Five hours is enough time to watch a Mets game. There will be plenty of time to listen to the Spice Girls’ album “Spice” (40… Read More »ChatFished: Losing Friends and Alienating People with AI
What is? (April 30 – May 6) The Fed keeps the pressure on In the wake of yet another bank failure and signs of an… Read More »The week in business: the 10th rate increase in a row
The job market is still defying gravity – for now. Employers added 253,000 jobs in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department reported… Read More »US employers added 253,000 jobs despite economic concerns
There is a new wrinkle in the ongoing battle between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company. On Friday, Mr. DeSantis introduced a… Read More »DeSantis Signs Law Latest Wrinkle in Disney Feud
A California panel on Saturday approved recommendations that could mean hundreds of billions of dollars in payments to black residents to address past injustices. The… Read More »California panel calls for billions in reparations for black residents
Berkshire Hathaway reported a six-fold increase in its first-quarter earnings on Saturday, bolstered by huge paper gains on investments as the conglomerate led by Warren… Read More »Berkshire reports big profit jump
Newton N. Minow, who, as President John F. Kennedy’s new FCC chairman in 1961, sent shockwaves through an industry and struck a chord in a… Read More »Newton N. Minow, FCC chief who viewed TV as a “vast wasteland,” dies at 97
Whipsaw trading shares of regional banks this week made it clear that the fallout from three federal bank foreclosures was far from over. Some investors… Read More »Banking unrest paves the way for even bigger ‘shadow banks’
Berkshire Hathaway reported a six-fold increase in its first-quarter earnings on Saturday, bolstered by huge paper gains on investments as the conglomerate led by Warren… Read More »Berkshire reports big profit jump
When frigid weather caused power outages across North Carolina on Christmas Eve, Eliana and David Mundula quickly became concerned about their 2½-week-old daughter, whom they… Read More »Backup power: a growing need, if you can afford it
Follow our live updates on the coronation of King Charles. Dawn Anchor, who runs a pub in the village of Kings Worthy, about 60 miles… Read More »The UK economy needs a boost. Is the coronation enough?
The news of the breakup of Mr. Carlson with Fox immediately sparked speculation in right-wing media circles about his next moves. mr. Carlson’s late-night viewing… Read More »Tucker Carlson wants to return to TV before 2025. Will Fox allow him?
A short list of times in the day when Roger Lee contemplates layoffs: while waiting for someone to show up for a Zoom call. After… Read More »Why Roger Lee started Layoffs.fyi
In a 2021 statement in federal court, Quentin Van Meter, the president of the American College of Pediatricians, described the organization as a “secular, scientific… Read More »Doctors behind the ban on Mifepriston called “Christians” a major threat
A group of regional banking stocks that came under heavy pressure this week, fueling fears of a developing banking crisis, rose on Friday, at least… Read More »Bank stocks shoot higher as investors rethink economic outlook
