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Auto recovery may be in China’s hands

As the global car industry ramps up pressure on Taiwan to produce more semiconductors, the world would do well to look at the next step in the supply chain, where Chinese factories have the task of assembling those auto electronics they so desperately need. It’s a little simplistic to blame the industry’s woes on an inability by some suppliers to ...

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Even Swiss bankers are in bubble territory

For the first time since the financial crisis, UBS Group AG beat all of its targets. Delivering its highest income in a decade — $6.6 billion — the world’s largest wealth manager finally proved it can expand while being as profitable as it has long promised investors. But the asset bubble that’s made the rich even richer is an aberration ...

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Biden’s climate rule is about to get tougher

It’s the most important number you’ve never heard of, and President Joe Biden is about to change it as he resets US environmental policy. It’s the social cost of carbon, a figure that helps determine the stringency of federal regulations governing cars, trucks, power plants, refrigerators, microwave ovens, washing machines, vending machines and much more. The social cost of carbon ...

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