- Stocks and Bonds
- Trump, Donald J
- Customs (Tariff)
- China
- Financial Planners
The S&P 500 slumped more than 2 percent for the first time in six months, rattling investors after a long stretch of gains.
- Personal Finances
- Student Loans
- Education Department (US)
- Trump, Donald J
After a halt for most of the year, borrowers enrolled in one income-driven repayment plan may begin to receive loan discharges within weeks.
- Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)
- Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)
- United States Politics and Government
- Health Insurance and Managed Care
- Medicaid
- Customs (Tariff)
- Factories and Manufacturing
- Corporations
- United States International Relations
- AstraZeneca PLC
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- European Union
- Pfizer Inc
- Trump, Donald J
- Soriot, Pascal
The move would follow a similar agreement with Pfizer. Other companies are engaged in talks with the White House that would help them avoid tariffs on their products overseas.
- Shopping and Retail
- Fashion and Apparel
- Demonstrations, Protests and Riots
- E-Commerce
- Shein (Fashion Label)
- Hidalgo, Anne (1959- )
- Paris (France)
As the Chinese online fast-fashion retailer prepares to open a physical space in a venerable department store, France pushes to stem the company’s presence in the country.
- NextEra Energy Inc
- Solar Energy
- Global Warming
- Land Use Policies
- Bureau of Land Management
- Interior Department
- Invenergy
- Nevada
Known as Esmeralda 7, the project planned in the Nevada desert would have produced enough energy to power nearly two million homes.
- Layoffs and Job Reductions
- Government Employees
- Shutdowns (Institutional)
- Federal Budget (US)
- United States Politics and Government
- Trump, Donald J
- Vought, Russell T
The head of the White House budget office said on Friday that reductions in force had started.
- Credit and Debt
- Bankruptcies
- Banking and Financial Institutions
- Private Equity
- Company Reports
- BlackRock Inc
- Jefferies Group Inc
The unraveling of First Brands, a midsize auto-parts maker, is exposing hidden losses at international banks and “private credit” lenders.
- United States Politics and Government
- United States International Relations
- International Trade and World Market
- Trump, Donald J
- Xi Jinping
- Rare Earths
- Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
The president made the threat after Beijing imposed new restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals, which are vital supplies for U.S. makers of chips and batteries.
- Federal Budget (US)
- Shutdowns (Institutional)
- Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017)
- Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions
- Health Insurance and Managed Care
- United States Economy
- United States Politics and Government
- Democratic Party
- Republican Party
It is a well-worn strategy to temporarily create a government benefit and hope that its eventual expiration will create a standoff like the shutdown fight.
- Pensions and Retirement Plans
- Asset Allocation (Personal Finances)
- 401(k), 403(b) and 457 Plans
- Financial Planners
- Content Type: Service
- Retirement
- Personal Finances
- Consumer Protection
- Fidelity Investments
Financial tech companies are connecting outside financial advisers to your retirement accounts, and at least one investment firm, Fidelity, is resisting.
- Basketball
- Discrimination
- Social Media
- Rumors and Misinformation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cyberharassment
- Women's National Basketball Assn
- Clark, Caitlin (2002- )
- Engelbert, Catherine
- Reese, Angel (2002- )
The league’s popularity has given rise to online sexism and racism — and misinformation that traffics in both.
- Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index
- Stocks and Bonds
- Exchange Traded Funds
- Asset Allocation (Personal Finances)
- Mutual Funds
- Personal Finances
- Content Type: Service
- Financial Planners
Despite domestic and global tumult, the third quarter was fabulous for investors. But are the good times over?
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- Foreign Aid
- United States Politics and Government
- Bessent, Scott
- Argentina
- Milei, Javier
- Citrone, Robert
- Druckenmiller, Stanley F
- Fidelity Investments
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said stabilizing the country was in the United States’s interests. Critics say some investors may have also benefited.
- Gambling
- Venture Capital
- Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
- Kalshi Inc
- Andreessen Horowitz
- Sequoia Capital
The fund-raising round comes as online prediction marketplaces gain mainstream prominence.
- Labor and Jobs
- United States Economy
- Hugging
- Financial Planners
Workers, who were quitting at high rates a few years ago, are now “job hugging” — or, as one consulting firm put it, “holding on to their jobs for dear life.”
- Airlines and Airplanes
- Content Type: Service
- Luggage and Packing
- Airport Security
- Batteries
- Travel and Vacations
- Lithium (Metal)
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Transportation Security Administration
Is it OK to check your phone’s power bank Can you charge your tablet in the overhead bin? What about a cordless hair dryer? The rules have changed this year. Here’s what to know.
- Energy and Sports Drinks
- Caffeine
- Red Bull
- Pepsico Inc
- Monster Beverage Corp
- Beverages
How a turbocharged upstart brand came to threaten Red Bull and Monster’s dominance.
- United States Defense and Military Forces
- CNN
- Defense Department
- Fox News Channel
- Hegseth, Pete
- Trump, Donald J
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is at odds with the news media to a degree unseen in modern times, former Pentagon officials say.
- Yaffe-Bellany, David
- Virtual Currency
- HK FTX Trading Ltd (Futures Exchange)
- Bankman-Fried, Sam
- Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
- United Arab Emirates
- International Trade and World Market
- Content Type: Personal Profile
- News and News Media
David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter who has covered the cryptocurrency industry since 2022, has come to embrace learning on the fly.
- International Relations
- Politics and Government
- Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
- International Trade and World Market
- Economics (Theory and Philosophy)
- Customs (Tariff)
- Economic Conditions and Trends
- Interest Rates
- Inflation (Economics)
- Nagel, Joachim
- Europe
- Germany
Joachim Nagel, the president of Germany’s central bank, warned against “complacency” in European capitals over tariffs, competition with China and attacks on institutions.
- Tibet
- Alternative and Renewable Energy
- China
- Solar Energy
- Wind Power
- Electric Light and Power
- Data Centers
- Hydroelectric Power
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China is using the high-altitude expanse for immense solar panel farms and wind turbines and has begun work on the world’s largest hydroelectric dams.
- Los Angeles Times
- Newspapers
- Initial Public Offerings
- Soon-Shiong, Patrick
- Stocks and Bonds
The company, which says it plans an initial public offering next fall, announced on Thursday that it would seek to raise up to $500 million selling private shares to investors.
- United States Economy
- Consumer Price Index
- United States Politics and Government
- Inflation (Economics)
- Shutdowns (Institutional)
- Social Security (US)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Labor Department (US)
- Trump, Donald J
- Wiatrowski, William J
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is calling back some employees to produce the Consumer Price Index for September. That data is needed to calculate the annual cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security beneficiaries.
- Gun Control
- Decisions and Verdicts
- Supermarkets and Grocery Stores
- Law and Legislation
- Publix Super Markets Inc
- Uthmeier, James
- Florida
The supermarket chain said it was complying with state law, including a ruling last month that overturned a ban on openly carrying firearms.
- Argentina
- Foreign Aid
- Foreign Investments
- United States Politics and Government
- United States International Relations
- Economic Conditions and Trends
- Hedge Funds
- Exchange Stabilization Fund (United States Treasury)
- Treasury Department
- Soros Fund Management
- Bessent, Scott
- Milei, Javier
- Druckenmiller, Stanley F
- Citrone, Robert
- Discovery Capital Corporation
The United States finalized a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina that will benefit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s allies.
- Virtual Currency
- Bitcoin (Currency)
- Tax Evasion
- Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
- United States Politics and Government
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Justice Department
- Ver, Roger (Bitcoin Jesus)
- Trump, Donald J
In the Trump administration’s latest example of dialing back cryptocurrency enforcement, Roger Ver agreed to pay about $48 million to end a tax fraud case.
- Wyatt, Oscar S Jr
- Deaths (Obituaries)
- Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline
- International Trade and World Market
- Bribery and Kickbacks
- Coastal Corp
- Texas
- Hussein, Saddam
- Iraq
He made billions selling energy with his Coastal Corporation, courted presidents and dictators, and eventually went to prison for paying kickbacks to the Iraqi government.
- Automobiles
- Germany
- Politics and Government
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
- Factories and Manufacturing
- Merz, Friedrich
- Bayerische Motorenwerke AG
- Bosch, Robert, GmbH
- Mercedes-Benz
- Volkswagen AG
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The chancellor said he planned to urge the European Union to back off a policy that has been widely interpreted as a ban on combustion engines after 2035.
- New Jersey
- Electric Light and Power
- Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)
- United States Politics and Government
- Elections, Governors
- Consumer Protection
- PJM Interconnection
- Ciattarelli, Jack M
- Sherrill, Mikie
- Trump, Donald J
- Shapiro, Josh (1973- )
- Mid-Atlantic States (US)
- Pennsylvania
- Midterm Elections (2026)
Energy costs have become a central issue in the governor’s race between Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican, and Representative Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat.
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- United States Politics and Government
- Interest Rates
- Inflation (Economics)
- Labor and Jobs
- Federal Reserve System
- Powell, Jerome H
- Williams, John C
- Miran, Stephen
Some at the central bank don’t feel the need to cut rates further this year; others are worried about the jobs market. That complicates the job of Jay Powell, its chair.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Open-Source Software
- Venture Capital
- Start-ups
- Computers and the Internet
- Reflection AI Inc
- NVIDIA Corporation
- Lightspeed Venture Partners
- Sequoia Capital
The big fund-raising round was the latest sign of investor fervor for artificial intelligence companies despite concerns that the boom is overheated.
- Orsted AS
- Wind Power
- Layoffs and Job Reductions
- Energy and Power
- Alternative and Renewable Energy
Battered by delays, higher costs and attempts by the Trump administration to block its projects in the United States, the Danish company is retreating to its base in Europe.
- Banking and Financial Institutions
- live-detached
- United States Economy
- Labor and Jobs
- Interest Rates
- Inflation (Economics)
- Federal Reserve System
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Williams, John C
- Trump, Donald J
- Miran, Stephen
- Cook, Lisa D
John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is primarily concerned with weakness in the labor market.
- Travel and Vacations
- Airbnb
- Cameras
- Hotels and Travel Lodgings
- Content Type: Service
When a couple alerted Airbnb to a spy cam in an outlet extender, they thought the listing would be yanked and they’d get a full refund. Wrong on both counts.
- Rare Earths
- China
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The move is Beijing’s latest attempt to tighten control over global production of the metals, which are essential to the manufacture of computer chips.
- Factories and Manufacturing
- Shutdowns (Institutional)
- Layoffs and Job Reductions
- Economic Conditions and Trends
- Infant Formulas
- International Trade and World Market
- Birth Rates
- Nestle SA
- Askeaton (Ireland)
- Ireland
- China
- Switzerland
China’s baby boom enriched a small Irish town where a Nestlé factory made formula for Chinese newborns. Then a baby bust unraveled it all. Or so it seemed.
- Science and Technology
- United States Politics and Government
- Budgets and Budgeting
- Environment
- Global Warming
- National Parks, Monuments and Seashores
- Federal Aid (US)
- Politics and Government
- Federal Budget (US)
- Oceans and Seas
- Conservation of Resources
- Grants (Corporate and Foundation)
- Government Employees
- Forests and Forestry
- American Assn for the Advancement of Science
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Forest Service
- National Institutes of Health
- National Park Service
- National Science Foundation
- United States Geological Survey
- Trump, Donald J
- internal-reader-callout
For a new series, Times journalists are speaking with scientists whose research has ended as a result of policy changes by the Trump administration.
- United States Defense and Military Forces
- News and News Media
- Freedom of the Press
- First Amendment (US Constitution)
- Freedom of the Press Foundation
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- Defense Department
Representatives of news organizations have been negotiating with the Pentagon since the department first released a set of new rules last month.
- United States Politics and Government
- Television
- News and News Media
- Federal-State Relations (US)
- Presidential Power (US)
- United States Defense and Military Forces
- CNN
- National Guard
- Trump, Donald J
- Miller, Stephen (1985- )
- Portland (Ore)
Online skeptics wondered if Mr. Miller had caught himself saying something he did not mean to. CNN says there was a technical glitch.
- Banking and Financial Institutions
- Interest Rates
- Inflation (Economics)
- United States Economy
- United States Politics and Government
- Federal Reserve System
- Powell, Jerome H
- Miran, Stephen
A few officials appeared reluctant to support the central bank’s interest rate cut last month, underscoring the tough task ahead for Chair Jerome H. Powell to forge a consensus.
- Theater (Broadway)
- Theater
- Organized Labor
- Strikes
- Actors Equity Assn
- American Federation of Musicians
- Broadway League
- New York City
The Broadway League and unions representing actors, stage managers and musicians are trying to negotiate new contracts, but workers are increasingly frustrated.
- Labeling and Labels (Product)
- Legislatures and Parliaments
- Politics and Government
- Sausages
- Veganism
- Vegetarianism
- Beef
- Law and Legislation
- Food
- Meat
- Hamburgers
- European Parliament
- Europe
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Lawmakers in the European Union voted to limit “burger,” “sausage” and other meat terms to animal products, rankling consumers and producers of veggie burgers and tofu sausages.
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- Artificial Intelligence
- Oracle Corporation
- Cloud Computing
- Bank of England
Investors worried about the financials of the technology giant’s cloud computing business, compounding broader worries about a sky-high stock boom.
- Energy and Power
- Data Centers
- Thrive Capital
- Venture Capital
- Base Power Inc
- Dell, Zach
- Batteries
The company, which leases out residential batteries as well as sells energy, is betting that it can profit from a new approach to soaring energy demands.
- Automobiles
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
- Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)
- Fuel Efficiency
- States (US)
- Financial Planners
Charging an electric car battery is usually cheaper than going to the gas pump. But it depends on where you live.
- United States Politics and Government
- Foreign Workers
- Colleges and Universities
- Education (K-12)
- Teachers and School Employees
- Immigration and Emigration
- Trump, Donald J
Higher education leaders and public-school superintendents say they depend on skilled foreign workers to fill critical roles.
- Computer Chips
- Data Centers
- Diamonds
- Research
- Artificial Intelligence
- Crystals
- Diamond Foundry Inc
- De Beers Group
- Computers and the Internet
- Heat and Heat Waves
Data centers squander vast amounts of electricity, most of it as heat. The physical properties of diamond offer a potential solution, researchers say.
- Car Services and Livery Cabs
- Sex Crimes
- Sexual Harassment
- Consumer Protection
- Frauds and Swindling
- New Jersey
- Uber Technologies Inc
- Platkin, Matthew
The investigation, according to people with knowledge of the inquiry, is focused on whether Uber committed consumer fraud in how it promoted consumer safeguards.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Vandalism
- Subways
- Loneliness
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Friend.com
- Schiffmann, Avi (2002- )
- Advertising and Marketing
An ad campaign for a wearable A.I. companion has blanketed New York City, starting conversations and inspiring vandalism.
- United States Politics and Government
- Government Employees
- Layoffs and Job Reductions
- Presidential Power (US)
- Federal Budget (US)
- Shutdowns (Institutional)
- Organized Labor
- Office of Management and Budget (US)
- Trump, Donald J
- Vought, Russell T
- live-detached
Unions have sued to block any firings, which budget experts believe are not even needed to protect essential federal services.
