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            <title>Major oil companies reap massive profits as US and Iran fighting drives energy prices higher</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:02:24 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[CATHY BUSSEWITZ]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/07312026_OilProfits-tzrJuly31_tzr_062234.jpg?d=1200x630"><br/>Major oil companies reported massive profits while fighting between Iran and the U.S. impeded petroleum shipments.]]></description>
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            <title>US stocks rise to finish a wild July as Amazon soars, Apple sinks and inflation worries worsen</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:53:03 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stan Choe]]></dc:creator>
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            <title>Malls, once symbols of American consumer culture, are splitting. Some are dying as others thrive</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:04:18 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ANNE D'INNOCENZIO]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/07292026_mall_tzr_122009.jpg?d=1200x630"><br/>The fall of the American mall has long been chronicled. There's also a K-shaped split happening, with high-end malls thriving while others struggle.]]></description>
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            <title>Fed leaves interest rate unchanged but with 3 dissents as Warsh praises &#8216;good family fight&#8217;</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:01:22 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[PAUL WISEMAN]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/07172026_tzr_tzr_142928.jpg?d=1200x630"><br/>The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday despite persistently high inflation and a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:29:39 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[CHRISTOPHER RUGABER]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/07152026_warsh_tzr_113329.jpg?d=1200x630"><br/>The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged when it meets Wednesday, but chair Kevin Warsh is under increasing pressure to hike rates soon, a move that could provoke ire from President Donald Trump, who appointed him.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:11:10 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[MATT OTT]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/07282026_Groceries-tzrJuly28_tzr_074842.jpg?d=1200x630"><br/>Americans’ confidence in the economy fell this month as gas prices resumed their climb after the U.S. and Iran stepped up their fighting.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Roberts, Margo Vansynghel and Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/07272026_tzr_tzr_180704.jpg?d=1200x630"><br/>The fatal shooting at the Bite of Seattle raises questions about how the tragedy could have been prevented — and whether free, open festivals are still feasible.]]></description>
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            <title>Wall Street&#8217;s flip from AI to less-loved stocks accelerates, while oil prices keep easing</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:10:35 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stan Choe]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/tzr-stocks.jpg?d=1200x630"><br/>Most U.S. stocks rose after Coca-Cola and other companies reported stronger profits for the spring than analysts expected.]]></description>
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            <title>Trump defends his sweeping tariffs and watches &#8216;America First&#8217; drag races during Michigan stop</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:48:14 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[WILL WEISSERT and DARLENE SUPERVILLE]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:39:05 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/07272026_bizstox72726-tzr_tzr_052917.jpg?d=1200x630"><br/>Stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street and oil prices fell after the U.S. and Iran paused their attacks while work resumed on restarting negotiations to end their war.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:30:53 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[MIRIAM JORDAN and Madeleine Ngo]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/yQ4dc5MD.jpg?d=1200x630"><br/>Last month, the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status, and now industries are bracing for the loss of vital workers.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:24:30 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Romm]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/07242026_TZR_Gas_Station-AP_tzr_101200.jpg?d=1200x630"><br/>The escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, combined with new tariffs on dozens of countries, complicates the nation’s economic outlook in familiar ways. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:07:04 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ELAINE KURTENBACH and CHAN HO-HIM]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/07242026_tariffs72426-tzr_tzr_061525.jpg?d=1200x630"><br/>U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest set of tariffs has provoked heated objections from America’s trading partners.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:17:04 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[DAMIAN J. TROISE]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:34:08 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stan Choe]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:30:33 -0700</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mirandah Davis-Powell]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:56:16 -0700</pubDate>
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