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Could Trump’s Tariffs Lead to Higher Prices? Here’s What to Know.

The president-elect says that tariff is “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” You may be hearing it a lot.

© Adam Kuehl for The New York Times

President-elect Donald J. Trump has argued that steep tariffs on foreign goods will benefit U.S. manufacturing and create jobs, but many economists have warned that such a move may lead to higher costs and globally destabilizing trade wars.

Uber and Lyft Drivers in Massachusetts Win Right to Unionize

A state ballot measure was the first of its kind in the United States, but labor advocates worry it could lock Uber and Lyft drivers out of full-time employment status.

© Brian Snyder/Reuters

Uber and Lyft drivers in Saugus, Mass., during a one-day strike in 2019. Under a Massachusetts ballot measure on Tuesday, they would remain independent contractors.
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