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Ford said it could take weeks to get back on track after discovering a battery issue with its electric truck, the F-150 Lightning.

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Ford suspends F-150 Lightning production over EV battery issue

Prices rise 0.5% in January as annual inflation barely slows
Salesforce and its CEO Marc Benioff are facing an unusual onslaught of five activist investors, the latest being Dan Loeb's Third Point.

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Salesforce facing rare 5 activist investors after stock lost 48% in 2022
New data shows home prices went up in 90% of metro markets across the U.S. the last quarter of 2022, despite weakening demand.

Home prices higher in 90% of metros. Here’s where buyers may find relief.
The 2022 Super Bowl was dubbed the "Crypto Bowl" over all the cryptocurrency spots. Here's how the last year treated those companies in Five for Friday.

Where are they now? FTX and other Super Bowl ad-buying crypto companies
In 2022, 18 states dished out tax rebates to counter inflation. Now the IRS needs to decide if that relief money will be taxed.

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The IRS wants taxpayers from these states to hold off on filing tax returns
Politicians regularly beat the market, making lucrative and sometimes strangely-timed stock trades. Two new ETFs mimic the moves of both parties.

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These ETF funds let people trade stocks like members of Congress
The U.S. Department of Justice is accusing Google of violating antitrust laws.

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AI search engine race is here: Google announces Bard, its ChatGPT rival
January's jobs report "defied all the expectations of a potential recession," ZipRecruiter lead economist Sinem Buber said.

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Stunning jobs report paves way for Fed’s soft landing, rebuffs recession talk
The unemployment rate in January just dropped to its lowest level since 1969. Meanwhile, U.S. job growth more than doubled expectations.

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January jobs report shocks with 517,000 jobs added, unemployment at 3.4%
Two years of supply chain constraints had car inventory low and prices high. Here are the reasons now is the time to buy in Five for Friday.

EV price cuts to tax refunds: 5 reasons you can buy a car again
As egg prices soar in the U.S., more people are trying to score deals south of the border. One problem: It's illegal to cross the border with raw eggs.

Egg seizures soar at the border as more Americans try to escape US prices
The Fed slowed the pace of rate hikes for the second meeting in a row, bringing the fed funds target range to 4.5% to 4.75%, its highest level since 2007.

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Fed hikes rate by 25 basis points, its first ‘normal’ increase since March 2022
The new $7,500 EV tax credit went into effect Jan. 1, but at least one Senate Democrat wants to temporarily yank back the perk.

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The $7,500 EV tax credits are being handed out for vehicles that don’t qualify
The Biden administration is reportedly considering cutting off Huawei from all American technology, inspired by fears Huawei helps China spy.

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Biden weighs cutting off Huawei from US tech, China calls it ‘abuse of state power’
While the BLS initially reported a net gain of 1.2 million jobs last spring, a new report shows the private sector had a net loss of 287,000.

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US lost 287,000 jobs while government was reporting +1 million in gains
M&M's may have gotten rid of its spokescandies over pressure from Tucker Carlson, but these brands are thriving by choosing a side.

M&M’s bows to political pressure but these 5 brands embrace the divide
The U.S. economy grew 2.1% in 2022, despite widespread fears the country was heading toward a recession, according to the latest GDP figures.

US economy grew 2.1% in 2022, bouncing back from negative first half
Out with greenwashing, in with greenhushing. More companies are keeping climate goals close to the vest, facing an increasingly politicized environment.

The ‘greenhushing’ era? Political climate has companies staying quiet on climate
Will the government default on its debt if the ceiling isn't raised? According to James Galbraith, the government legally can't default.

Debt ceiling drama a ‘farce’ since US can’t legally default: economist
Could the nation's debt crisis be solved by a single coin? Every day the U.S. gets closer to default, the calls grow louder for a trillion-dollar solution.

The trillion-dollar coin: A gimmick or a real solution to the debt crisis?
The work from home trend could be coming to an end. Here's five signs 2023 is the year of return to office in this week's Five For Friday.

Goodbye hybrid work: 5 signs 2023 is the year of return to office
The number of borrowers who are at least 60 days late on making their car loan payment has gone up 26.7% from a year ago.

More and more people aren’t paying their car loans. Is a crisis coming?
As FTX identifies $5.5 billion in liquid assets, founder Sam Bankman-Fried claims the company is solvent and customers should be given access to funds.

FTX finds $5.5B in liquid assets, SBF again claims company is solvent