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Trump shifts to reverse by going after electric cars

Larry Kudlow, one of President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers, recently said that the administration would end subsidies for electric cars and other renewable-energy technologies. Under the existing program, buyers of electric vehicles get a federal tax credit of $2,500 to $7,500. It’s unlikely that Trump can eliminate the program without an act of Congress, which seems unlikely given that ...

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Apple has been reduced to ‘gasp!’ salesmanship

Clutch your pearls. Prepare the fainting couches. Are you ready for this bombshell? Apple Inc. actually has to try to sell its phones. How embarrassing. Bloomberg News had a look inside the Apple empire, which has shifted some staff members to work on marketing the latest iPhone models released this fall, and the company or its partners are deploying incentives ...

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How Singapore property could turn on an election

Singapore is getting ready for polls. Because a single party has ruled uninterrupted since 1959, the real importance of the next election lies in the rare leadership transition that will take place afterwards. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat’s well-choreographed elevation as the city-state’s fourth prime minister is expected to signal policy continuity, though immigration is one area where the status ...

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