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The Stakes for OpenAI’s Plan B
OpenAI backtracksOpenAI’s decision to scale back its ambitious corporate reorganization has drawn lots of scrutiny, including what the plan means for artificial intelligence safety, potential profits for investors and...
Trump’s Return to Power Elevates Ever Fringier Conspiracy Theories
People who question whether the Earth is round — a fact understood by the ancient Greeks and taught to American children in elementary school — might have been political...
Tariffs Could Wreck What Bangladesh’s Garment Workers Have Gained
It was always going to be a hard year for Bangladesh. Last summer, amid an economic collapse, protesters toppled a tyrant and pushed the country to the brink of...
How Trump’s Closing a Tariff Loophole Will Hurt UPS and FedEx
Less than a year ago, executives from FedEx and UPS were talking about how they were handling a flood of packages from China to American consumers.“Explosive” is how Carol...
Trump Crypto Deals Provoke Senate Backlash and Calls for Investigation
Senate Democrats are demanding changes to cryptocurrency legislation pending in Congress, responding partly to growing evidence that the Trump family is using its connections and President Trump’s power to...
Credit Suisse Pays $510 Million Fine for Helping Clients Evade Taxes
The toll for misconduct at the fallen Swiss bank Credit Suisse just keeps getting bigger.Federal prosecutors said on Monday that UBS, which rescued Credit Suisse from the brink of...
Ford Says Tariffs Will Cost Company $1.5 Billion in 2025
Ford Motor said on Monday that the Trump administration’s tariff policies were likely to lower its 2025 profit, before interest and taxes, by about $1.5 billion. The company also...
Newark Delays Persist as Union Official Says Controllers Briefly Lost Contact With Planes
Air traffic controllers briefly lost communication with planes at Newark Liberty International Airport last week, according to the workers’ union, a revelation that came as travel disruptions there extended...
Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump
A contest of sorts has played out across Europe, the United States and the Middle East in recent days as President Trump’s two older sons have pursued a blitz...
The Fed Isn’t Likely to Cut Rates Proactively Despite Economic Concerns. Here’s Why.
Less than a year ago, the Federal Reserve took decisive action to bolster the U.S. economy. With inflation easing and the labor market starting to soften, the central bank...
Farmers in Iowa Are Caught in Trump’s Trade War
It was time for Beau Hanson to lay down his bets.Like other farmers in western Iowa, in early April Mr. Hanson was preparing for spring planting. The decisions he...
China’s Garment Factories Face a Tipping Point After New Tariffs
Liu Miao has sold clothing on Amazon to wholesale buyers in the United States for the past five years. That trade has come to an abrupt stop.Mr. Liu owns...