![]() | CPI Report: Inflation Rose Unexpectedly in January |
The Consumer Price Index rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier as food and energy prices picked up. | |
![]() | What to Know About the Anti-Bribery Law Trump Is Targeting |
Federal prosecutors and securities regulators have gone after large companies for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits them from bribing foreign officials. | |
![]() | Stock Market Falls After Inflation Report |
Investors are now betting that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates just once more this year, a drastic shift in expectations since late 2024. | |
![]() | Trump Softens Tone on Inflation After Pledging to Lower Prices |
President Trump pledged to lower costs on ?Day 1? as a candidate. His administration now acknowledges it will take more time. | |
![]() | How Did DeepSeek Build Its A.I. With Less Money? |
The Chinese start-up used several technological tricks, including a method called ?mixture of experts,? to significantly reduce the cost of building the technology. | |
![]() | Goldman Sachs Ditches Big Diversity Rule As Wall Street Backs Off DEI |
Goldman Sachs will drop a demand that corporate boards of directors include women and members of minority groups as financial firms backpedal from D.E.I. promises. | |
![]() | Silicon Valley is Embracing Christianity (With the Help of Peter Thiel) |
When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen. | |
![]() | Trump Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum May Raise U.S. Manufacturing Costs |
Duties of 25 percent on steel and aluminum will flow through to car buyers, beer drinkers, home builders, oil drillers and other users of metal goods. | |
![]() | Taiwan Prepares for Trump?s Tariffs, and a Changed Washington |
Taiwanese officials, facing a more transactional U.S. relationship, have traveled to Washington to float energy deals and defend the island?s semiconductors. | |
![]() | Britain?s Economy Squeezes Out 0.1% Growth |
The unexpected increase eases pressure on the government, which has been trying to spur investment and development. | |
![]() | Honda and Nissan Scrap $50 Billion Merger Plan |
The Japanese companies? decision to call off negotiations highlights the challenges legacy automakers face in partnering to tackle new technologies. | |
![]() | AP Accuses White House of Violating First Amendment |
The Associated Press said the White House had blocked its journalists from attending press events because the news agency had not started using the term Gulf of America. | |
![]() | Elon Musk and the Right Are Recasting Reporting as ?Doxxing? |
Right-wing influencers are criticizing journalists who have published public information about government employees. | |
![]() | F.A.A. Facing Criticism After Three Deadly Plane Crashes |
The agency in charge of air travel safety is facing criticism and demands for change after a yearslong streak of no major commercial jet accidents ended in catastrophe. | |
![]() | The Rising Price of Eggs Is Also Hurting Your Local Restaurant |
The soaring cost of eggs is hitting your local breakfast spot hard. | |
![]() | FCC Chair Orders Investigation Into Comcast?s DEI Practices |
The investigation follows inquiries by the agency into NPR, PBS and CBS News. | |
![]() | Top N.I.H. Official Abruptly Resigns as Trump Orders Deep Cuts |
Dr. Lawrence Tabak, the No. 2 official at the National Institutes of Health, did not give a reason for his departure. | |
![]() | Ex-N.Y. Official Accused of Working for China Faces Bribery Allegation |
Linda Sun, a former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is also accused of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, according to a superseding indictment. | |
![]() | Chevron to Lay Off Up to 20% of Staff |
The second-largest U.S. oil company may cut as many as 9,000 workers worldwide in an effort to cut costs. | |
![]() | Natural Gas Could Get Priority Over Renewable Energy in Largest U.S. Grid |
Federal regulators approved a proposal from the nation?s largest grid operator that will give primacy to 50 new power plants, a decision to help meet the country?s growing electricity demand. | |
![]() | Elon Musk?s Attacks on CFPB Remove Obstacle to Building ?X Money? |
Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk?s payment-business aspirations were driving his efforts to hobble the agency. | |
![]() | Republicans Love Trump?s Spending Cuts. Just Not in Their States. |
Even as they praise the president?s unilateral actions to slash federal spending, G.O.P. lawmakers have quietly moved to seek carve outs or exemptions for their own constituents. | |
![]() | Canned Tuna Sold at Trader Joe?s and Costco Is Recalled Over Botulism Risks |
Tuna sold in 26 states and in Washington, D.C., was recalled over concerns that it may have been contaminated. The stores affected include Trader Joe?s, Genova, Van Camp?s and H-E-B. | |
![]() | Elon Musk?s Oval Office Talk Dispels Doubts About His Power |
Dispelling doubts, the billionaire showed off his unprecedented power to disrupt and remake the government ? with President Trump?s blessing. | |
![]() | Treasury Secretary Makes Trip to Kyiv |
The visit by Scott Bessent was the first by a Trump official since the president?s return to office and came amid uncertainty about the future of U.S. support for Ukraine. | |
![]() | What Modi and India Can Offer Trump on Trade |
As two-way trade expands, India?s surplus is growing. President Trump is expected to press Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lower tariffs. | |
![]() | California?s FAIR Plan Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires |
The move will likely lead to higher costs for households across the state, and may push more insurers to leave, intensifying a home insurance crisis. | |
![]() | Ford Chief Executive Says Trump Policies May Lead to Layoffs |
The executive, Jim Farley, said President Trump?s tariff and auto policies would raise costs and could force the automaker to cut jobs. | |
![]() | Elon Musk?s Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up |
Government investigations into Mr. Musk?s companies are stalling amid President Trump?s firings and Biden administration resignations. | |
![]() | ?Doomers? Review: Hunkered Down, Debating the Peril and Promise of A.I. |
Matthew Gasda directs his new play, which was inspired by Sam Altman?s 2023 ouster from OpenAI. | |
![]() | BP Vows ?Fundamental Reset? in Strategy as Profit Plunges |
The energy giant was vague on details, but analysts say the changes is likely to include less spending on renewable sources and a bigger investment in oil and natural gas production. | |
![]() | Europe Vows to Respond to Trump?s Tariffs, but Holds Back on Details |
European leaders said they would respond firmly to higher levies on steel and aluminum, but they had yet to say what that retaliation would look like. | |
![]() | Behind Elon Musk?s Hostile Bid for Control of OpenAI |
The tech mogul is unlikely to win. But his goal may be more about making life difficult for the A.I. start-up and its leader, Sam Altman. | |
![]() | How Trump?s Canadian Oil Tariff Would Hit U.S. Refineries |
The 10 percent tariff the president said he might impose in March could cause U.S. refineries to cut production and lead to higher prices. | |
![]() | Fed Chair Jerome Powell Shows Little Urgency to Lower Rates |
Jerome H. Powell testifies as inflation risks are resurfacing, regulatory changes are in flux and the Federal Reserve?s policy independence is in the spotlight. | |
![]() | A First-Timer?s Guide to Skiing in Japan |
Don?t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it?s all about the snow. Here?s a primer on where to go, stay and eat. | |
![]() | China?s ?Ne Zha 2? Shatters Box Office Records With $1.2 Billion |
The runaway success of ?Ne Zha 2? is another sign that Chinese audiences are choosing domestic movies over Hollywood blockbusters. | |
![]() | CFPB Employees Left Stranded and Confused After Stop-Work Orders |
Since the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued stop-work orders, employees have been trying to decipher exactly what they mean. | |
![]() | Netflix Scurries to Stem Oscar Fallout From ?Emilia Pérez? Scandal |
Netflix had thought the movie could deliver the company its first best picture award. But comments from its star have put it on the defense. | |
![]() | Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum From Foreign Countries |
The president imposed a 25 percent tariff on global metals, repeating a move from his first term. Economists and foreign governments know what will come next. | |
![]() | Macron Pitches Lighter Regulation to Fuel A.I. Boom in Europe |
But many attendees at a summit in Paris worry that the risks of A.I. will be overlooked as the continent rushes to keep up with the United States and China. | |
![]() | The Weeknd Hits No. 1 for a Fifth Time With ?Hurry Up Tomorrow? |
Boosted by physical sales and a Grammy performance, the album had the biggest week since Taylor Swift?s huge opening last year. | |
![]() | Fox Acquires Company Behind Conservative and True Crime Podcasts |
Tucker Carlson, Nancy Grace, Megyn Kelly and Piers Morgan are among the clients of Red Seat Ventures, which now joins Rupert Murdoch?s empire. | |
![]() | Markets Play Down the Hit From Trump?s Latest Trade Fight |
Global markets are in a wait-and-see mode as President Trump vows to slap steel and aluminum tariffs, among other levies, on trading partners. | |
![]() | Who?s Watching What on TV? Who?s to Say? |
People now watch so many programs at so many different times in so many different ways that measuring viewership has become a hot debate in the industry. | |
![]() | After Trump?s DEI Order, Companies Navigate a Legal Minefield |
Companies navigate a legal minefield as President Trump wages war on diversity programs, but they still have to guard against complaints of bias. | |
![]() | In Europe, New Trains and a Streamlined Booking App |
Also in the works: streamlined digital booking and Eurostar competition. | |
![]() | As Off Broadway Crews Unionize, Workers See Hope, Producers Peril |
Workers say the move is overdue, but theater companies fear it will drive up costs in a wounded sector that has yet to recover from the pandemic. | |
![]() | China Is at Heart of Trump Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum |
Existing American tariffs already restrict steel and aluminum shipments from China, which is now flooding other markets with its exports instead. | |
![]() | What DeepSeek?s Success Tells Us About China?s Ability to Nurture Talent |
China produces a vast number of STEM graduates, but it hasn?t been known for innovation. Cultural and political factors may help explain why. | |
![]() | 36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations |
The agency had been one of Wall Street?s most feared regulators, with the power to issue rules on mortgages, credit cards, student loans and other areas affecting Americans? financial lives. | |
![]() | Trump to Impose 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum |
The president said he planned sweeping tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports on Monday and would take other action to even out tariff rates with the rest of the world later this week. | |
![]() | 2 Million Baked Goods Are Recalled Over Listeria Risk |
The recall, which was initiated on Jan. 7 and upgraded on Wednesday, includes several Dunkin? products, federal safety officials said. | |
![]() | Cyberattack Disrupts Publication of Lee Newspapers Across the U.S. |
The media company Lee Enterprises said a ?cybersecurity event? had created havoc at dozens of its newspapers, prompting some to publish shorter editions or not print at all. | |
![]() | How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires |
Donations on the crowdfunding site to people and fire relief efforts have exceeded those for all natural disasters worldwide last year. | |
![]() | Trump, Expected to Attend Super Bowl, Has Had a Fraught Relationship With the NFL |
The president?s attendance at Sunday?s Super Bowl highlights how his connection to the league has veered from aspirational to openly antagonistic. | |
![]() | Trump?s Blueprint for Bending the Media Has Nixon Written All Over It |
The president?s heavy-handed approach to traditional journalists has the hallmarks of an attempted crackdown 50 years ago. | |
![]() | Early Crypto Traders Had Speedy Profit on Trump Coin as Others Suffered Losses |
Some traders made tens of millions off a new cryptocurrency launched by President Trump and his sons. Many others lost out. | |
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