilot efforts to troubleshoot the problem likely played a major role in an Indonesian airliner's fatal plunge into the Java Sea earlier this month.
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Jan 21, 2021
Investigators suspect malfunctioning engine controls and pilot efforts to troubleshoot the problem likely played a major role in an Indonesian airliner's fatal plunge into the Java Sea earlier this month.
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Jan 20, 2021
President Biden's likely pick for the banking-oversight role helped craft the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul during the Obama administration.
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Jan 20, 2021
Starboard Value is seeking to take control of agricultural giant Corteva's board and replace its chief executive, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Jan 20, 2021
Businesses prepared for an era of stricter regulation as President Biden ordered a review of dozens of policies, prompting optimism among backers of renewable technologies but irking the fossil-fuel industry.
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Jan 20, 2021
Remote work spotlighted need to keep employees productive and efficient, says Prakash Kota.
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Jan 20, 2021
United reported a net loss of $1.9 billion for the fourth quarter but said it has gotten a handle on how to survive its immediate challenges.
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Jan 20, 2021
Tension is rising between European authorities and Pfizer and BioNTech after officials said the companies had unexpectedly cut their deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines and put their immunization schedules at risk.
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Jan 20, 2021
A former Google engineer and some ex-CEOs were on the long list of recipients of last-minute presidential pardons.
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Jan 20, 2021
The meat company has agreed to pay $221.5 million to poultry buyers, helping end a four-year fight over alleged collusion in the chicken industry.
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Jan 20, 2021
The rapper is creating a $10 million fund to invest in startups, saying people of color have missed out on the marijuana boom.
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Jan 20, 2021
From Beto O'Rourke and Stacey Abrams to John Kasich, politicians and bureaucrats are looking for another close up
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Jan 20, 2021
Restaurants including McDonald's, Church's Chicken, Checkers and TGI Friday are getting a sales bump as consumers receive the latest stimulus checks, but sales patterns show the boost can be fleeting.
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Jan 20, 2021
The company is looking to list as early as this summer, capitalizing on the precious metal's long price run to become the largest mining company to float globally in at least five years.
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Jan 20, 2021
As Joe Biden becomes president, the country has a weaker economy, shorter life expectancy and voters who have moved toward the edges of both parties.
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Jan 20, 2021
The U.S. has a weaker economy, shorter life expectancy and voters who have moved toward the edges of both parties.
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Jan 20, 2021
Fourth-quarter revenue climbed to $65.47 billion, up from $60.9 billion in the same quarter a year earlier. Costs also rose.
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Jan 20, 2021
A Democratic majority in both chambers of Congress, even with narrow margins, could open the door to some potentially transformative clean-energy policies.
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Jan 20, 2021
The company's sales surged in the most recent quarter, fueled in part by demand for high-end household products from pricey dish soap to a $300 electric toothbrush.
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