U.S. Economy Grew at 1.6% Rate in First-Quarter Slowdown

The U.S. economy remained resilient early this year, with a strong job market fueling robust consumer spending. The trouble is that inflation was resilient, too. Gross domestic product, adjusted for…

‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower

On a Monday morning last month, tech executives, engineers and sales representatives from Amazon, Google, TikTok and other companies endured a three-hour traffic jam as their cars crawled toward a…

Truth Social tiene una ventaja frente a las plataformas de derecha que flaquean

Después de que el expresidente Donald Trump fue expulsado de Twitter en 2021, los emprendedores conservadores se apresuraron a promover alternativas de redes sociales a la medida de él y…

Binance Founder Should Get Three Years in Prison, Prosecutors Say

Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, should go to prison for three years after breaking the law “on an unprecedented scale” and pleading guilty to a…

‘Pay Later’ Lenders Have an Issue With Credit Bureaus

Shoppers in recent years have embraced “buy now, pay later” loans as an easy, interest-free way to purchase everything from sweaters to concert tickets. The loans typically are not reported…

Could the Union Victory at VW Set Off a Wave?

“If workers in Chattanooga get a great contract, a big raise, better health benefits, and then the same thing at Mercedes, there will be a lot more good opportunities to…

You Finished I.V.F. Can You Donate Embryos and Get a Tax Deduction?

The Alabama Supreme Court’s in vitro fertilization ruling this year, which held that frozen embryos should be considered children, raised a long list of questions for people worried about their…

Start-Up Founder Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Fraud

Another start-up founder is going to prison for overstating his company’s performance to investors. Manish Lachwani, who last year pleaded guilty to three counts of defrauding investors at his software…

Thousands Are Eligible for Tax Refunds From 2020

Who wouldn’t grab an income tax refund if they had one coming? About 940,000 people, it turns out — because they haven’t filed returns for the 2020 tax year, even…

A Japanese Village Wants Tourists to Come for Heat, Soot and Steel

This past October, I found myself in Yoshida Village standing before a tatara, a giant open-top furnace that was filled with charcoal and raging with such controlled ferocity that it…