Jobs Report Will Be Latest Test of U.S. Economy’s Resilience
June 7, 2024, 7:05 a.m. ET June 7, 2024, 7:05 a.m. ET The S&P 500 has risen 1.4 percent this week.Credit…Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters Stock markets offered a preview of how investors…
Jobs Report Will Be Latest Test of U.S. Economy’s Resilience
It appears to be smooth sailing for the labor market as summer approaches, even if that horizon line isn’t very far out. Economists polled by Bloomberg expect the government’s monthly…
Opinion | Republicans Have a Criminal They’d Like to Coddle
In the wake of Donald Trump’s felony conviction, Republicans are furious. “Democrats cheered as they convicted the leader of the opposing party on ridiculous charges,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson.…
Momofuku Taps Paul Carmichael for a Restaurant and a New Direction
In 2015, in the back of Star Casino in Sydney, Australia, Paul Carmichael began something extraordinary. As the new chef at Momofuku Seiobo, the first of David Chang’s Momofuku restaurants…
U.S. Confronts Failures as Terrorism Spreads in West Africa
In the shadow of the Sept. 11 attacks, the United States rushed troops and military aid to a swath of West Africa to help French forces stop the spread of…
Japan Likes Tourists, Just Not This Many
On two recent occasions, a foreign tourist walked into Shoji Matsumoto’s barbershop, through a front door that grates loudly when opened more than halfway, wanting a haircut. One was Italian,…
Summer of Dupes: Alternatives in the Aegean
In April, Princess Cruises told passengers that it was canceling a scheduled stop in Santorini, Greece, citing congestion. Four cruise ships were already anticipated to arrive on the same day…
Japan Runs on Vending Machines. It’s About to Break Millions of Them.
The vending machine at Hiroshi Nishitani’s Tokyo ramen restaurant has been reliable for a decade. Customers feed it money, and it prints out their orders while he makes fresh noodles…
Biden to Meet With Zelensky as Ukraine Seeks Revival on Battlefield
President Biden plans to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Friday at a critical juncture in the war with Russia as the two allies seek ways to reverse…
U.S. Scores Historic Cricket Win, but Only Pakistan Notices
Between sips of milk tea at a cafe in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday morning, Jaffer Ahmed dissected the national cricket team’s surprise loss to the United States.…