Three months ago, things were looking pretty good for Tim Fulton and Ramper Innovations, a manufacturer of airplane equipment based in Sitka, Alaska. Mr. Fulton… Read More »Uncertainty Over Trump’s Tariffs Paralyzes U.S. Businesses
Stock market gyrations. Inflation. Layoffs of federal workers. A possible recession. Children may overhear their parents talking about these things and not fully understand what’s… Read More »How to Talk to Your Children About Money in These Uncertain Times
Markets rose on Friday, setting the stage for their fourth straight positive day, as investors continued to look for signs of easing trade tensions. The… Read More »Markets Rise on Hints of Easing Trade Tensions
A dovish shift Stocks are on a three-day winning streak as investors cheer cooling trade-war tensions. Another boost has come from the Fed and from… Read More »Will Cars, Phones and Other Goods Be Too Big to Tariff?
There are some 48,000 barrels of Scotch whisky quietly aging in Martin Armstrong’s warehouses in southwestern Scotland. Last year, 17 of them became a problem.… Read More »A New, Full-Bodied Fraud Comes in a Whisky Barrel
Same cereal. Same sugary taste. Different hues. A box of Froot Loops sold in the United States contains vivid rings of red, orange, green, purple,… Read More »RFK Jr. Wants to Ban Chemical Dyes. Food Makers Are in No Hurry.
Cereal. Ice cream. Flavored sparkling water. A Snickers bar. Donuts and brownies. Candy. What sounds like the treats table at a child’s birthday party is,… Read More »With Khloud, Khloe Kardashian Will Release a Protein-Packed Popcorn
Britain will not rush into a trade deal with the United States or change its food or car safety standards, Rachel Reeves, the British chancellor… Read More »Rachel Reeves Says U.K. Will Not Alter Standards for U.S. Trade Deal
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday called for major overhauls to the missions of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank but said the… Read More »Scott Bessent Accuses IMF and World Bank of ‘Mission Creep’
In his first term, President Trump toyed with ousting Jerome H. Powell out of anger that the Federal Reserve chair was moving too slowly to… Read More »Can Trump Fire Powell? He Says He Won’t, But His Fed Battle May Not Be Over.
Arthur Fleischer Jr., an art-loving lawyer who for decades was one of the leading deal makers in corporate mergers, died on March 21 at his… Read More »Arthur Fleischer Jr., Veteran Corporate Takeover Lawyer, Dies at 92
How do you process the death of a world figure like Pope Francis? With prayers, rituals and, apparently, movies. Streaming minutes for the 2024 Oscar-winning… Read More »‘Conclave’ Streaming Numbers Jump After Pope Francis’ Death
For more than a half-century, Columbia Journalism Review has critiqued the news media from its perch at America’s most prestigious journalism school. Now, the magazine… Read More »Columbia Journalism Review Faces the Kind of Crisis It Usually Covers
Seen and heard, tariff edition “We have three airplanes that we had in China ready for delivery. I think we’ve got two of those already… Read More »Has Trump’s Tariff Fight Passed Its Peak?
One of the first things to catch your eye on entering the Populus hotel in downtown Denver is what looks like sheets of cowhide hanging… Read More »A New ‘Carbon-Positive’ Hotel in Denver Takes Sustainability a Step Further
Ziff Davis, the digital publisher behind tech sites like Mashable, PCMag and Lifehacker, sued OpenAI on Thursday, joining a wave of media companies accusing the… Read More »Publisher of PCMag and Mashable Sues OpenAI
President Trump and Elon Musk promised taxpayers big savings, maybe even a “DOGE dividend” check in their mailboxes, when the Department of Government Efficiency was… Read More »What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too
China’s secret weapon in the trade war is an army of factory robots, powered by artificial intelligence, that have revolutionized manufacturing. Factories are being automated… Read More »An Army of Robots Is China’s Weapon in Trump’s Tariff War
Consumers, worried about the economy, are pulling back on their spending, and that anxiety is translating into lower sales and profits for some of the… Read More »Pepsico Cuts Growth Forecast Amid Tariffs and Slowed Consumer Spending
Officials in the United States are urging Japan and South Korea to make a formal commitment within the next few weeks to a $44 billion… Read More »U.S. Urges Japan and South Korea to Commit to Alaska L.N.G. Project
Stock markets stalled on Thursday, after officials in China said they were not holding talks with the United States about easing trade tensions between the… Read More »Stocks Stall as China Calls Reports of U.S. Tariff Talks ‘Baseless’
Every Monday, Maurine Gentis, a retired teacher, waits for a delivery from Meals on Wheels South Texas. “The meals help stretch my budget,” Ms. Gentis,… Read More »Trump Cuts Threaten Meals and Services for People With Disabilities and the Aging
Jason Kelce, a mellow mountain of a man, has spent most of his life fretting over offensive snaps. Now, a year into his retirement after… Read More »With Underdog Brand, Jason Kelce Takes ‘Made in the U.S.’ Seriously
Germany’s economy will not grow in 2025, the government said Thursday, scaling back a previous prediction as President Trump’s tariffs bite into Europe’s largest economy,… Read More »Trump’s Tariffs Expected to Grind Germany’s Economy to a Halt
Dear Tripped Up, In March 2024, I was awaiting my $96 Frontier Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Trenton, N.J., when gate agents announced… Read More »Tripped Up: I Gave Up My Seat for $800, but Frontier Forgot to Pay Me.
Last year was tough for Acadia Healthcare, one of the country’s largest providers of mental health services. A slew of federal agencies opened investigations into… Read More »Leaders of Mental Health Giant Promised Big Bonuses to Deal With Federal Investigations
Markets slipped on Thursday, reversing some of the gains from a heady two-day rally, after officials in China said they were not holding talks with… Read More »Markets Fade as China Calls Reports of U.S. Tariff Talks ‘Baseless’
Boeing said on Wednesday that it was making progress toward increasing production of its commercial planes and stabilizing its business after a quality crisis, but… Read More »Boeing Reports Smaller Loss but Trade War Threats Loom
A stock market surge on Wednesday was again fueled not by concrete evidence of policy changes, but by off-the-cuff comments from President Trump and other… Read More »Stocks Rally After Trump Administration Comments on Powell, Tariffs and Trade
The deadly crash of a sightseeing helicopter in New York City on April 10 has left many people wondering how safe such tours are. Commercial… Read More »How Safe Are Helicopter Sightseeing Tours?