timef 03/13/2026

The gas, ethylene oxide, plays a crucial role in sterilizing medical devices. But long-term exposure is linked to several types of cancer and other ailments.

Investors say they are balancing the risks from oil disruptions against the many positives like strong corporate earnings and the likelihood that President Trump will end the war if it threatens markets.

A presentation from a headhunting firm aimed to recruit Wall Street investors to the Pentagon by offering “unmatched access” to government officials and fund-raising opportunities among foreign sovereigns.

Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region.

Proposals include transferring a supercomputer to the University of Wyoming and shifting a space weather lab to a private company.

The widening war in the Mideast is making life more expensive. Experts shared some simple cost-cutting tips.

Data incidents have become so common that you may be tempted to throw away notification letters. Don’t do that, experts say.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge for inflation increased 2.8 percent annually and economists expect another bump in prices in the near-term.

President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve could faces a tough road to confirmation if he seeks quick interest rate cuts. The war in Iran doesn’t help.

“When there is an attack that kills civilians or doesn’t hit its intended target, people are going to be asking, Oh, was that a human who made that mistake or was that an A.I. system?”

Many cybercrime victims are retargeted by online scammers posing as lawyers or other professionals who promise they can recover stolen money.

A study tracks how the North American Free Trade Agreement and trade competition with Mexico led to earlier deaths for American factory workers.

Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’ return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they’re all for it.

Palisades fire victims want to raise money for disaster hardening. Their idea could be a model — if it can get past L.A.’s most vexing housing problems.

Will Mair, who studies aging, lost almost all his research funds when the White House cracked down on Harvard. He was wholly unprepared for the upheaval that followed.

The Japanese company’s retreat echoes moves by other traditional carmakers as the industry divides between electric vehicle haves and have-nots.

Beyond its effects on oil and gas, the unfolding war in the Middle East is roiling shipping and airfreight, threatening the availability of a vast range of goods.

High-energy lasers can burn drones in the sky like a blowtorch. But they can be stymied by weather, and making them at scale will be a challenge.

Four years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring, the war in Iran is posing another challenge to efforts to revive European factories.

After surging about 10 percent on Thursday, oil prices had little reaction to the decision by President Trump to waive sanctions on the sale of some Russian crude.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was “unfortunate” that the move could benefit Russia, but maintained that it was only for the short term.

India relies on huge quantities of cooking gas that is normally shipped from the Persian Gulf.

The tech giant pushed back the timeline after spending billions to be on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence.

By suing Republican states and making sharp reversals in old cases, the Trump administration is using courts to fast-track major shifts in policy.

After postponing launch opportunities in February and March, the agency determined that four astronauts could proceed toward the first crewed lunar journey in more than 50 years.

The Trump administration is expected to begin a trade investigation into whether dozens of countries have policies to combat forced labor.

The Federal Reserve and other financial regulators will soon release proposals to loosen some planned rules on how much capital banks must hold in reserve to mitigate risks.

Theaters will get a minimum of five weekends of exclusive play and then, starting next year, seven. A pandemic-era policy was guaranteeing only three.

Some jewelers are turning to wood, steel and even platinum. Others are leaning into the volatility with bigger and bolder designs.

The globally acclaimed restaurant had the power and influence to remake restaurant culture. Instead, it perpetuated the darkest parts of that world.

Visitors are flocking to see a bonanza of wildflowers that has transformed this barren desert.

The lopsided vote to approve the measure was a rare bit of election-year bipartisanship on a major affordability issue, but G.O.P. disputes and President Trump’s disinterest have left its fate uncertain.

Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine and chaotic U.S. policymaking are facing potentially lasting economic damage.

Mortgage rates fell below the critical 6 percent threshold just a couple weeks ago. But they’re climbing again as new inflation concerns have roiled financial markets.