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The tentative deal for the men’s golf circuits to join forces had a Dec. 31 deadline, but significant questions remained. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/31/business/dealbook/pga-tour-saudi-deal-deadline.html

The Eugene Weekly had to lay off its entire 10-person staff after it uncovered years of theft by an employee, the editor said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/31/business/media/eugene-weekly-embezzlement-oregon.html

Apps that remotely track and control cars are being weaponized by abusive partners. Car manufacturers have been slow to respond, according to victims and experts. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/31/technology/car-trackers-gps-abuse.html

The vessel, now off the Alaskan coast, is carrying nearly 2,000 tons of lithium-ion batteries, which contain highly flammable materials, officials said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/us/cargo-ship-fire-batteries-alaska.html

The use of content from news and information providers to train artificial intelligence systems may force a reassessment of where to draw legal lines. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/business/media/copyright-law-ai-media.html

In the groves of the Philippine island of Mindanao, people living in rural areas struggle to feed themselves in the same way as their ancestors. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/business/philippines-coconut-plantation.html

The jobs require advanced skills but not necessarily advanced degrees, especially in emerging high-tech fields like A.I., electric vehicles and robotics. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/29/business/jobs-skill-new-collar.html

Investors worried about China’s economy shunned Hong Kong’s stock market, once one of the biggest and most important in the world. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/29/business/hong-kong-stocks-hang-seng.html

The Life at Sea cruise was supposed to be the ultimate bucket-list experience: 382 port calls worldwide over 1,095 days. The only thing missing was a trip-worthy ship. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/travel/3-year-cruise-life-at-sea.html

His breakfast cuisine catapulted Australian cafe culture to international acclaim, although some saw his best-known dish as an example of millennial excess. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/dining/bill-granger-dead.html

The F.A.A. said it was monitoring inspections after an airline discovered a bolt with a missing nut in the plane’s rudder-control system. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/business/boeing-737-max-faa-inspections.html

Next year’s biggest headwinds for deal making will be “geopolitics, geopolitics and geopolitics,” says Viswas Raghavan, the co-head of global investment banking at JPMorgan Chase. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/business/dealbook/the-state-of-deals.html

The A.I. tool helped most with creative tasks. With more analytical work, however, the technology led to more mistakes. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/science/chatgpt-business-consultants.html

A reclusive Austrian billionaire, he created the handgun worn by two-thirds of America’s police officers and the security forces of at least 48 countries. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/business/gaston-glock-dead.html

A shipping advisory that Maersk released on Wednesday showed that several of its vessels were headed for the Suez Canal, which lies at the northern end of the Red Sea and handles about 12 percent of world trade. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/business/maersk-shipping-red-sea-houthi-yemen.html

If 2023 was the year of A.I. awakening, 2024 could be the year of A.I. reckoning. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/business/dealbook/artificial-intelligence-investment-laws.html

AstroForge, a private company, wants to mine a space rock, but it doesn’t want the competition to find out which one. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/science/secret-asteroid-mission-astroforge.html

After a market rout, gaming companies like Tencent and Netease rally on signals that regulators might apply proposed curbs on users less harshly than feared. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/business/china-video-gaming-tencent-netease.html

Workers seeking a collective agreement from the automaker say they are pushing for their rights, but car owners see them as taking the fight too far. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/business/tesla-sweden-strike-labor.html

Regional bank failures and the conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried were among the big news events this year. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/business/dealbook/a-look-back-at-the-top-business-stories-of-2023.html

Analysts bullish on 2023 were largely right and expect more of the same in 2024. Bears caution that the Fed’s impact is yet to be determined. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/business/stocks-2024-outlook.html

Some states and resorts offer discounted passes for children and teens, knowing that those who start young tend to keep coming back. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/travel/family-ski-passes.html

A legal dispute in a tiny Texas town unexpectedly reveals how Chinese nationals can move money to the U.S. without drawing the attention of authorities in either country. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/25/technology/bitrush-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-china.html

More than $5 million in bonuses were orally promised but never paid, according to the suit. A judge denied the company’s motion to dismiss the case. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/24/business/twitter-x-employee-bonuses-lawsuit.html

Harvard’s powerful board has backed its president and said little else, yet a member privately said “generational change” may be needed. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/24/us/harvard-corporation-claudine-gay.html

Next year could see increasing volatility as persistent military conflicts and economic uncertainty influence voting in national elections across the globe. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/24/business/economy/global-economic-risks-red-sea.html

DealBook lists its favorite podcasts and books for getting smarter about business and the economy. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/23/business/dealbook/recommendations.html

Responding to criticism of its hands-off approach to content moderation, the company said it would not ban Nazi symbols or extremist rhetoric so long as newsletter writers do not incite violence. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/business/substack-nazis-content-moderation.html

The tentative agreement would end 18 months of negotiations that included a one-day work stoppage. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/business/washington-post-newsroom-union-contract.html

He and his daughter transformed an abandoned Nabisco plant into a Manhattan destination for people who liked to cook, to eat and to gape. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/realestate/commercial/irwin-cohen-dead.html

The report, from the Network Contagion Research Institute at Rutgers University, could raise new concerns about whether Beijing influences the content on the popular video app. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/business/tiktok-china.html

In a far-reaching decision, the Supreme Court restored him from censured analyst to whistle-blower in a major corporate fraud. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/business/raymond-dirks-dead.html

Officials have been unhappy after the oil cartel, led by Saudi Arabia, pushed Angola and other countries to accept lower production ceilings. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/business/angola-oil-opec.html

The new contract would provide raises and better benefits, following similar deals at other big airlines. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/business/southwest-pilots-union-contract.html

The F.T.C. proposed sweeping privacy changes on Wednesday which could curb how social media, game and learning apps use and monetize youngsters’ data. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/technology/ftc-regulation-children-online-privacy.html

A popular chef’s video was attacked as a jab at Mao Zedong’s dead son. But what if a recipe for egg fried rice was just a recipe for egg fried rice? source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/business/wang-gang-egg-fried-rice-video.html

Games Workshop announced this week that the popular tabletop game will come to television and film in a deal with Amazon Studios. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/arts/television/warhammer-amazon-henry-cavill.html

The federal aviation agency plans to form a panel to look into the potential risks posed by a fatigued work force, after a spate of close calls this year. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/business/faa-air-traffic-controllers.html

Rents have surged and homelessness is at record heights, but fewer of the poorest tenants are getting housing assistance — in stark contrast to growth in other safety net programs. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/us/politics/housing-aid-rent-costs.html

Passed in May, the Anti-Homosexuality Act is harming businesses that rely on foreign travelers and trade. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/business/uganda-lgbtq-law-economy.html

Using specialized e-commerce sites, secretive shipping workarounds and a constellation of middlemen, Russia has obtained the tech components it needs to keep its economy and war in Ukraine going. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/technology/russia-flouts-global-tech-bans.html

Students and parent volunteers from a school in Washington State said in a lawsuit that they had become sick after being exposed to chemicals known as P.C.B.s. that had dripped from light fixtures. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/business/monsanto-bayer-verdict-washington.html

Minaj’s first studio LP in five years, “Pink Friday 2,” opens at the top of the album chart, while “All I Want for Christmas Is You” takes the No. 1 singles slot back from Brenda Lee. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/arts/music/nicki-minaj-mariah-carey-billboard-charts.html

Dentists and lactation consultants around the country are pushing “tongue-tie releases” on new mothers struggling to breastfeed. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/health/tongue-tie-release-breastfeeding.html

The financial world has been debating if market appetite for buying U.S. debt is near a limit. The ramifications for funding government priorities are immense. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/business/economy/government-debt-bond-vigilantes.html

Amid wild cost fluctuations and extreme weather conditions, a small army of workers toiled for years at Wyckoff’s Christmas Tree Farm in Belvidere, N.J. The goal? Producing this year’s crop, including this seven-foot Norway Spruce, which is sold for $105. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/nyregion/christmas-trees-cost-nj.html

The move came two days after a court upheld the Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to the deal on antitrust grounds. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/business/media/illumina-cancer-detector-sale.html

Hark, the herald angels shout: 9 p.m. is too late to be out. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/business/office-holiday-parties.html

A 24-year-old’s sudden death devastated his family — and caught the attention of the movement of vaccine opponents. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/technology/covid-anti-vaccine.html

The California Civil Rights Department said in a settlement agreement that no “investigation has substantiated any allegations” against the video game maker. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/business/dealbook/california-activision-blizzard-sexual-harassment.html

After a pandemic freeze, 22 million people received their first bill in years in October — and around 60 percent paid, the government said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/business/student-loan-debt-payments.html

John Kerry said major oil-exporting countries’ willingness to acknowledge that the era of fossil fuels must come to an end underscored the “urgency” of the deal. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/climate/cop28-kerry-fossil-fuel-phaseout.html

The city’s $26 million contract with Talkspace makes mental health care very accessible. But some worry it is ‘a Band-Aid’ at a time of crisis. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/health/free-therapy-teens-nyc.html

Rancor within the tour’s board could shape decisions about the final agreement and influence the sport for decades to come. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/business/pga-tour-liv-golf-saudi-board.html

Some lawyers say the changes could make it more difficult to bring legal action against the company. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/business/media/tiktok-changes-user-terms.html

The two ultrafast-fashion retailers, which both have roots in China, are fierce rivals, offering low-cost items to U.S. consumers. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/business/shein-temu-lawsuit.html

Under pressure from federal regulators, the company has agreed to recall two million cars to update its driver-assistance system. The cars will be updated over cellular networks. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/business/tesla-recall-what-to-know.html

At the United Nations climate conference, the final statement included elements that pleased oil and gas producers. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/business/energy-environment/oil-companies-are-fine-with-call-to-move-away-from-fossil-fuels.html

The government avoided extra borrowing for 2024, but must make cuts in programs to address climate change. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/business/germany-budget.html

A 24-year-old’s sudden death devastated his family — and caught the attention of the movement of vaccine opponents. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/technology/covid-anti-vaccine.html

He was chairman of McDonald’s in Canada and in Russia, where he opened the chain’s first restaurant in 1990, engaging in what he called “hamburger diplomacy.” source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/business/george-cohon-dead.html

The billionaire investor has mounted a high-profile battle against Harvard president Claudine Gay over antisemitism and threats to Jewish students on campus, but long-held personal grudges play a part, too. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/business/bill-ackman-harvard-antisemitism.html

The ad campaign, which was called “The Jacket,” reminded some users of Palestinians in the rubble of Gaza. Zara said it shot the campaign before the war began. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/business/zara-campaign-israel-gaza-war.html

The announcement that the toymaker was eliminating nearly 17 percent of its work force came during the critical holiday shopping season. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/business/hasbro-job-cuts.html

A week after declaring a drive to organize nonunion automakers, the United Automobile Workers union filed charges against three foreign manufacturers. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/business/uaw-hyundai-honda-volkswagen.html

The eight-member boy band debuts atop the Billboard 200 this week, following Tomorrow X Together, NewJeans and Stray Kids. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/arts/music/ateez-billboard-chart.html

Department stores have been a frequent target of takeover attempts by investors looking to take advantage of prime real estate. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/business/macys-investor-group-offer.html

Scammers have used QR codes to steal personal information by imitating legitimate companies or sending deceptive emails and text messages, the Federal Trade Commission said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/business/qr-code-scam-ftc.html

Ms. Redstone waged a bitter battle for control of National Amusements, the parent company of MTV, CBS and the Paramount movie studio. Now, she’s considering a sale. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/business/media/shari-redstone-national-amusements.html

Her solution? A packaging business that sells ideas for commercial genre fiction featuring characters from broadly diverse backgrounds. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/books/dhonielle-clayton-diversity.html

Communities across the U.S. are fueling a secondary arms market by giving seized and surrendered guns to disposal services that destroy one part and resell the rest. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/us/guns-disposal-recycling.html

As a radio journalist committed to the goal of representing all voices, she fought to tell the stories of Latino communities in the Americas. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/business/media/maria-emilia-martin-dead.html

Jones was banned from the social media platform in 2018 after posting harassing messages. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/technology/elon-musk-alex-jones-twitter-x.html

There is no clear path for African patients to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags and are highly complex to manufacture and deliver. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/health/casgevy-lyfgenia-sickle-cell-africa.html

Interest rate increases have taken the edge off labor demand, but unemployment dipped in November, and wages rose more than expected. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/business/economy/jobs-report-november-2023.html

China misjudged the rapid expansion of its electric vehicle sector, leaving a shortfall of skilled technicians as young people shun manufacturing careers. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/business/china-electric-vehicles.html

In a letter, Yellow’s management said an effort to buy the company and revive its operations by an executive from a different trucking firm was “not viable.” source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/business/yellow-trucking-bid-rejected.html

In Mexico City visit, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen sought to deepen economic ties while countering drug trafficking. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/us/politics/us-mexico-trade-fentanyl.html

A coalition of Catholic nuns who own shares in Smith & Wesson claim that the gun maker is putting itself at risk by selling AR-15-style rifles. The company’s C.E.O. called it a “frivolous lawsuit.” source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/us/nuns-activists-ar-15-lawsuit.html

The proposal has elicited mounting opposition from tobacco companies, Black activists worried about police enforcement and small businesses, as President Biden moves into an election year. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/health/biden-menthol-cigarette-ban-black-voters.html

“Woman,” which she hosted, brought frank talk about issues like birth control, pay inequality and homosexuality into millions of homes in the 1970s. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/business/media/sandra-elkin-dead.html

Carmelo Anthony, the former Knicks star, and the Kid Mero, a.k.a. the comedian Joel Martinez, have a new show in which they will discuss their favorite subjects: Basketball and New York. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/arts/carmelo-anthony-the-kid-mero.html

The Supreme Court’s liberal wing and more moderate conservatives seemed to be searching for a way toward a limited ruling on a tax law that affects foreign profits of American companies. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/us/politics/supreme-court-foreign-tax.html

JetBlue Airways is trying to persuade a federal court to let it acquire Spirit Airlines, a deal that the Justice Department says will raise fares and reduce competition. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/business/jetblue-spirit-justice-department-trial.html

The Communist Party’s main theoretical journal has laid out a new ideological framework for the financial system that emphasizes the primacy of China’s top leader and Marxist principles. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/business/china-finance-xi-jinping.html

Blame for the property developer’s downfall has been placed on Chinese lending policies, but poor corporate oversight was hiding in plain sight. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/business/china-evergrande-default-debt.html

Fox News fired the producer alongside Mr. Carlson this year after its $787.5 million settlement in the Dominion Voting Systems defamation case. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/business/media/fox-news-producer-sued-assault.html

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen will travel to Mexico this week for talks on countering illicit finance and fentanyl. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/business/fentanyl-mexico-china-treasury.html

A native of Britain, he made his mark in his adopted city styling celebrities like Adele, Roger Federer and the Olsen twins. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/style/tim-rogers-dead.html

The music streaming service has expanded into podcasting and audiobooks but found it difficult to turn a consistent profit. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/business/spotify-layoffs.html

In eastern France, and in other places around the world, deposits of natural hydrogen promise bountiful power. But questions remain. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/business/energy-environment/clean-energy-hydrogen.html

A Hong Kong judge postponed deciding whether to force a liquidation of the property developer, which defaulted in 2021 on hundreds of billions of dollars in debt. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/business/china-evergrande-creditors.html

The deal, valued at $1.9 billion, is likely to face close scrutiny by federal antitrust regulators. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/business/alaska-airlines-hawaiian-airlines-deal.html

The court will decide whether Purdue’s owners can gain permanent immunity from future opioid lawsuits in exchange for payments up to $6 billion. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/health/sacklers-supreme-court.html

Dr Pepper awarded each of the contestants in the college football halftime challenge the grand prize after a review found a counting error. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/02/sports/dr-pepper-tuition-giveaway-error.html

Timothy J. Sloan was criticized for failing to clean up Wells Fargo’s troubled culture when he headed the bank. He says in a suit that he’s owed at least an additional $34 million. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/02/business/timothy-sloan-wells-fargo-lawsuit.html

She and her longtime husband, the music magnate Ahmet Ertegun, were once called “the virtual definition of sophistication.” source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/02/style/mica-ertegun-dead.html

The Oscar-winning actress said she now regrets “diminishing” the long history of antisemitism in remarks at the rally, which led her agents to part ways with her. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/business/susan-sarandon-apology-pro-palestinian-rally.html

Two researchers with ties to beer and liquor companies have been named to a panel that will review the health evidence on alcohol consumption. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/health/alcohol-health-guidelines.html

The S&P 500 has risen over 10 percent from its October low, with November its best month of the year. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/business/stock-market-high.html

World leaders at climate talks in Dubai invoked faith, science and economics in their calls for a rapid transition away from fossil fuels. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/climate/cop28-climate-summit.html