Dour Earnings Loom Over Wall St. as a Slowing Economy Bites
As the country’s largest companies prepare to report their results for the start of the year — offering a view into how the economy is faring as a banking shock…
Trump to Face Questioning Thursday in N.Y. Attorney General’s Lawsuit
Donald J. Trump is set to be questioned under oath on Thursday in a civil fraud lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, the latest in a series…
As the Office Market Craters, Support for Penn Station Plan Evaporates
In 2020, when Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled a grand reimagining of Pennsylvania Station to be funded largely by new office towers around the train hub, one landlord stood to…
Who Is Alvin Bragg, the D.A. Leading the Prosecution of Trump?
The Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, last month became the first prosecutor to bring a criminal case against a current or former American president when a grand jury indicted…
Michael Jordan Was an Activist After All
On the first road trip of his N.B.A. career, in the fall of 2001, Etan Thomas looked out the window of the Washington Wizards’ team bus and was stunned by…
Opinion | The Only People Who Believe the Supreme Court Is Apolitical Are on It
But when Barrett became Trump’s third appointee in late 2020, giving the conservatives a six-vote majority, the longer-serving justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito were “emboldened by the ascendant conservatism,”…
Opinion | Springsteen, Seinfeld and What This Country’s Been Missing
Is there any sentiment more startling at this current gloomy moment than optimism? Or, at a time when half the country seems to be warring simultaneously with the other half…
A Visa Backlog Abroad Is Taking a Toll Inside the U.S., Too
Every wedding comes with a flurry of last-minute arrangements, but Sunil Dhar has an unusual task on his to-do list when his younger son gets married this June: make sure…
Wall Street, Venture Capital Drive High Drug Prices | naked capitalism
Yves here. While readers are likely generally familiar with how private researchers and companies are allowed to profit from government-funded drug research, you may not fully appreciate how extreme, as…
Court Says Abortion Pill Can Remain Available but Imposes Temporary Restrictions
A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the abortion pill mifepristone could remain available, but the judges blocked the drug from being sent to patients through the mail and…