World Business
The latest World Business coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Business section.
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Supreme Court to quickly consider if President Donald Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs
The Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing on President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, putting a policy at the center of his economic agenda squarely before the nation's highest court.
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Trump administration halts IRS crackdown on major tax shelters
The Trump administration is quietly dismantling efforts by the IRS to shut down a slew of aggressive tax shelters used by America’s biggest multinational companies and wealthiest people.
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Rupert Murdoch’s family reaches deal on who will control media empire after his death
Rupert Murdoch's family has reached a deal on control of the 94-year-old mogul's media empire after his death, ensuring no change in direction at Fox News, the most popular network for President Donald Trump and conservatives.
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Noem says roundup of Koreans at Hyundai plant in Georgia won’t deter investment in the US
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in a raid at a Georgia Hyundai plant won't deter U.S. investment.
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Raid on Georgia EV battery plant raises new risks for a shaken industry
The immigration raid last week on an electric vehicle battery plant in Georgia owned by two South Korean manufacturers was yet another setback for what had been a fast-growing industry in the United States.
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Attorney says detained Korean Hyundai workers had special skills for short-term jobs
A lawyer for several workers detained at a Hyundai factory in Georgia says many of the South Koreans rounded up in the immigration raid are engineers and equipment installers brought in for the highly specialized work of getting an electric battery plant online.
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How a raid turned Hyundai, Ga. Gov. Brian Kemp’s biggest jobs push, into a political thicket
When Gov. Brian Kemp announced a Hyundai Motor Group electric vehicle factory on a sandy site near Savannah in 2022, it was hailed as the largest economic development project in state history — and the centerpiece of his push to make Georgia the hub of U.S. EV manufacturing.
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Trump’s job market promises fall flat as hiring collapses and inflation ticks up
The U.S. job market has gone from healthy to lethargic during President Donald Trump's first seven months back in the White House, as hiring has collapsed and inflation has started to climb once again as his tariffs take hold.
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Elon Musk is in line for a $1 trillion pay package if Tesla hits aggressive goals over next 10 years
The world's richest man could become its first trillionaire if Elon Musk hits a series of extremely aggressive targets for his electric car company over the next decade, according to a proposed pay package released by the company.
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U.S. and allies see yearslong hack as China’s most ambitious yet
China has hacked into American power grids and companies for decades, stealing sensitive files and intellectual property such as chip designs as it seeks to gain an edge over the United States.
