The breakdown of 12 horses in the days surrounding the celebrated race a year ago has led to existential questions about the sport and its future.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/business/horse-racing-deaths-kentucky-derby.html
The first tech monopoly trial of the modern internet era is concluding. The judge’s ruling is likely to weigh heavily on a pipeline of similar antitrust cases.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/technology/google-antitrust-trial-closing-arguments.html
Amit P. Mehta, a judge in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, will issue a landmark antitrust ruling.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/business/judge-mehta-google-antitrust.html
The boundaries between art, fashion and luxury seem to be melting away. That’s great for brands, but what about artists — and the art?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/arts/art-fashion-luxury-overlap.html
Russia has been losing its grip on the Rosenets Oil Terminal, near the port city of Burgas, as Bulgarian authorities seek to assert greater control over the Russian-run facility.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/world/europe/bulgaria-russia-oil-ukraine.html
The offer is the company’s third attempt to resolve tens of thousands of claims that its baby powder caused ovarian cancer and mesothelioma.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/business/johnson-johnson-talc-settlement.html
Ben Houchen, a regional mayor in the north of England, faces a close re-election race, partly thanks to the broader troubles of Britain’s Conservative Party.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/world/europe/uk-election-mayor-ben-houchen.html
The outbreak linked to shelled organic walnuts distributed by Gibson Farms has sickened 12 people and hospitalized seven in California and Washington State, federal officials said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/business/walnuts-recall-ecoli-whole-foods.html
But the scope of the outbreak among cattle remains uncertain, and little human testing has been done.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/health/bird-flu-milk-cows.html
Katherine Maher, the radio network’s new chief executive, has been in the spotlight since an editor published an essay accusing the organization of leftward-leaning bias.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/business/media/npr-republican-bias-ceo-katherine-maher.html
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for a sixth straight meeting and suggested that rates would stay high for longer.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/business/economy/fed-interest-rates-inflation.html
The company announced a new category of outlandish stays in partnership with brands and celebrities, building on the success of gimmicks like the Barbie Malibu DreamHouse.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/business/airbnb-up-house-shrek-listings.html
A data analytics firm has helped big health insurers cut payments to doctors, raising concerns about possible price fixing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/us/multiplan-health-insurance-price-fixing.html
“Panda diplomacy” has represented an area of cooperation between the United States and China despite tension over weighty issues of trade and national security.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/us/pandas-china-san-diego-zoo.html
Team owners said they needed to share in racing’s financial success, putting them at odds with the privately held business that runs the sport.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/business/nascar-racing-teams-charters.html
Several lawmakers questioned whether the company had become so large — with tentacles in every aspect of the nation’s medical care — that the effects of the hack were outsize.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/health/united-health-cyberattack-senate.html
Higher rates benefit those who can save, but for borrowers falling rates would reduce bills on credit cards, home equity loans and other forms of debt.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/business/interest-rates-mortgages-credit-cards-student-loans.html
Economists are wondering whether political developments could play into both the Fed’s near-term decisions and its long-term independence.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/business/economy/federal-reserve-presidential-election.html
White House officials have barnstormed Wisconsin to make the connection between big changes and their signature laws.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/business/economy/federal-money-milwaukee-biden.html
Andy Litinsky, who helped start the former president’s social media company, revealed Mr. Trump’s last-minute doubts about an agreement that made them all very wealthy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/business/truth-social-trump-media-trial.html
The penalties came after top Biden administration officials warned China not to help Moscow restock its arsenal to attack Ukraine.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/us/politics/us-sanctions-china-russia.html
Its flagship will open with a 30th-anniversary exhibition featuring works by all of the gallery’s 80 artists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/arts/design/zwirner-los-angeles-art-melrose.html
March data showed a cooling labor market, but layoffs remain low. The overall trend is likely to be welcomed by Federal Reserve policymakers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/business/economy/jolts-job-openings-hires-quits.html
In the battleground state of Georgia, some Black entrepreneurs are frustrated over the impact of higher interest rates, a source of economic anxiety.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/georgia-black-entrepreneurs.html
The announcement covers 317,000 former students and marks another step in the administration’s student loan relief efforts.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/us/politics/biden-student-debt-borrowers.html
The Justice Department’s recommendation that restrictions on marijuana be lifted have revived expectations for a business that has waited years for such a change.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/business/dealbook/cannabis-business-law.html
Would cloudy weather ruin a visit to the first-ever resort to receive certification from DarkSky International? A stargazer in Utah holds on to her optimism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/travel/utah-stargazing-glamping.html
More than a decade after painful austerity, Greece, Portugal and Spain have been growing faster than traditional powerhouses like Germany.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/europe-economy-inflation-growth.html
More capable autonomous driving is just one way Chinese automakers are threatening to pull ahead — their E.V.s are also becoming bigger and roomier.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/business/china-electric-vehicles.html
California’s largest utility said its proposed deal with the global investment firm KKR could reduce customer rates by $100 million over 20 years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/pge-kkr-stake.html
The carmaker dismissed 500 employees in a unit that was critical to its success and seen as important to the future of electric vehicle sales in the United States.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/tesla-layoffs-supercharger-team.html
After the chain’s quarterly earnings missed Wall Street’s estimates, its shares fell more than 12 percent in after-hours trading.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/starbucks-earnings-first-quarter.html
Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former chief executive of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, had pleaded guilty to a money-laundering violation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/technology/binance-founder-changpeng-zhao-sentenced.html
The suit, which accuses the tech companies of copyright infringement, adds to the fight over the online data used to power artificial intelligence.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/media/newspapers-sued-microsoft-openai.html
Since pleading guilty to violating money-laundering rules, Changpeng Zhao, who ran the giant crypto exchange Binance, has networked across the United States to set up his next act.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/technology/changpeng-zhao-binance-crypto.html
Republicans pressed the Treasury secretary on President Biden’s tax proposals and the fate of the Trump tax cuts that will expire in 2025.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/us/politics/biden-yellen-tax-increases.html
Two-thirds of the roughly 150 currencies have weakened against the dollar, whose strength stems from high interest rates because of stubborn inflation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/business/a-strong-us-dollar-weighs-on-the-world.html
The 51 locations, next to Supercenters, proved too costly to be profitable, the retailer said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/walmart-health-centers.html
RedBird IMI said it had withdrawn its attempt to acquire the storied newspaper after a revolt from Conservative Party leaders.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/media/jeff-zucker-telegraph-redbird.html
The inquiry is intended to pressure the tech giant to more aggressively police Facebook and Instagram ahead of the European Union’s closely watched elections in June.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/meta-european-union-disinformation-investigation.html
The company had expanded quickly to keep ahead of rivals, but like other pandemic darlings, its business lost steam after lockdowns were eased.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/getir-grocery-delivery-europe-us.html
A decade-long battle between a wealthy industrialist and a band of activists led to a surprising $63 million transaction.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/climate/chile-cochamo-valley-puelo-patagonia.html
Some researchers said the advice did not go far enough. The panel also declined to recommend extra scans for women with dense breast tissue.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/health/breast-cancer-mammography-ultrasound.html
High rates usually pull down asset prices and hurt the housing market. Those channels are muted now, possibly making policy slower to work.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/economy/high-fed-rates-rich-people.html
The Better Goods store brand will carry plant-based, gluten-free and higher-end food and could help the retailer attract more affluent shoppers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/economy/walmart-better-goods-store-brand.html
Bob Bakish, the media giant’s chief executive, is out, removing an obstacle to a deal with David Ellison's Skydance. But the company’s future is no clearer as a key deadline approaches.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/dealbook/paramount-bakish-redstone-questions.html
Slippers supplied by hotels — flimsy models usually made of plastic and fabric — are the next single-use item in the cross hairs of sustainability activists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/travel/disposable-hotel-slippers-sustainability.html
Responding to fears of a “honeybee collapse,” 30 states have passed laws to protect the pollinators. But when they invaded my house, I learned that the honeybees didn’t need saving.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/science/honeybee-swarm-infested-house-beekeepers.html
A subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp, Germany’s venerable steel producer, is landing major deals for a device that makes the clean-burning gas from water.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/hydrogen-clean-green-energy.html
The technology is already sold on most vehicles, but a new federal safety regulation raises the standards.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/business/abs-automatic-braking-nhtsa.html
Bob Bakish was once a staunch ally of Shari Redstone, Paramount’s controlling shareholder. His departure comes as the company considers a major merger.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/business/media/paramount-bob-bakish-steps-down.html
Elon Musk met with the country’s premier, a longtime Tesla ally, and secured regulatory nods and a necessary partnership with a Chinese tech company.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/business/elon-musk-tesla-china-full-self-driving.html
The terms of the new deal would provide Paramount shareholders with an investment to pay down debt and buy back stock.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/business/media/skydance-paramount-deal.html
Economists are divided over whether the growing amount of federal borrowing is fueling demand and driving up prices.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/us/politics/fed-inflation-deficit.html
Only the Beatles have more No. 1 LPs now: The pop superstar reigns atop the Billboard 200 for the 14th time with the equivalent of 2.6 million album sales.
Thousands of people with sleep apnea and other illnesses had sued the company, claiming flawed devices were harming them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/health/cpap-breathing-devices-philips-settlement.html
Tesla’s C.E.O. appears to have landed a deal that moves the company closer to bringing fully autonomous driving to a giant market. But Beijing is keen to exploit the visit for its own purposes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/business/dealbook/musk-tesla-china-visit.html
Galena, a 6-year-old shorthair, was found in an Amazon warehouse a week after she climbed into a 3-by-3-foot cardboard box at her owner’s home.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/us/amazon-package-cat-utah-california.html