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Federal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity
Feb 8, 2025, 10:38 PM
In an email to staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency’s acting director ordered workers to cease “all supervision and examination activity.”
Baltic states begin historic switch away from Russian power grid
Feb 7, 2025, 8:09 PM
More than 30 years after leaving the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will join the EU's grid.
Jellycat, Lego, Sonny Angels: Why adults are splashing out on toys
Feb 8, 2025, 8:53 PM
A rising number of adults are buying toys - we hear from so-called "kidults" who are splashing out thousands.
Elon Musk Says He Doesn’t Want to Buy TikTok’s US Business
Feb 8, 2025, 2:20 PM
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What happened to Nissan? And what happens next if a Honda merger is truly dead?
Feb 8, 2025, 11:00 AM
Japanese automaker Nissan finds itself at a crossroads. While Nissan potentially scrambles for a new dance partner, the question remains how Nissan arrived at the position it finds itself in now.
Team Trump’s fight to convince Wall Street that Musk's DOGE is good for markets
Feb 8, 2025, 9:50 AM
Top Trump officials fanned out this past week to talk to markets about the upside of Elon Musk’s activities as questions mounted about his team’s access to a sensitive payments system.
How a 50-year-old law changed retirement and why it needs a facelift
Feb 8, 2025, 10:30 AM
Federal legislation to protect workers’ retirement savings was signed into law in 1974: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA. It's having a midlife crisis.
Trump 2.0 may create powerful tailwinds for two vastly different groups: big banks and small caps
Feb 8, 2025, 11:00 AM
Two exchange-traded fund experts deliver plays that should deliver multi-year gains.
Chart of the Week: 2025's monster AI spend is now revealed
Feb 8, 2025, 7:34 AM
This week saw the remainder of the hyperscalers lay out their 2025 AI capex plans. And the investments continue to get bigger and bigger.
Trump wants to put tariffs on prescription drugs. Experts warn it could backfire.
Feb 8, 2025, 8:10 AM
A tariff on imported drugs won't easily bring production back to the US, experts warn.
Americans' Super Bowl spending to rise despite inflation worries
Feb 8, 2025, 8:58 AM
American households' spending on Super Bowl festivities is expected to rise, even as a greater share of Americans say they want to spend less, a new study found.
Delaware Law Has Entered the Culture War
Feb 8, 2025, 8:00 AM
Elon Musk has helped bring an esoteric debate around the Delaware Chancery Court to a national stage. Now Dropbox and Meta are contemplating moving their incorporation away from the state.
How Sam Altman Sidestepped Elon Musk to Win Over Donald Trump
Feb 8, 2025, 5:01 AM
After helping President Trump get elected, Elon Musk was poised to dominate the country’s A.I. policies. Then Mr. Altman sneaked into the White House.
Microsoft and Nvidia Take a Quieter Approach to Trump
Feb 8, 2025, 5:00 AM
Other big technology companies have been boisterous in their courtship of the new administration. But Nvidia and Microsoft have avoided the Washington spotlight.
How Going to Commercial During the Super Bowl Works
Feb 8, 2025, 3:00 AM
TV advertising is the lifeblood of the league, but knowing when to pause the games is a task undertaken by N.F.L. executives, network producers and on-field officials.