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How to pick the model that’s right for you

Earlier this week, Apple introduced a redesigned iPad and updates to the iPad Pros. They’ll likely help the company spur sales during the ever-important holiday shopping season. But, it also means the company now sells six different iPads, and you might find it a bit tricky to pick the one …

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EU leaders give political backing to gas price cap

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Friday moved one step closer to establishing a cap on gas prices after several months of discussions, with Germany now conceding that the idea “makes sense.” The EU has been battling against an unprecedented energy shock stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, action …

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I’m remote, but my co-workers are back in the office

This is an excerpt from the CNBC Make It newsletter. Subscribe here. I started at CNBC in September 2020, and like everyone else on my team, I was working remotely.  I interacted with my coworkers over Slack and Zoom, and it was months before I saw any of them from the …

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Sever ties with Ye’s Yeezy

Kanye West arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Evan Agostini | Invision | AP The Anti-Defamation League is urging Adidas to sever ties with Ye, calling out his recent hateful comments in a letter to Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted and Chair …

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Threat of rail strike has supply chain ramping up contingency plans

An aerial view of shipping containers and freight railway trains ahead of a possible strike if there is no deal with the rail worker unions, at the BNSF Los Angeles Intermodal Facility rail yard in Los Angeles, California, September 15, 2022. Bing Guan | Reuters Logistics managers are dusting off …

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China, ‘factory of the world,’ is losing its manufacturing dominance

The container ship Emma Mærsk docked at the Dapukou container terminal of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port on August 21, 2022 in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China is losing more manufacturing and export market share in key sectors to Asian neighbors, with recent “Zero Covid” policies …

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Fed’s Harker sees ‘lack of progress’ on inflation, expects aggressive rate hikes ahead

Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker on Thursday said higher interest rates have done little to keep inflation in check, so more increases will be needed. “We are going to keep raising rates for a while,” the central bank official said in remarks for a speech in New Jersey. “Given …

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Britain’s political scene is in chaos — here’s what you need to know

Political chaos in the U.K. continues, including a high-profile resignation and questions over how long Liz Truss has in office. House of Commons – PA Images / Contributor / Getty Images LONDON — An extraordinary day in British politics plunged embattled Prime Minister Liz Truss into even deeper turmoil. On …

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How my acre of Arizona land skyrocketed in value

When Louis Herron spent $2,333 on an acre of land in 2013, he knew was getting a good deal. But he never predicted the property in Flagstaff, Arizona, a 30-minute drive from the Grand Canyon, would become over six times more valuable in less than a decade. Now the acre, …

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Iran denies allegations that it supplied Russia with drones

A drone flies over Kyiv during an attack on Oct. 17, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sergei Supinsky | Afp | Getty Images UNITED NATIONS – Iran’s U.N. representative sharply denied Western allegations that Tehran supplied Moscow with a fleet of drones for use in Ukraine. “The Islamic …

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