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    Trump Officials Are Too Out of Touch to Get Why the Shutdown Hurts the EconomyThey think it is no big deal because the workers will get paid eventually. That’s only half right.
    By Josh Barro
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    Why Do Shareholders Agree to Give Up Voting Rights?WeWork is facing questions about its CEO’s conduct. But its investors don’t have any power to make changes.
    By Josh Barro
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    Why Nike’s Woke Ad Campaign Works and Gillette’s Doesn’tGillette’s message is correct. But the viewer is likely to ask: Who is Gillette to tell me this? I just came here for razors.
    By Josh Barro
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    Modern Monetary Theory Doesn’t Make Single-Payer Health Care Any EasierAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez has promoted MMT as a potential way to expand the safety net. But it has the same constraints as conventional economics.
    By Josh Barro
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    Two Cheers for Andrew Cuomo, Subway SaviorSetting aside many other points of uncertainty about the governor’s L train plan, there’s no question the MTA needs more oversight.
    By Josh Barro
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    China Is Losing Trump’s Trade War — and So Are WeThe blowback to U.S. firms is so foreseeable, Trump’s own economic adviser is going on TV to say his policy is going to reduce corporate profits.
    By Josh Barro
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    Trump’s Attacks on Jerome Powell Show He Doesn’t Know How the Fed WorksTrump has been fantasizing about firing Powell because he’s upset about interest rates going up – but the Fed chair doesn’t unilaterally set rates.
    By Josh Barro
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    Here Are Maybe Some Reasons Stocks Have Been FallingWall Street thinks there’s a problem out there. The Federal Reserve thinks the economy is doing fine.
    By Josh Barro
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    The Best Way to Reduce the Ill Effects of Vaping? Make Cigarettes Harder to GetMany users combine the two products. That’s far from ideal.
    By Josh Barro
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    Nissan Is a Corporate Governance NightmareHow could a company be unaware of how much it was paying its own CEO?
    By Josh Barro
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    Why Do Hotel Companies Have So Many Brands?Marriott is actually a family of 30 hotel brands, many of them virtually indistinguishable. What’s the business logic?
    By Josh Barro
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    If Trump Is Obsessed With Stock Prices, Why Is He Still a ‘Tariff Man’?It’s one of the core contradictions of Trump administration.
    By Josh Barro
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    Here’s Why OPEC Can’t Control Oil Prices AnymoreCrude prices have been in free fall for weeks — but suddenly the cartel of producers is looking helpless.
    By Josh Barro
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    The Stock Market Plunged Yesterday, for ReasonsWere investors making too much of Trump’s “Tariff Man” tweet?
    By Josh Barro
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    Will Congress Take Away Trump’s Keys on Trade?Trump is likely to be even more keen to pick trade fights in the next two years. Expect a backlash on Capitol Hill — even in the GOP.
    By Josh Barro
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    Lululemon’s Founder Is an Unlikely Guru. That Might Be Why He’s a BillionaireLululemon Founder Chip Wilson has some odd ideas. Some of them made him a billionaire. Some of them got him fired.
    By Josh Barro
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    There Is No Crisis of Retail Vacancy in ManhattanYou may have heard the widely circulated statistic that one in five storefronts on the island are empty. You heard wrong.
    By Josh Barro
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    Why Amazon Gets Whatever It WantsPublic trust is a priceless asset. And critics of the Long Island City HQ2 deal are underestimating its importance.
    By Josh Barro
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    Why New York Is Paying Amazon $3 Billion to Do What Google Will Do for FreeThe idea is that it’s very important that Amazon is going to Queens, and that by doing so, it will serve two key goals for the city. But is that true?
    By Josh Barro
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    The Dollar Keeps Getting Stronger. Here’s What That Means for You.It’s a feel-good story for the moment. But beware if current trends continue.
    By Josh Barro
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    Why Amazon and Google Chose New York Instead of a Place That Needs Them MoreRents already too high and subways too crowded. Did the tech giants consider a place like, say, Cleveland?
    By Josh Barro
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    This Election Might Be Important to You—But It’s Not So Important to the EconomyWhile the midterms obviously have vast significance to the public, the markets are mostly yawning.
    By Josh Barro
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    Amazon Tests a New Boundary: How Many Headquarters Can a Company Have?Amazon is basically in the process of opening satellite offices. But in this, it has created the feeling of a national lottery.
    By Josh Barro
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    HBO Is Off Dish Network, for Now. Was Trump Right About the AT&T Merger?The Department of Justice argued the deal might hurt consumers. Now HBO is — for the moment anyway — off Dish Network.
    By Josh Barro
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    ‘Everyone’ Hates Chardonnay. So Why Is It Still America’s Best-selling Wine?The blockbuster beverage you won’t admit you love.
    By Josh Barro
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    Elon Musk and Tesla Want You to Know They Are Normal NowJust another auto company mass-producing a profitable car.
    By Josh Barro