World Business
The latest World Business coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Business section.
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Is there an AI bubble? Financial institutions sound a warning
Lingering doubts about the economic promise of artificial intelligence technology are starting to get the attention of financial institutions that raised warning flags this week about an AI investment bubble.
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EU proposes 50% steel tariffs as Trump effect ripples around world
The European Union’s executive arm on Tuesday proposed a sharp increase in steel tariffs as it raced to protect the bloc’s steel industry from Chinese competition, a move that is likely to impose painful costs on Britain and other close trading partners.
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Trump to unveil farmer aid as China shuns U.S. crops
Punishing Chinese tariffs that prompt painful retaliation. American farmers on the brink of bankruptcy. A multibillion-dollar bailout to keep farmers afloat.
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Recruiters use AI to scan resumes. Applicants are trying to trick it.
Louis Taylor, a recruiter in Britain, was recently perusing applications for an engineering job when he spotted a line of text at the bottom of a candidate’s resume.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ breaks record, sells 2.7 million copies in U.S. on first day
Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” sold 2.7 million copies in traditional album sales in its first day in the U.S. according to Luminate, an industry data and analytics company. That includes physical and digital formats.
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EV battery component company backs out of plans for $152M West Tennessee facility
A South Korean battery component maker has backed out of plans to build a $152.5 million electrolyte manufacturing facility that would have brought 190 jobs to Haywood County in West Tennessee.
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Cold shoulder from Canada is costly for American distillers struggling with global trade tensions
American distillers have gotten a costly cold shoulder from Canada, where their exports plunged 85% earlier this year — topping broad declines in key international markets amid global trade tensions, a spirits industry group said Monday.
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Musk reports Tesla sales jump after months of boycotts, but experts suspect more pain is in store
Tesla reported a surprise increase in sales in the third quarter as the electric car maker likely benefited from a rush by consumers to take advantage of a $7,500 credit before it expired on Sept. 30.
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Berkshire Hathaway to pay $9.7B for OxyChem, potentially Warren Buffett’s last big deal
Berkshire Hathaway is buying Occidental Petroleum's chemical division for $9.7 billion in what may be the last big acquisition involving the consummate dealmaker, Warren Buffett.
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Gatorade and Cheetos are among the Pepsi products getting a natural dye makeover
Pepsi has a new challenge: keeping products like Gatorade and Cheetos vivid and colorful without the artificial dyes that U.S. consumers are increasingly rejecting.
