World Business
The latest World Business coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Business section.
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The price of gold keeps climbing to unprecedented heights. Here’s why
The rush for gold just keeps coming.

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Meta unveils cheaper VR headset, AI updates and shows off prototype for holographic AR glasses
Meta unveiled updates to the company's virtual reality headset and Ray Ban smart glasses on Wednesday as it tries to demonstrate its artificial intelligence prowess and the next generation of computing platforms beyond smartphones and computers.

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Coca-Cola Spiced is getting canceled after 7 months on the market
Coca-Cola Co. is discontinuing its newest “permanent” flavor a little more than seven months after putting it on the market.

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Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in US autonomous vehicles
The Commerce Department said Monday it's seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that are equipped with Chinese and Russian software and hardware with the stated goal of protecting national security and U.S. drivers.

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Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest
The head brewmaster for Weihenstephan, the world's oldest brewery, has a secret: He really likes alcohol-free beer.

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EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid
The European Union pledged on Friday to lend Ukraine up to 35 billion euros ($39 billion) as part of a loan package organized by the Group of Seven major industrial nations, as it seeks to help the country rebuild its economy and its war-shattered power grid.

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Lawyer for American charged in Japan’s trial of ex-Nissan exec Ghosn appeals for ‘justice’
The six-year-old criminal case of Greg Kelly, an American ensnared in the scandal of Nissan’s former boss Carlos Ghosn, turned a page in a Japanese court Thursday, with his lawyer demanding “justice” with a verdict of total innocence.

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Going once, going twice: Google’s millisecond ad auctions are the focus of monopoly claim
It happens in milliseconds, ideally, as you browse the web. Networks of computers and software analyze who you are, what you are looking at and buy and sell the advertisements you see on web pages.
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Volkswagen quits labor agreement, paving way for job cuts
Volkswagen told union leaders Tuesday that it was ending a labor agreement that protected workers from layoffs, a week after the automaker said it was considering closing factories in Germany amid slumping sales and rising costs.
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Apple embraces the AI craze with its newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineup
Apple on Monday charged into the artificial intelligence craze with a new iPhone lineup that marks the company’s latest attempt to latch onto a technology trend and transform it into a cultural phenomenon.
