Oil Cools Slightly After a 4-Year High
The price of Brent crude, the international benchmark, dipped more than 2 percent a day after it rose above $120 a barrel in volatile tradin…
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F.D.A. Grants Early Access to Promising Drug for Pancreatic Cancer
Patients with one of the deadliest cancers have been pleading for an unapproved treatment that may prolong their lives.
Maryland Is First to Ban A.I.-Driven Price Increases in Grocery Stores
A state law that goes into effect in October prohibits grocery stores and third-party delivery services from using consumer data to boost pr…
Markets Sent Conflicting Signals in April but Stocks Kept Gaining
Energy markets remained disrupted by turmoil in the Middle East, while the S&P 500 posted its best month since November 2020.
Trump’s Tariff Reversal Reopens a Major Market for Scotch Whisky
A 10 percent tax on American imports was hurting British sales, even though exporters had increased sales in India, China and other countrie…
OpenAI’s New Model Spurs Debate Over A.I.’s Resource War
Sam Altman suggested it would be released more widely than a rival offering from Anthropic. Some are suggesting it’s because OpenAI has mo…
Fed Officials Cite Inflation Concerns in Defending Dissents
The Federal Reserve’s meeting this week was the most divisive in decades, a sign that President Trump’s pick to lead the central bank wi…
Why U.S. Oil Companies Are Not Plugging the World’s Energy Gap
American producers are under pressure from investors to keep spending in check, and they are wary of drilling more wells because they are no…
Reporters at McClatchy Withhold Bylines in Dispute Over A.I. Content
Journalists at newspapers like The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee are refusing to let the chain use their names on summarized articles …
The World’s Central Banks Are Wrestling With a Gigantic Problem
Inflationary surges and economic slowdowns set off by the war in Iran, tariffs and other Trump policies have forced monetary officials to ad…
As Kentucky Derby Becomes a Bigger Business, Locals Feel Left Behind
Locals say rising ticket prices and a late start time for the Oaks race on Friday are hurting residents and restaurants. “The only thing I…
Since Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage
Americans can’t afford the higher health insurance premiums that resulted from Congress’s refusal to extend federal tax credits.