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Bernard Pivot, Host of Influential French TV Show on Books, Dies at 89

Bernard Pivot, Host of Influential French TV Show on Books, Dies at 89

For 15 years, French viewers watched Mr. Pivot on his weekly show, “Apostrophes,” to decide what to read next.
Why Higher Fed Rates Are Not Totally Off the Table

Why Higher Fed Rates Are Not Totally Off the Table

Fed officials still think their next move will be to cut rates, but they are not entirely ruling out the…
Boeing Locks Out Firefighters in Contract Dispute, and Biden Weighs In

Boeing Locks Out Firefighters in Contract Dispute, and Biden Weighs In

The aircraft manufacturer and a union representing 125 firefighters are at odds over pay at the company’s plants in the…
A Way to Beat High Mortgage Rates? Take Over Someone Else’s Loan.

A Way to Beat High Mortgage Rates? Take Over Someone Else’s Loan.

Assumable mortgages — or low-rate mortgages that home buyers can take over from home sellers — are making a comeback.…
Norfolk Southern Investors Reject Plan to Oust Its Management

Norfolk Southern Investors Reject Plan to Oust Its Management

An activist investment firm failed to replace the railroad’s top executive and all its directors, but did win three seats…
An Office With 128,000 Miles

An Office With 128,000 Miles

As a reporter covering Texas, I ate, worked and slept in my trusty, company-issued Chevy. So allow me a moment…
Bank of England Holds Interest Rates Steady, but Signals Cuts

Bank of England Holds Interest Rates Steady, but Signals Cuts

A rate cut could come as soon as this summer as the central bank forecast that inflation would drop to…
Norfolk Southern Investors Reject Plan to Oust Its Management

Norfolk Southern Investors Reject Plan to Oust Its Management

An activist investment firm failed to replace the railroad’s top executive and all its directors, but did win three seats…
A Plan to Break up Paramount

A Plan to Break up Paramount

If Sony and Apollo Global win the fight to buy the media company, they plan to keep the studio business…
Israel’s Shutdown of Al Jazeera Highlights Long-Running Tensions

Israel’s Shutdown of Al Jazeera Highlights Long-Running Tensions

The network will keep covering the war in Gaza, but it will be harder for Israelis to watch. Israel calls…
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