timef 10/30/2025

President Trump said China would end its boycott and resume buying millions of tons of American soybeans.

States have sued the federal government to force the release of aid during the shutdown, with a key hearing set for Thursday.

A large-scale randomized trial of texting therapy concluded that its outcomes were as good as video sessions in treating depression.

Did certain small tyrannosaur fossils belong to “teen rex” or another species? New analysis of a recent fossil appears to have settled the debate.

Europe’s largest automaker said that a shortage of semiconductors could further hurt productivity.

Jay Falk explored a fundamental question: How do genes give rise to different bodies? But without funding, “there’s not really a future here.”

Characters from the hit Netflix film are among the most coveted outfits this year, and scarcity has forced some to improvise.

Mr. Means quietly departed his federal role about a month ago. His sister has been nominated for surgeon general.

The highly anticipated event covered a lot of ground on tariff and trade barriers, but questions remain about reaching a lasting accord.

China has suspended export controls announced this month, but was conspicuously silent about rules imposed earlier, which are snarling global supply chains.

China agreed to suspend for a year some of its limits on exports of rare earth metals, while the U.S. halved its fentanyl-related tariffs.

Tariffs and uncertainty were already making the economy hard to read. The loss of government data during the shutdown has made the situation much worse.

Six species of North American bats emit a glow at almost identical wavelengths, according to a recent study.

A Team USA fencer out more than $2,700 faced months of maddening red tape and was even flagged by the airline’s fraud department in his pursuit of a reimbursement.

Tons of toxic German munitions, dumped in the Baltic and North Seas after World War II, have become an unlikely refuge for marine life, a new study has found.

Thousands of foreign women have moved to the Mexican capital for a “life reset,” creating successful businesses and drawing more expats like them. Not all Mexicans are pleased.

From California to the Mediterranean, abandoned groves are being restored to life in order to save shrinking towns and prevent environmental damage.

As climate change has helped push cocoa prices higher, companies are changing candy recipes in subtle ways.

Not all states have gotten hit equally hard. The reasons are complex.

A North Dakota judge reduced the jury’s award to the pipeline company Energy Transfer to roughly $345 million, from $667 million.

Net income fell 85 percent, however, because of charges related to store closures and corporate layoffs.

The president signaled he would discuss the sale of Nvidia’s Blackwell chips in a summit on Thursday, a move U.S. officials warned would be a “massive” national security mistake.

The Silicon Valley company projected more spending this year and said it would continue in 2026 as it hires A.I. researchers and builds data centers to power the technology.

The internet company said profit for the quarter was up 33 percent, to just under $35 billion.

The company reported that it spent a higher-than-expected $34.9 billion in capital expenditures during its quarter.

The agency announced moves to cut regulatory obstacles for the makers of biosimilar drugs, which are akin to generics and may help lower drug costs.

The A.I. chip maker has become a linchpin in the Trump administration’s trade negotiations in Asia.

The move benefits the Serbian politician Milorad Dodik, who had received support from Rudolph W. Giuliani, Michael T. Flynn, Laura Loomer and high-priced lobbyists.

The layoffs at factories in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee follow the elimination of a $7,500 federal tax credit for electric cars.

Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations known as stabilimenta to their webs.

A new production company wants to make as many video podcasts and newsletters as films and television shows.

Halloween Adventure, a fixture in Lower Manhattan, has long prided itself on being a place where customers and employees can express themselves.

His firm, 1789 Capital, has been investing in artificial intelligence and defense technology — and, he said, it has an “understanding” of President Trump’s plans.

The U.S. central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates for the second meeting in a row even though the government shutdown is obscuring officials’ view of the economy.

See how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging humans become more resilient?