timef 08/01/2025

Employers added far fewer jobs in May and June than previously reported. Such downgrades have historically meant trouble for the labor market.

Employers added far fewer jobs in May and June than previously reported. Such downgrades have historically meant trouble for the labor market.

Russian oil poses just one problem. Business groups are flummoxed by the variety and vagueness of the American president’s complaints.

Russian oil poses just one problem. Business groups are flummoxed by the variety and vagueness of the American president’s complaints.

The Federal Reserve held rates steady in July but two governors dissented, saying they had concerns about labor market fragility.

The Federal Reserve held rates steady in July but two governors dissented, saying they had concerns about labor market fragility.

Parents of children in kindergarten through high school are spending an average of $144, and that’s coming as families are feeling financial stress.

The market’s best days frequently occur in the midst of misery, our columnist says, so don’t bother trying to figure out where stocks are heading.

The central bank this week kept interest rates steady for a fifth-straight meeting, prompting the first double dissent from members of the powerful Board of Governors since 1993.

The venture capital round values the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion, and underscores the fierceness of the A.I. money race.

President Trump’s newest barrage of tariffs, major corporate earnings reports and an imminent reading on the U.S. labor market weighed on markets.

“Frankly, if they’re going to behave like hackers, then we’re going to behave like trolls right back to them,” said Matthew Prince, chief executive of Cloudflare.

The largest U.S. energy companies reported their lowest second-quarter profits in years, as tariffs have weighed on oil prices.

President Trump’s executive order carved out a special tariff on goods shipped indirectly to the United States by way of other countries.

Swiss officials plan to negotiate furiously for a lower rate in the coming days, before the punishing levy takes effect.

The Trump administration is weighing yet more tariffs on chips, Taiwan’s main exports.

Decades of threats have heightened security in New York City. But Monday’s attack in a Park Avenue office building shows the limits of preparedness.

In a still largely speculative vision of the future, A.I. tools would be full employees that work independently, with a bit of management.

These rare salamanders, which can grow to over two feet long, lurk in the wild rivers of Appalachia. To spot one, you’ll need a snorkel, and some luck.

Economists say the way the Trump administration is imposing tariffs is backfiring for some of the businesses they are meant to help.

Economists say the way the Trump administration is imposing tariffs is backfiring for some of the businesses they are meant to help.

Initially 49%, it was lowered to 19%, easing worries of a damaging hit to the country’s garment and footwear production industries.

The European Union acknowledged for the first time that a top official reviewed the messages, but said it had no duty to keep them, despite intense interest.

Latin America’s biggest economy can weather the shock of a high tariff rate. But American coffee lovers and Brazilian ranchers are likely to feel the pain.

Despite recent criticism about its product outlook, the company reported strong sales of iPhones, Macs, iPads and services.

Consumers spent more than expected on the e-commerce giant’s site, while margins tightened at the company’s all-important cloud computing division.

The administration has not put forward a clear legal authority to compel drugmakers to reduce their prices.

Although she faced discrimination from her mostly male colleagues, she did groundbreaking work that showed experimentalist physicists where and how to look for new particles.

Figma, which makes a design platform, had been on the verge of a $20 billion sale before regulators quashed the deal. On Thursday, it went public, with the stock soaring 158 percent on its first trade.

In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than all natural species do.

The agency asked five climate skeptics to write a report criticizing the consensus on global warming. Scientists are pointing out its errors.