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Trump’s Energy Policies May Be a Mixed Bag for Oil Companies

The president-elect has promised to make it easier to build energy infrastructure and secure drilling leases. But higher production could hurt prices and profits.

© Brittany Greeson for The New York Times

President-elect Donald J. Trump, shown at a rally in August, has urged companies to “drill, baby, drill” and pledged to cut energy bills by at least half, without specifying how.

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.
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