How a False Nuclear Claim About Iran Ricocheted From India to Washington
A dubious post that spread on X became the basis of false claims that Iran’s leadership had declared it a nuclear power.
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Sports Teams Are So Expensive Billionaires Are Teaming Up to Buy Them
This week’s deal for the Los Angeles Lakers, which valued the team at a record $12.5 billion, was the latest in a pattern of skyrocketing …
As Inflation Eats Up Pay Gains, Workers Fall Behind
When prices spiked in 2021-22, wages failed to keep up for many workers, new research shows. Now the pattern is repeating.
Google Turns On Gemini A.I. for Students Using Its Classroom App
Google enabled A.I. features for K-12 schools that have allowed student access to Gemini. Until this week, Google automatically enabled Gemi…
Fury at Health Insurers Persists After the Killing of a Company Executive
Higher premiums and rising medical bills have intensified Americans’ dissatisfaction with their medical coverage.
Unexpected Drop in U.S. Retail Sales as Shoppers Feel the Squeeze
The data for July showed the biggest drop in more than a year, as American households face the economic strains brought on by persistent inf…
Tech Giants’ Profits Reveal Potential Vulnerability in the Stock Market
Investment gains at Alphabet and Amazon reveal a new way in which technology companies’ fortunes are increasingly linked.
Why Japan Is Struggling to Stop the Yen’s Decline
The currency has resumed its slide, eroding gains after the U.S. Treasury intervened to prop it up, as concerns mount about the direction of…
The Markets Have Been on a Roll. Is It Time to Hedge Your Bets?
The S&P 500 is in position for a rare fourth year of consecutive annual gains. Risks are rising, our columnist says, yet Wall Street is doub…
In a Chinese Leader’s Death, Mourning for a More Hopeful Time
Tributes for former Premier Zhu Rongji reflect nostalgia for an era when China was opening to the world and the future seemed more prosperou…
How Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner’s Friendship Led Them to the Lakers
Bob Iger, the former chief executive of Disney, and Josh Kushner, the venture capitalist, are buying the Los Angeles Lakers. Their wives set…
America Wants to Make Its Own Humanoid Robots. That Won’t Be Easy.
China already manufactures humanoid robots by the thousands. A new generation of U.S. start-ups is betting that there is still time to compe…
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