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Big Tech carries Wall Street to the close of its winning, roller-coaster week - The week saw markets swing from fear to relief and back to caution because of President Trump's trade war.

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Trump's tariffs have launched global trade wars. Here's a timeline of how we got here. -- Long-threatened tariffs from President Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty.

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Trump keeps contradicting himself on tariffs, making a fragile world economy nervous -- President Trump says he's on a path to cut several new trade deals in a few weeks — but has also suggested it's "physically impossible" to hold all the needed meetings.

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US consumer sentiment slides while inflation expectations jump -- The decline in consumer expectations was broad across demographic, income and political groups, the survey showed.

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Starbucks union says it rejects company's proposal for 2% annual raise guarantee -- About 500 baristas representing Starbucks' 550-plus unionized US stores voted this week on the company's latest contract offer.

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Most US states OK Medicaid pilot for sickle cell gene therapies -- The strong interest from states is positive news for Bluebird Bio, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Crispr Therapeutics AG, which make therapies that have struggled to gain traction.

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'We couldn't live in that uncertainty': A Boston nonprofit rejects a $250,000 federal grant so it can protect DEI

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Spring is usually a busy time for home-buying. Not in Greater Boston.

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The Museum of American Finance, coming to the Seaport next summer, tries to put the 'fun' in mutual funds

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Explore rent estimates and trends all over Eastern Mass.

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Why nearly 15,000 Bostonians live in 'pharmacy deserts'

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Steve Samuels wants to stitch the city together -- Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city's business community to talk career paths, accomplishments, and visions for Boston's future.

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Waltham's Moody Street wrestles with its future -- The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Tech Power Players 50 list of 2024 -- Our third annual ranking highlights leaders who make New England's technology scene vibrant and vital.

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See who ranked No. 1

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Have a consumer problem? The Globe's Fine Print columnist wants to help.

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Wellesley faculty end their strike, with no union contract in hand

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Talk of raising taxes on millionaires swirls as Republicans draft Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

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Massachusetts needs more affordable housing, study says. Lots of it.

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Eastern Bank is acquiring HarborOne, expanding in Mass. and R.I.

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Swiss leader says Trump administration foresees 'privileged' talks with 15 countries on US tariffs

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Trump Organization fires lawyer as president blasts Harvard work

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What science says about artificial food dyes amid RFK Jr.'s push to ban them

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Tech diversity nonprofit shutting down after a decade of training people for software careers

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The state's unemployment system is a fiscal time bomb. Can Healey defuse it?

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Brockton Neighborhood Health Center lays off 65 people

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Even snacks won't make consumers feel better about the economy

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Ben & Jerry's ice cream is not for sale, says Unilever CEO

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Another downtown office tower, at 99 High Street, just sold at a deep discount

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New England Journal of Medicine swept up in US attorney inquiry into alleged bias

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R.I. added 800 jobs in the beginning of 2025, but the state economy is showing signs of 'weakness,' a new briefing says

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China says there are no negotiations with the US over tariffs

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