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It may not be enough to prevent a lot of wasteful corporate investment, and it definitely doesn’t apply to private artificial-intelligence developers, but it’s a sign that the market isn’t completely unhinged.

Agency for International Development, which it has described as wasteful and unnecessary.

The fiscal deficit—including transfers to wasteful state-owned companies—is expected to hit about 20% of gross domestic product this year, according to the Institute of International Finance, a Washington-based policy group.

Win or lose, the union’s handling of members’ money was wasteful and irresponsible.

“As travelers increasingly rely on independent online content to guide travel decisions, federal spending to promote tourism is obsolete and wasteful.”