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Meet the Diplomat Who Shaped Biden’s Global Economic Policy

Mike Pyle, who will leave the administration later this month, helped broker agreement with Europe and other allies over clean energy, China and Russian sanctions.

Biden Faces More Pressure From Environmentalists to Block Steel Merger

Climate change joins national security and concern about jobs in a mounting pressure campaign to prevent Nippon Steel from buying U.S. Steel.

Biden Faces More Pressure From Environmentalists to Block Steel Merger

Climate change joins national security and concern about jobs in a mounting pressure campaign to prevent Nippon Steel from buying U.S. Steel.

Why the Cost of Biden’s Climate Law Keeps Going Up

Forecasters say the president’s clean-energy incentives will be more effective than they had originally expected, in part because of new federal regulations.

The Economy Looks Sunny, a Potential Gain for Biden

Recession fears have eased. Growth and job gains are beating expectations. Inflation is cooling. Consumers are happier. The president is waiting to benefit.

Biden Takes Aim at Grocery Chains Over Food Prices

President Biden has begun to accuse stores of overcharging shoppers, as food costs remain a burden for consumers and a political problem for the president.

Interest Rate Cuts Could Be a Boon to Biden

The Federal Reserve is independent of the White House, but lower rates could improve the president’s standing among voters.

Brainard Pitches Biden’s Economic Efforts In Hard-Hit Regions

Lael Brainard, the National Economic Council director, contends the administration deserves credit for recent gains in areas battered by past job losses.

At Davos, War Is on the Agenda, but the Focus Is on A.I. and Elections

The leaders and executives gathering at the World Economic Forum are obsessed with elections and artificial intelligence, not Ukraine or Gaza.

U.S. Steel Acquisition Proposal Tests Biden’s Industrial Policy

The president is under pressure from Democrats and Republicans to block the sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel, which could upset a key foreign ally.