Treasury Turns to Interventionist Tactics to Lower Interest Rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reinventing the government’s role in the world’s most important bond market.
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How Trump Is Trying to Crush California’s Climate Policies
At least a half-dozen federal agencies have taken action against the state that has led the nation in environmental…
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As Iran and U.S. Settle Into an Uneasy Standoff, Who Will Blink First?
For weeks, there has been no diplomatic progress, but also no full-scale fighting, as each side seems to believe it can…
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Walmart Posts Slowest Sales Growth in Years as Americans Tighten Wallets
Walmart and other big U.S. retailers have warned that consumers were being cautious, even if household balance sheets…
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ICE Arrests Captain in New York Boat Accident That Killed 2
A Coast Guard investigation led to the arrest of Manuel Hernandez, who had been charged with misconduct and neglect…
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Trans Migrants in ICE Detention Are Losing Their Rights and Medical Care
U.S. officials have sometimes eliminated access to gender-related treatment and dissolved measures meant to shield…
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The Scales Can’t Fall From Our Eyes Fast Enough
More Republicans and Democrats are seeing reality for what it is. Does it matter?
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Moderna’s Shift to Cancer Company Lifts Stock Up 177%
The company’s fortunes cratered as demand for Covid-19 vaccines plummeted. But it was busy working on something else.
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Missile Barrage Shows Russia’s Doubt That Ukraine Can Defend Itself
Moscow is taking advantage of Ukraine’s depleted stock of interceptors and is intensifying attacks, worsening the…
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What to Know About Prince Harry and Meghan’s Move Back to the U.K.
The couple are moving back after six years in the United States. What they will do, and much else, are still unclear.
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Bond Market Stress Returns and Oil Rises in Edgy Day for Markets
Bond markets remained volatile, as investors assessed the geopolitical turmoil.
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Did Bessent Put the Fed in a Bind?
The Treasury Department’s plan for bond interventions has calmed markets. But Wall Street is worried about the fallout…
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The Indian City Where AI Is Creating Jobs for Humans
In the fast-growing field of data annotation, workers in a small city in south India train A.I. to improve how it…
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The Teens Taking On A.I. Data Centers
Gen Z-ers are forming after-school clubs, speaking at community meetings — and sometimes wrestling with their own…
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$40,047,425,768,420 in U.S. Debt, and an Experimental Vaccine for Skin Cancer
Plus, could tweaking flight paths reduce global warming?
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China Sentences Evergrande Founder to Life in Prison
Hui Ka Yan’s punishment caps the downfall of a property empire whose collapse set off a prolonged crisis in the Chinese…
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Bare Grocery Shelves Are a New Wartime Hardship for Ukrainians
After years of pounding power plants and cities, Russia’s air war has taken aim at Ukraine’s supermarket warehouses.
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A Simple, One-Word Trick to Turn Everyday Life Into Grand Fantasy
How “lore” turns fact into fiction — and vice versa.
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This Skeleton is the First Confirmed Death by Trebuchet
Researchers believe a young man buried inside a Scottish castle was a victim of the long-feared siege weapon, more…
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Trump Wants to Influence Brazil. It’s Way Ahead of Him.
The country’s coming election will not be decided by the American president.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Will Move Back to U.K. After 6 Years in U.S.
The prince and his wife, whose relations with King Charles and the rest of the royal family have long been strained,…
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Harry and Meghan’s Break With Britain and Planned Return: a Timeline
The couple will remain non-working royals. It is unclear where they will live.
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Jimmy Fallon Teases Trump’s Efforts to Rekindle North Korea Bromance
“Man, you know you’re depressed when you’re texting an old hookup from seven years ago,” Fallon said of the president…
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America Is About to Get More Expensive
The impact from the bond market sell-off could prove more enduring, wide-ranging and globally consequential than prior…
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Hating Matcha, Yet Loving Life, Made Him a TikTok Star at 89
Werner Kalecinski is a social media sensation among young Germans. How did he go from heartbroken widower to partying…
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What to Know About Hayden Panettiere’s Death
The “Nashville” and “Heroes” star had released a memoir months before she died at 36.
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D.E.A. Joins Investigation Into Hayden Panettiere’s Death
The actress spoke candidly about her drug use and “the downfall of addiction.” The local police have said there is no…
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Trump and Canada’s Carney Seem to Make Progress on a Tariff Deal, but Questions Linger
After a deadline extension, the latest U.S. tariff threats seemed headed toward resolution on Wednesday, but questions…
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What to Know About Iran’s Economic Ties With Gulf Countries
The United Arab Emirates, Iran’s most important regional trading partner, announced a total embargo on transactions…
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Why Treasury Yields Are Rising, and What That Means for the Economy
Interest rates on U.S. government bonds can affect everything from auto and student loans to mortgages.
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What Will It Take to Fix New York’s Housing Shortage?
A draft report from the city estimates that 700,000 new units would need to be built over the next decade to…
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Mamdani Sues City Council Over $10,000 Bonuses to Teachers’ Aides
New York City says the Council’s legislation violates collective bargaining law. The dispute could set up the first…
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U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion
Also, Trump nominates a Kennedy ally to lead the F.D.A. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
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Markets Rally After U.S. Treasury Eases Bond Investor Stress
Government bond yields fell and stocks rose on a move by the Treasury Department to double the amount of debt that it…
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Israel Opens Criminal Investigation Into Killings of Hind Rajab and Gaza Medical Workers
Two high-profile cases that had spurred international condemnation of the country’s conduct in Gaza were transferred to…
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