World Business
The latest World Business coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Business section.
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Wall Street climbs to the cusp of records as oil prices jump
U.S. stocks rose to the cusp of their records on Thursday, as oil prices jumped after President Donald Trump announced “massive” new sanctions on Russia’s crude industry.
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Amazon plans to replace more than half a million jobs with robots
Over the past two decades, no company has done more to shape the American workplace than Amazon.
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Oil price jumps on Trump’s Russia sanctions
Oil prices rose sharply on Thursday after President Donald Trump announced sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies as his frustration with President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine mounted.
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OpenAI launches Atlas browser to compete with Google Chrome
OpenAI introduced its own web browser, Atlas, on Tuesday, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely on artificial intelligence to answer their questions.
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Massive Amazon cloud outage has been resolved after disrupting internet use worldwide
Amazon says a massive outage of its cloud computing service has been resolved as of Monday evening, after a problem disrupted internet use around the world, taking down a broad range of online services, including social media, gaming, food delivery, streaming and financial platforms.
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China’s economy holds steady, but consumers grow more cautious
Strong exports and continued investment in new factories offset faltering retail sales and a further erosion of China’s housing market as growth in the Chinese economy held steady over the summer.
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United States and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China
President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House on Monday as the U.S. eyes the continent’s rich rare-earth resources when China is imposing tougher rules on exporting its own critical minerals abroad.
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US blocks a global fee on shipping emissions as international meeting ends without new regulations
With trade threats from President Donald Trump, the U.S. derailed the world's first global carbon fee on shipping as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations.
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Trump ramps up trade war as tariffs on lumber and furniture take effect
President Donald Trump ushered in new tariffs on imported furniture, kitchen cabinets and lumber on Tuesday, adding a fresh round of levies as he once again threatened to expand his trade war with China.
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Instagram says it’s safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content
Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won't be able to change their settings without a parent's permission, Meta announced on Tuesday.
