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Earnings Kick Off With Sky-High Forecasts, Record Stock Market

Observers will be watching to see whether companies trounce Wall Street’s expectations and, with stock valuations sitting above long-term norms, seeking clues on what the future holds for company profits.

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Global Tax Deal Heads Down Perilous Path in Congress

The Biden administration negotiated a global tax agreement with 130 countries. Getting it through Congress will be tricky.

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China Inflation Cools but Beijing Worries Economy Is Losing Heat

China’s factory-gate prices rose at a slightly slower pace in June, raising hopes among economists that inflation in the world’s second-largest economy may have hit a turning point.

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‘Financially Hobbled for Life’: The Elite Master’s Degrees That Don’t Pay Off

Lured by the aura of degrees from top-flight institutions, many master’s students at universities across the U.S. took on debt beyond what their pay would support, an analysis of federal data on borrowers found.

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Hospitals Often Charge Uninsured People the Highest Prices, New Data Show

Cash payers are often charged more than insurance companies for the same service by the same hospital, according to a WSJ analysis of previously confidential data. The comparison became possible for the first time when a new federal rule requiring hospitals to make prices public went into effect in January.

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China Targets Firms Listed Overseas After Launching Didi Probe

China said it would tighten rules for companies seeking to sell shares abroad and strengthen oversight of overseas-listed companies, moves that follow scrutiny of Didi Global and could hinder attempts by homegrown firms to raise money in the U.S.

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Flaws Emerge in Justice Department Strategy for Prosecuting Wall Street

A Barclays fraud case shows how a push to target financial-industry wrongdoers is running into resistance from judges, who are questioning a central premise of the agency’s approach—enrolling banks to help identify offenders.

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