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Court Fight Over Census Tied to Plan for…

A legal battle over when to wrap up the 2020 census is part of a broader push by the Trump administration to exclude illegal immigrants from the count that drives congressional reapportionment. A series of…

The Covid Economy Carves Deep Divide Between Haves…

A two-track recovery is emerging from the country’s pandemic-driven economic contraction. Some workers, companies and regions show signs of coming out fine or even stronger. The rest are mired in a deep decline with an…

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U.S. Services Activity Rose as New Curbs Weighed…

The recovery for U.S. services businesses gained momentum in September, surveys of purchasing managers show, while fresh coronavirus restrictions hurt activity in Europe and Asia. The Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing index—a survey-based measure of…

JPMorgan Probe Revived by Regulators’ Data Mining

WASHINGTON—Investigators probing whether traders at JPMorgan Chase & Co. rigged silver prices seven years ago decided there was no case to bring. Last week, the same agency hammered the megabank with a $920 million fine.…