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Trade War Worries Iowa Republicans in a Close House Race Image Boyd Trueman grinds down some welds at Curbtender, which makes garbage trucks, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The unemployment rate in Iowa is one of the lowest in the country.CreditScott Morgan for The New York Times By Natalie Kitroeff and ...

‘Weaponized Ad Technology’: Facebook’s Moneymaker Gets a Critical Eye Image Government officials, researchers and advertising executives have warned that microtargeting tools, like the kind Facebook offers, can be exploited to polarize and manipulate voters.CreditRichard Drew/Associated Press By Natasha Singer Aug. 16, 2018 Facebook has made a mint by enabling advertisers ...

Should Coffee Come With Cancer Warnings? California Says No Image A California agency has proposed a rule declaring that not only does coffee pose no significant risk of cancer, it may actually have health benefits.CreditCaitlin Ochs for The New York Times By Tiffany Hsu Aug. 15, 2018 In every cup ...

DealBook Business and Policy Tesla Directors Do Damage Control After Elon Musk Tweets Image Some members of Tesla’s board of directors are said to have sent a stern message to the chief executive Elon Musk: Stop tweeting.CreditJoshua Lott/Getty Images By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Kate Kelly and Neal E. ...

DealBook Business and Policy Elon Musk’s Tweet on Taking Tesla Private Surprised Even Its Board Image Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, said he discussed taking the carmaker private with representatives of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.CreditJoshua Lott/Getty Images By Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Neal E. Boudette, Landon Thomas Jr. and Kate Kelly ...

China Seeks Influence in Europe, One Business Deal at a Time Image The Chinese president Xi Jinping, center right, welcoming Milos Zeman, his Czech counterpart, center left, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2015. Ye Jianming, far left, headed CEFC China Energy, which spent more than ...

An Economic Upturn Begun Under Obama Is Now Trump’s to Tout Image President Trump touring a steel mill in Granite City, Ill., in late July. Economists are quick to point out that presidents of both parties are assigned more credit or blame than they deserve for the economy.CreditTom Brenner for ...

Inside Twitter’s Struggle Over What Gets Banned Image Twitter has been embroiled in internal conversations about how to evolve and explain its policies for what can and cannot be posted on its site.CreditJason Henry for The New York Times By Cecilia Kang and Kate Conger Aug. 10, 2018 SAN FRANCISCO ...

As Chinese Investors Panic Over Dubious Products, Authorities Quash Protests Image Some frustrated investors gathered Monday to protest outside the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in Beijing. Some were dragged off by the police, while others were shoved onto buses leaving the city.CreditGiulia Marchi for The New York Times By ...

Common Sense Did Elon Musk Violate Securities Laws With Tweet About Taking Tesla Private? Image Elon Musk, right. Experts are questioning Mr. Musk’s statement on Twitter that he had secured the financing needed to take the carmaker Tesla private at a price of $ 420 a share.CreditKiichiro Sato/Associated Press By ...