Crop Undercount Raises Questions About Reliability of U.S.D.A. Data
Corn estimates were off by 4.5 million acres last year. A lack of survey responses, not job cuts, led to the miss, the Agriculture Departmen…
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Behind Powell’s High-Stakes Decision to Stay at the Fed
Jerome H. Powell will remain a governor at the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends, in a bid to guard against a further incursion b…
U.S. Economy Grew 2 Percent in Early 2026 Even as War in Iran Began to Hit Energy Prices
Gross domestic product expanded at a 2 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, a period including first weeks of conflict…
How Powell Just Complicated Trump’s Fed Plans
Traders now think the Federal Reserve will keep steady interest rates, or perhaps even increase them, amid succession intrigue at the centra…
Can This Start-Up Automate Home Maintenance?
Casa, a company founded by former Uber executives, says it uses artificial intelligence and a stable of handymen to take care of members’ …
Senators Say Lawyers Helped Wealthy Clients Dodge Taxes in Puerto Rico
Rich Americans are writing off taxes they owed before they moved to Puerto Rico, the Senate Finance Committee says.
Oil Prices Soar to Wartime High as Standoff Shows No End in Sight
The longer the disruption to Middle East fuel supplies lasts, the risk grows that higher energy costs will feed into broader inflation that …
Rising Fuel Prices Could Force Excruciating Choices on Economic Policies
The European Central Bank and Bank of England were expected to hold interest rates steady on Thursday while searching for signs of possible …
Ford Reports Higher Profit Thanks Partly to Tariff Refund
Ford Motor said it expected the federal government to refund $1.3 billion the company paid in tariffs that the Supreme Court later struck do…
The Split Between China and Silicon Valley Just Got Wider
Beijing’s insistence that Meta unwind its deal with a Chinese A.I. start-up escalates the geopolitical fight over advanced tech.