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Dollar General shares crater 25% as retailer cuts outlook, blaming ‘financially constrained’ customers

Dollar General shares tumbled Thursday after the discount retailer slashed its sales and profit guidance for the full year, suggesting…

‘Vigorous give and take’: U.S. security advisor discusses economic curbs in rare trip to China

BEIJING — U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan said he raised concerns about the country’s focus on economic security in…

China’s electric car race is becoming more about chip prowess as companies focus on tech

BEIJING — Chinese electric car companies that are already engaged in an intense price war are turning up the heat…

Biden and Xi to speak after rare U.S. security advisor trip to China

BEIJING — U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to speak over the phone in “coming…

Trump Media stock falls below $20 per share, a first since company went public

The monthslong Trump Media stock slide continued Wednesday, as shares of the company majority-owned by former President Donald Trump fell…

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hits $1 trillion market value, first U.S. company outside of tech to do so

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reached a $1 trillion market capitalization on Wednesday, the first nontechnology company in the U.S. to…

U.S. government researchers visit a Korean mine as the race against China for critical minerals heats up

BEIJING — U.S. government researchers recently visited a South Korean mine to assess progress towards boosting supply of a critical…